Intrinsic determinants of prion protein neurotoxicity in Drosophila: from sequence to (dys)function

Prion diseases are fatal brain disorders characterized by deposition of insoluble isoforms of the prion protein (PrP). The normal and pathogenic structures of PrP are relatively well known after decades of studies. Yet our current understanding of the intrinsic determinants regulating PrP misfolding...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Cembran, Pedro Fernandez-Funez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2023.1231079/full