Aggregating knowledge about prions and amyloid.
Prions, self-propagating protein structures that can be transmitted between cells and different organisms, usually consist of ordered protein aggregates. Alberti et al. (2009) now present a systematic approach for the discovery of new prions that expands the spectrum of their biological functions.
Fowler
Douglas M
DM
Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Kelly
Jeffery W
JW
D000682:Amyloid / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D016681:Genome, Fungal; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011328:Prions / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
D000682:Amyloid; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D011328:Prions; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins