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PRO/AH/EDR> Prion disease: suspected plant protein representative
Not Yet Classified -- United StatesPrions, the misfolded proteins that are known for causing degenerative illnesses in animals and humans, may have been spotted for the 1st time in plants. Researchers led by Susan Lindquist, a biologist at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, report that they have found a section of protein in thale cress (arabidopsis) that behaves like a prion when it is inserted into yeast.In plants, the protein is called Luminidependens Read more [...]
