Probing the N-Terminal beta-Sheet Conversion in the Crystal Structure of the Human Prion Protein Bound to a Nanobody.
Abskharon, R.N., Giachin, G., Wohlkonig, A., Soror, S.H., Pardon, E., Legname, G., Steyaert, J.(2014) J Am Chem Soc 136: 937-944
- PubMed: 24400836 
- DOI: 10.1021/ja407527p
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4N9O, 4KML - PubMed Abstract: 
Prions are fatal neurodegenerative transmissible agents causing several incurable illnesses in humans and animals. Prion diseases are caused by the structural conversion of the cellular prion protein, PrP(C), into its misfolded oligomeric form, known as ...