The prion protein family: diversity, rivalry, and dysfunction.

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The prion gene family currently consists of three members: Prnp which encodes PrP(C), the precursor to prion disease associated isoforms such as PrP(Sc); Prnd which encodes Doppel, a testis-specific protein involved in the male reproductive system; and Sprn which encodes the newest PrP-like protein, Shadoo, which is expressed in the CNS. Although the identification of numerous candidate binding partners for...

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