Structural effects of multiple pathogenic mutations suggest a model for the initiation of misfolding of the prion protein.

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A molecular understanding of the prion diseases requires delineation of the origin of misfolding of the prion protein (PrP). An understanding of how different disease-linked mutations affect the structure and dynamics of native monomeric PrP can provide a clue about how misfolding commences. In this study, hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry was used to show that several disease-linked mutant variants,...

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