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Generic amyloidogenicity of mammalian prion proteins from species susceptible and resistant to prions

Prion diseases are lethal, infectious diseases associated with prion protein (PrP) misfolding. A large number of mammals are susceptible to both sporadic and acquired prion diseases. Although PrP is highly conserved and ubiquitously expressed in all mammals, not all species exhibit prion disease. By...

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Autores principales: Nyström, Sofie, Hammarström, Per
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4650755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25960067
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep10101