Extensive Diversity of Prion Strains Is Defined by Differential Chaperone Interactions and Distinct Amyloidogenic Regions

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Stein, Kevin C ^a   True, Heather L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; PROTEIN VARIANT; RNQ1 VIRUS PROTEIN; SIS1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN; AMYLOID; PRION;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CLASSIFICATION; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AMYLOID; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; PRIONS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 84901599537     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004337     Document Type: Article

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