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Selfish prion of Rnq1 mutant in yeast.
Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms - 1 May 2009
Kurahashi Hiroshi, Shibata Shoichiro, Ishiwata Masao, Nakamura Yoshikazu
Abstract excerpt
[PIN(+)] is a prion form of Rnq1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and is necessary for the de novo induction of a second prion, [PSI(+)]. We previously isolated a truncated form of Rnq1, named Rnq1Delta100, as a [PSI(+)]-eliminating factor in S. cerevisiae. Rnq1Delta100 deletes the N-terminal non-prion domain of Rnq1, and eliminates [PSI(+)] in [PIN(+)] yeast. Here we found that [PIN(+)] is transmissible to...
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