Sequestration of free cholesterol in cell membranes by prions correlates with cytoplasmic phospholipase A<sub>2 </sub>activation
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), otherwise known as the prion diseases, occur following the conversion of the normal cellular prion protein (PrP<sup>C</sup>) to an alternatively folded isoform (PrP<...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/6/8 |