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Prion Proteins

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Part of the book series: Topics in Current Chemistry (TOPCURRCHEM, volume 305)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Genetics of Prion Disease

    • Sarah Lloyd, Simon Mead, John Collinge
    Pages 1-22
  3. Atypical Prion Diseases in Humans and Animals

    • Michael A. Tranulis, Sylvie L. Benestad, Thierry Baron, Hans Kretzschmar
    Pages 23-50
  4. Chronic Wasting Disease

    • Sabine Gilch, Nandini Chitoor, Yuzuru Taguchi, Melissa Stuart, Jean E. Jewell, Hermann M. Schätzl
    Pages 51-77
  5. Transgenic Mouse Models and Prion Strains

    • Glenn C. Telling
    Pages 79-99
  6. Neuroprotective and Neurotoxic Signaling by the Prion Protein

    • Ulrike K. Resenberger, Konstanze F. Winklhofer, Jörg Tatzelt
    Pages 101-119
  7. Prion Seeded Conversion and Amplification Assays

    • Christina D. Orrú, Byron Caughey
    Pages 121-133
  8. Prion Protein and Its Conformational Conversion: A Structural Perspective

    • Witold K. Surewicz, Marcin I. Apostol
    Pages 135-167
  9. The PrP-Like Proteins Shadoo and Doppel

    • David Westaway, Nathalie Daude, Serene Wohlgemuth, Paul Harrison
    Pages 225-256
  10. Fungal Prions: Structure, Function and Propagation

    • Mick F. Tuite, Ricardo Marchante, Vitaly Kushnirov
    Pages 257-298
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 299-302

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Genetics of Prion Disease, by S. Lloyd, S. Mead and J. Collinge. Atypical Prion Diseases in Humans and Animals, by M. A. Tranulis, S. L. Benestad, T. Baron and H. Kretzschmar. Chronic Wasting Disease, by S. Gilch, N. Chitoor, Y. Taguchi, M. Stuart, J. E. Jewell and H. M. Schätzl. Transgenic Mouse Models and Prion Strains, by G. C. Telling. Neuroprotective and Neurotoxic Signaling by the Prion Protein, by U. K. Resenberger, K. F. Winklhofer and J. Tatzelt. Prion Seeded Conversion and Amplification Assays, by C. D. Orrú and B. Caughey. Prion Protein and Its Conformational Conversion: A Structural Perspective, by W. K. Surewicz and M. I. Apostol. Molecular Dynamics as an Approach to Study Prion Protein Misfolding and the Effect of Pathogenic Mutations, by M.W. van der Kamp and V. Daggett. Chemical Biology of Prion Protein: Tools to Bridge the In Vitro/Vivo Interface, by R. Seidel and M. Engelhard. The PrP-Like Proteins Shadoo and Doppel, by D. Westaway, N. Daude, S. Wohlgemuth and P. Harrison. Fungal Prions: Structure, Function and Propagation, by M. F. Tuite, R. Marchante and V. Kushnirov.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Adolf-Butenandt-Institute, Abt. Biochemie, Universität München, München, Germany

    Jörg Tatzelt

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