S. pombe placed on the prion map

Schizosaccharomyces pombe has been used extensively as a model organism, however it is only recently that the first prion in this organism, a copper transporter protein encoded by ctr4, has been conclusively demonstrated. Prions are found in a wide range of organisms and have been implicated in a nu...

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Main Author: Jacqueline Hayles
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Language:English
Published: Shared Science Publishers OG 2017-02-01
Series:Microbial Cell
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Online Access:http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/s-pombe-placed-on-the-prion-map/
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spelling doaj-176014a335f14f55b1addb296db149c12020-11-24T20:59:48ZengShared Science Publishers OGMicrobial Cell2311-26382017-02-0142353710.15698/mic2017.02.555S. pombe placed on the prion mapJacqueline Hayles0Cell Cycle Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, I, Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, United Kingdom.Schizosaccharomyces pombe has been used extensively as a model organism, however it is only recently that the first prion in this organism, a copper transporter protein encoded by ctr4, has been conclusively demonstrated. Prions are found in a wide range of organisms and have been implicated in a number of human neurodegenerative diseases. Research into the biology of prions has been carried out mainly in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, however there are many questions still to be addressed. Now, with the identification of the Ctr4 prion in S. pombe, further work in the two yeasts and comparisons of prion biology in these organisms should lead to a greater understanding of prions and their role in disease.http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/s-pombe-placed-on-the-prion-map/ S. pombeCtr4prionHsp104fission yeast
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S. pombe placed on the prion map
Microbial Cell
S. pombe
Ctr4
prion
Hsp104
fission yeast
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title S. pombe placed on the prion map
title_short S. pombe placed on the prion map
title_full S. pombe placed on the prion map
title_fullStr S. pombe placed on the prion map
title_full_unstemmed S. pombe placed on the prion map
title_sort s. pombe placed on the prion map
publisher Shared Science Publishers OG
series Microbial Cell
issn 2311-2638
publishDate 2017-02-01
description Schizosaccharomyces pombe has been used extensively as a model organism, however it is only recently that the first prion in this organism, a copper transporter protein encoded by ctr4, has been conclusively demonstrated. Prions are found in a wide range of organisms and have been implicated in a number of human neurodegenerative diseases. Research into the biology of prions has been carried out mainly in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, however there are many questions still to be addressed. Now, with the identification of the Ctr4 prion in S. pombe, further work in the two yeasts and comparisons of prion biology in these organisms should lead to a greater understanding of prions and their role in disease.
topic S. pombe
Ctr4
prion
Hsp104
fission yeast
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