Anti-Prion Systems in <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> Turn an Avalanche of Prions into a Flurry
Prions are infectious proteins, mostly having a self-propagating amyloid (filamentous protein polymer) structure consisting of an abnormal form of a normally soluble protein. These prions arise spontaneously in the cell without known reason, and their effects were generally considered to be fatal ba...
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MDPI AG
2022-09-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/9/1945 |