Prion infectivity is encoded exclusively within the structure of proteinase K-resistant fragments of synthetically generated recombinant PrPSc
Abstract Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, also known as prion diseases, are a group of fatal neurodegenerative disorders affecting both humans and animals. The central pathogenic event in prion disease is the misfolding of normal prion protein (PrPC) into the pathogenic conformer, PrPSc, w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-04-01
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Series: | Acta Neuropathologica Communications |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40478-018-0534-0 |