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Cryo-EM of prion strains from the same genotype of host identifies conformational determinants.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Nov 2022
Hoyt Forrest, Alam Parvez, Artikis Efrosini, Schwartz Cindi L, Hughson Andrew G, Race Brent, Baune Chase, Raymond Gregory J, Baron Gerald S, Kraus Allison, Caughey Byron
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Prion strains in a given type of mammalian host are distinguished by differences in clinical presentation, neuropathological lesions, survival time, and characteristics of the infecting prion protein (PrP) assemblies. Near-atomic structures of prions from two host species with different PrP sequences have been determined but comparisons of distinct prion strains of the same amino acid sequence are needed to...
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