Heterologous prion-forming proteins interact to cross-seed aggregation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Abstract The early stages of protein misfolding remain incompletely understood, as most mammalian proteinopathies are only detected after irreversible protein aggregates have formed. Cross-seeding, where one aggregated protein templates the misfolding of a heterologous protein, is one mechanism prop...

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Main Authors: Kathryn M. Keefer, Kevin C. Stein, Heather L. True
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05829-5