Prions, protein homeostasis, and phenotypic diversity

Prions are fascinating but often misunderstood protein aggregation phenomena. The traditional association of the mammalian prion protein with disease has overshadowed a potentially more interesting attribute of prions: their ability to create protein-based molecular memories. In fungi, prions alter...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lindquist, Susan, Halfmann, Randal Arthur, Alberti, Simon
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/54772
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1307-882X