Do amyloids remember their origin? New insights into the prion species barrier

被引：4

作者：

Chernoff, YO

机构：

[1] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Biol, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA

[2] Georgia Inst Technol, Inst Bioengn & Biosci, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA

来源：

MOLECULAR CELL | 2004年 / 14卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1016/S1097-2765(04)00208-4

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Excellent work by Vanik et al. (2004) demonstrates that, in the test tube, prion protein itself is responsible for its species specificity, although questions remain about whether this occurs in the same way in the organism.

引用

页码：147 / 148

页数：2

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