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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > prions > PrPC proteins
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > prions > PrPC proteins
Preferred Term:

proteínas priónicas celulares (PrPc)

Definition:
Isoformas celulares normales de las proteínas del prion (priones) codificadas por un gen cromosómico y halladas en el tejido cerebral normal y en el infectado con prurigo lumbar y en otros tejidos normales. Se trata de proteínas sensibles a la proteasa cuya función es desconocida. Su modificación postraslacional a proteínas priónicas patógenas conduce a la patogenicidad.
Concept Schemes:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Términos Genéricos:
priones
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/217658
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RDF/XMLCreated 2014-06-04, last modified 2014-11-17