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Determinants of the in Vivo Folding of the Prion Protein
1 Apr 2003
Abstract excerpt
Misfolding of the mammalian prion protein (PrP) is implicated in the pathogenesis of prion diseases. We analyzed wild type PrP in comparison with different PrP mutants and identified determinants of the in vivo folding pathway of PrP. The complete N terminus of PrP including the putative transmembrane domain and the first beta-strand could be deleted without interfering with PrP maturation. Helix 1, however,...
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