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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Main Authors: Moonil Son, Reed B. Wickner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/9/1945