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Structural basis for the protective effect of the human prion protein carrying the dominant-negative E219K polymorphism.
The Biochemical journal - 1 Sept 2012
Biljan Ivana, Giachin Gabriele, Ilc Gregor, Zhukov Igor, Plavec Janez, Legname Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
The most common form of prion disease in humans is sCJD (sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease). The naturally occurring E219K polymorphism in the HuPrP (human prion protein) is considered to protect against sCJD. To gain insight into the structural basis of its protective influence we have determined the NMR structure of recombinant HuPrP (residues 90-231) carrying the E219K polymorphism. The structure of the...
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