Formation of soluble oligomers and amyloid fibrils with physical properties of the scrapie isoform of the prion protein from the C-terminal domain of recombinant murine prion protein mPrP-(121-231).

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Published in J Biol Chem on July 13, 2006

Authors

Samantha M Martins1, Dóris J Frosoni, Ana M Blanco Martinez, Fernanda G De Felice, Sérgio T Ferreira

Author Affiliations

1: Programa de Bioquímica e Biofísica Celular, Instituto de Bioquímica Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21944-590, Brazil.

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