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Biochemical and genetic methods for characterization of [PIN+] prions in yeast.
Methods (San Diego, Calif.) - 1 May 2006
Liebman Susan W, Bagriantsev Sviatoslav N, Derkatch Irina L
Abstract excerpt
The glutamine- and asparagine-rich Rnq1p protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae can exist in the cell as a soluble monomer or in one of several aggregated, infectious, prion forms called [PIN(+)]. Interest in [PIN(+)] is heightened by its ability to promote the conversion of other proteins into a prion or an aggregated amyloid state. However, little is known about the function of Rnq1p, which makes it difficult to...
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