Computational analysis of candidate prion-like proteins in bacteria and their role

Prion proteins were initially associated with diseases such as Creutzfeldt Jakob and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. However, deeper research revealed them as versatile tools, exploited by the cells to execute fascinating functions, acting as epigenetic elements or building membrane free...

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Main Authors: Iglesias, Valentin, de Groot, Natalia S., Ventura, Salvador
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4606120/