Prions and Diseases

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Prions and Diseases is written by Wen-Quan Zou and published by Springer Science & Business Media. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1461453054 (ISBN 10) and 9781461453055 (ISBN 13).

Volume I highlights the association of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) with copper and zinc, the potential roles of PrPC in Alzheimer’s disease and cancers, insoluble PrPC, PMCA, molecular and cellular mechanisms of PrPSc formation and clearance, possible co-factors involved in the conversion of PrPC into PrPSc, infectious and pathogenic forms of PrP, cell biology of prions, prion strains and their interference, as well as yeast prions and their inheritable and structural traits. This unique volume will take you through the fascinating chronicle of prions in mammals, yeast, and fungi.