IDENTIFICATION OF A PROTEIN THAT PURIFIES WITH THE SCRAPIE PRION

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BOLTON, DC [1 ]
MCKINLEY, MP [1 ]
PRUSINER, SB [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, DEPT BIOCHEM & BIOPHYS, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA
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10.1126/science.6815801
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Purification of prions from scrapie-infected hamster brain yielded a protein that was not found in a similar fraction from uninfected brain. The protein migrated with an apparent molecular size of 27,000-30,000 daltons in sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gels. The resistance of this protein to digestion by proteinase K distinguished it from proteins of similar MW found in normal hamster brain. Initial results suggest that the amount of this protein correlates with the titer of the agent.
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