Studies of the intrinsically disordered N-terminus of murine prion protein

Mammalian prion protein is able to cause a multitude of neurological maladies, most notably the transmissible spongiform echephalopathies. All are characterised by the misfolding of a non-pathogenic form the cellular protein Prpc to a misfolded aggregated isoform Prpscwhich leads to neurotoxicity an...

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Main Author: Patel, Avnish
Published: University of Reading 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.577771