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Federal University of Para
Recent findings in prions described
April 26th, 2005
Prions research advances have been reported from Brazil, the United States and Germany. Study 1: Investigators from Brazil have investigated the prion protein and New World primate phylogeny. "The PrPc prion protein contains 250 amino acids with some variation among species and is expressed in several cell types. PrPc is converted to PrPSc by a post-translational process in which it acquires amino acid sequences of three-dimensional conformation of beta-sheets," wrote I. Schneider and colleagues, Federal University of Para. "Variations in the prion protein gene were observed among 16 genera of New World primates (Platyrrhini) and...
Source: Cardiovascular Business Week (2005-04-26)
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