Human Prion Protein Dimer

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Prions as a disease causing agent

Prions are infectious or genetic misfolded proteins which act as templates upon which properly folded prion protein monomers can aggregate. The misfolded form, PrP^Sc is [1]

 
Human Prion Protein in dimer form 1i4m
  1. ↑ Prusiner SB. Prions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Nov 10;95(23):13363-83. PMID:9811807

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