Spreading of a prion domain from cell-to-cell by vesicular transport in Caenorhabditis elegans
Spreading of a prion domain from cell-to-cell by vesicular transport in Caenorhabditis elegans
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Prion proteins can adopt self-propagating alternative conformations that account for the infectious nature of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) and the epigenetic inheritance of certain traits in yeast. Recent evidence suggests a similar propagation of misfolded proteins in the spreading of pathology of neurodegenerative diseases inc...
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Spreading of a prion domain from cell-to-cell by vesicular transport in Caenorhabditis elegans
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1327764001
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1327764001
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1553-7404,1553-7390
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1553-7404
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10.1371/journal.pgen.1003351
