RNAs That Behave Like Prions

ABSTRACT The term “prion” was originally coined to describe the proteinaceous infectious agents involved in mammalian neurological disorders. More recently, a prion has been defined as a nonchromosomal, protein-based genetic element that is capable of converting the copies of its own benign variant...

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Main Authors: Arcady R. Mushegian, Santiago F. Elena
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4bad8a2fa38e4600b5ca663d77e7cc85
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