Abstract
Nucleic acids catalyse the conversion of α-helical prion protein to the β-structured protein oligomers and amyloids structurally similar to the infectious isoform of protein. Simultaneously, the prion protein, similar to gene regulating proteins, bends, unwinds and condenses nucleic acid. These properties might be related to the biological function and prion infection.
Keywords: Prion protein, nucleic acid, proin protein-nucleic acid interaction, conformational change, amyloids, DNA bending, DNA unwinding, DNA condensation
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Conformational Changes of Prion Protein and Nucleic Acid Arising from their Interaction and Relation of the Altered Structures in Causing Prion Disease
Volume: 8 Issue: 8
Author(s): P. K. Nandi
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Keywords: Prion protein, nucleic acid, proin protein-nucleic acid interaction, conformational change, amyloids, DNA bending, DNA unwinding, DNA condensation
Abstract: Nucleic acids catalyse the conversion of α-helical prion protein to the β-structured protein oligomers and amyloids structurally similar to the infectious isoform of protein. Simultaneously, the prion protein, similar to gene regulating proteins, bends, unwinds and condenses nucleic acid. These properties might be related to the biological function and prion infection.
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Nandi K. P., Conformational Changes of Prion Protein and Nucleic Acid Arising from their Interaction and Relation of the Altered Structures in Causing Prion Disease, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2008; 8 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955708784912201
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955708784912201 |
Print ISSN 1389-5575 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5607 |
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