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Cell biological studies of the prion protein.
Current issues in molecular biology - 1 Jan 1999
Harris D A
Abstract excerpt
Studying PrPC and PrPSc in cell culture systems is advantageous because such systems contain all the organelles, membranes, and molecular cofactors that are likely to play an important role in the biology of the proteins. Using cultured cells expressing PrPC, we have discovered that this isoform constitutively cycles between the cell surface and an endocytic compartment, a process that is mediated by...
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