Interactions of the chaperones and components of UB system in the formation and propagation of the yeast prion [PSI+]

Three of the best-characterized prions of Saccharomyces cerevisiae are [PSI+], [URE3], and [PIN+]. This study focuses on the prions [PSI+] and [PIN+]. [PSI+] is the prion isoforms of the protein Sup35 that functions as a eRF3 translational termination factor. The presence of [PSI+] is detected by...

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Main Author: Tennant, Esther Paula
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7157