title: Lipids, a missing link in prion propagation.
abstract: Prion protein is considered to have an infectious ability by itself. However, in order to explain the main features of prion diseases, additional cofactors would be required. Sanghera et al. (in this issue of Chemistry and Biology) have found evidence that a ganglioside, GM1, is a ligand for the C-terminal region of prion protein.
authors: CIC bioGUNE, Parque Tecnológico de Bizkaia, Ed. 800, 48160 Derio, Spain.
authors: Joaquín
authors: J
authors: Castilla
authors: Félix M
authors: FM
authors: Goñi