Cellular toxicity of scrapie prions in prion diseases; a biochemical and molecular overview.

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) or prion diseases consist of a broad range of fatal neurological disorders affecting humans and animals. Contrary to Watson and Crick's 'central dogma', prion diseases are caused by a protein, devoid of DNA involvement. Herein, we briefly review various cellular and biological aspects of prions and prion pathogenesis focusing mainly on historical milestones, biosynthesis, degradation, structure-function of cellular and scrapie forms of prions . © 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.

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Mansoore Esmaili, Mohamed Eldeeb. Cellular toxicity of scrapie prions in prion diseases; a biochemical and molecular overview. Molecular biology reports. 2023 Feb;50(2):1743-1752

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