Heterologous cross-seeding mimics cross-species prion conversion in a yeast model

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Prions are self-perpetuating, infectious, aggregated proteins that are associated with several neurodegenerative diseases in mammals and heritable traits in yeast. Sup35p, the protein determinant of the yeast prion [<it>PSI<...

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Main Authors: Liebman Susan W, Vishveshwara Namitha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/7/26