The Prion protein family: a view from the placenta
Based on its developmental pattern of expression, early studies suggested the implication of the mammalian Prion protein PrP, a GPI-anchored ubiquitously expressed and evolutionary conserved glycoprotein encoded by the Prnp gene, in early embryogenesis. However, gene invalidation in several species...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcell.2014.00035/full |