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NMR structural studies of human cellular prion proteins.
Current topics in medicinal chemistry - 1 Jan 2013
Biljan Ivana, Ilc Gregor, Giachin Gabriele, Legname Giuseppe, Plavec Janez
Abstract excerpt
Prion diseases or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are fatal neurodegenerative disorders associated with the conformational conversion of the cellular prion protein, PrP(C), into a pathological form known as prion or PrP(Sc). They can be classified into sporadic, inherited and infectious forms. Spontaneous generation of PrP(Sc) in inherited forms of prion diseases is caused by mutations in the...
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