Cryo-EM structure of a human prion fibril with a hydrophobic, protease-resistant core

Glynn, Calina; Sawaya, Michael R.; Ge, Peng; Gallagher-Jones, Marcus; Short, Connor W.; Bowman, Ronquiajah; Apostol, Marcin; Zhou, Z. Hong; Eisenberg, David S.; Rodriguez, Jose A.

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Title: Cryo-EM structure of a human prion fibril with a hydrophobic, protease-resistant core

Journal Article · Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-020-0403-y· OSTI ID:1799614

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