Nonspecific Prion Protein–Nucleic Acid Interactions Lead to Different Aggregates and Cytotoxic Species

A misfolded form of the prion protein (PrP) is the primary culprit in mammalian prion diseases. It has been shown that nucleic acids catalyze the misfolding of cellular PrP into a scrapie-like conformer. It has also been observed that the interaction of PrP with nucleic acids is nonspecific and that...

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