Small protease sensitive oligomers of PrPSc in distinct human prions determine conversion rate of PrP(C).

Small protease sensitive oligomers of PrPSc in distinct human prions determine conversion rate of PrP(C).

The mammalian prions replicate by converting cellular prion protein (PrP(C)) into pathogenic conformational isoform (PrP(Sc)). Variations in prions, which cause different disease phenotypes, are referred to as strains. The mechanism of high-fidelity replication of prion strains in the absence of nuc...

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Main Authors: Chae Kim, Tracy Haldiman, Krystyna Surewicz, Yvonne Cohen, Wei Chen, Janis Blevins, Man-Sun Sy, Mark Cohen, Qingzhong Kong, Glenn C Telling, Witold K Surewicz, Jiri G Safar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3410855?pdf=render

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