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Prions

Known as: prion proteins, prion protein, Prions [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Small proteinaceous infectious particles which resist inactivation by procedures that modify NUCLEIC ACIDS and contain an abnormal isoform of a… 
National Institutes of Health

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In BloodPRND genePRNP genePRNT gene

Narrower (7)

PRND protein, humanPrP 27-30 ProteinPrion ProteinsPrnd protein, mouse

Broader (1)

Viroids

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Modulation of Nitrosative Stress via Glutathione-Dependent Formaldehyde Dehydrogenase and S-Nitrosoglutathione Reductase
Glutathione-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase (GFD) from Taiwanofungus camphorata plays important roles in formaldehyde… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Elongated oligomers assemble into mammalian PrP amyloid fibrils.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Specificity of Prion Assembly in Vivo
The yeast prions [PSI+] and [PIN+] are self-propagating amyloid aggregates of the Gln/Asn-rich proteins Sup35p and Rnq1p… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A perforin-like protein from a marine mollusk.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Improved conformation-dependent immunoassay: suitability for human prion detection with enhanced sensitivity.
The presence of pathogenic prion protein (PrP(Sc)) in lymphoid tissues of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) patients… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Amyloid fibril proteins
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Mapping Cu(II) Binding Sites in Prion Proteins by Diethyl Pyrocarbonate Modification and Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometric Footprinting*
Although Cu(II) ions bind to the prion protein (PrP), there have been conflicting findings concerning the number and location of… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Tetracycline-regulated gene expression in the brain
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Purified prion proteins and scrapie infectivity copartition into liposomes.
Considerable evidence indicates that the scrapie prion protein (PrP 27-30) is required for infectivity. Aggregates of PrP 27-30… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Molecular characteristics of the major scrapie prion protein.
A major protein was identified that purifies with the scrapie agent extracted from infected hamster brains. The protein… 
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