Extensive diversity of prion strains is defined by differential chaperone interactions and distinct amyloidogenic regions.

Amyloidogenic proteins associated with a variety of unrelated diseases are typically capable of forming several distinct self-templating conformers. In prion diseases, these different structures, called prion strains (or variants), confer dramatic variation in disease pathology and transmission. Agg...

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Main Authors: Kevin C Stein, Heather L True
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4ed89be211c245d1ab6bca0bc7f81b76
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