Nandi P K
Infectiologie Animale et Santé Publique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 37380 Nouzilly, France.
Mini Rev Med Chem. 2008 Jul;8(8):784-9. doi: 10.2174/138955708784912201.
Nucleic acids catalyse the conversion of alpha-helical prion protein to the beta-structured protein oligomers and amyloids structurally similar to the infectious isoform of protein. Simultaneously, the prion protein, similar to gene regulating proteins, bends, unwinds and condenses nucleic acid. These properties might be related to the biological function and prion infection.
核酸催化α-螺旋朊病毒蛋白转化为β-结构蛋白寡聚体和淀粉样蛋白,这些淀粉样蛋白在结构上与该蛋白的感染性异构体相似。同时,朊病毒蛋白与基因调节蛋白类似,可使核酸弯曲、解旋并浓缩。这些特性可能与生物学功能及朊病毒感染有关。