The extent of protease resistance of misfolded prion protein is highly dependent on the salt concentration.

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Published in J Biol Chem on December 12, 2013

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Luis Concha-Marambio1, Rodrigo Diaz-Espinoza, Claudio Soto

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1: From the Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030 and.

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