The physical relationship between infectivity and prion protein aggregates is strain-dependent.

The physical relationship between infectivity and prion protein aggregates is strain-dependent.

Prions are unconventional infectious agents thought to be primarily composed of PrP(Sc), a multimeric misfolded conformer of the ubiquitously expressed host-encoded prion protein (PrP(C)). They cause fatal neurodegenerative diseases in both animals and humans. The disease phenotype is not uniform wi...

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Main Authors: Philippe Tixador, Laëtitia Herzog, Fabienne Reine, Emilie Jaumain, Jérôme Chapuis, Annick Le Dur, Hubert Laude, Vincent Béringue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20419156/?tool=EBI

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