Phrases with «yeast prion»

A "yeast prion" refers to an abnormal form of protein in yeast cells that can cause other proteins to also become abnormal. This can lead to changes in the yeast's behavior or function. Full definition

Sentences with «yeast prion»

  • The helpful yeast prion protein and the dangerous mammalian prion protein have virtually nothing in common. (wi.mit.edu)
  • Study coauthor Susan Lindquist of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Mass., and her colleagues devised a way to test plant proteins for prion power by swapping bits of them into yeast prions. (sciencenews.org)
  • Sondheimer focused his search on a handful of suspect proteins that possessed regions that looked a lot like the prion - determining regions of known yeast prions Sup35 and Ure2. (uchospitals.edu)
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