Prion processing: A double-edged sword?

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 735-738

  McMahon, Hilary E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chronic demyelinating polyneuropathy; Cleavage; Creutzfeldt Jakob disease; Octapeptide repeat; Prion processing; Reactive oxygen species (ROS)

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HISTIDINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PRION PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; FENTON REACTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

ANIMALS; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; HUMANS; POLYNEUROPATHIES; PRIONS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84864379000     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST20120031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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