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Defining Key Residues of the Swi1 Prion Domain in Prion Formation and Maintenance.
Molecular and cellular biology - 23 Jun 2021
Goncharoff Dustin K, Cabral Raudel, Applebey Sarah V, Pagadala Manasa, Du Zhiqiang, Li Liming
Abstract excerpt
Prions are self-perpetuating, alternative protein conformations associated with neurological diseases and normal cellular functions. Saccharomyces cerevisiae contains many endogenous prions, providing a powerful system to study prionization. Previously, we demonstrated that Swi1, a component of the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex, can form the prion [SWI+]. A small region, Swi11-38, with a unique amino acid...
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