Radically different amyloid conformations dictate the seeding specificity of a chimeric Sup35 prion

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 408, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Foo, Catherine K ^a   Ohhashi, Yumiko ^b   Kelly, Mark J S ^c   Tanaka, Motomasa ^b   Weissman, Jonathan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

hydrogen deuterium exchange; prion species barrier; prion strain; protein misfolding

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; CHIMERIC PROTEIN; CHIMERIC SUP35 PRION PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE; PRION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHIMERA; FUNGAL STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 79953235022     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.02.025     Document Type: Article

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