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A mutant prion protein displays an aberrant membrane association when expressed in cultured cells.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 13 Oct 1995
Lehmann S, Harris D A
Abstract excerpt
Inherited forms of prion disease have been linked to mutations in the gene encoding PrP, a neuronal and glial protein that is attached to the plasma membrane by a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor. One familial form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is associated with a mutant PrP containing six additional octapeptide repeats. We report here our analysis of cultured Chinese hamster ovary cells expressing a...
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