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Shortest known prion protein allele in highly BSE-susceptible lemurs.

Biological chemistry - 1 Jan 2000

Gilch S, Spielhaupter C, Schätzl H M

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We describe the shortest prion protein allele known to date. Surprisingly, it is found as a polymorphism exactly in a species (prosimian lemurs) which seems highly susceptible to oral infection with BSE-derived prions. The truncation of the prion protein we found raises several questions. First, is the truncated octarepeat structure we describe, consisting of two octarepeats, still functional in copper binding? A...

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PMID: 10937885
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2000.067

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