supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2011CB933600)
Combining the unique optical properties of metal nanoparticles and the specific recognition of aptamer,aptamer–nanoparticle conjugates have been extensively used in a wide range of applications,particularly multifunc...
This work was supported by the National NaturalScience Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 39870174 and 39970155); the State "863" High-Tech Project (Grant No. 103130306); and "973" Project (Grant Nos. G1999075602, G1999011902 and 1998051105).
An orthorhombic crystal form of a recombi-nant yeast prion protein with shortened N-terminal, 90Ure2p, has been obtained. Crystals were grown by the vapordiffu-sion technique against a mother liquor containing imidazo...
In prion diseases the irreversible protein structural transformation process is completed in the brains of mammals within a few months, the uniformly generated infectivity displays extraordinary resistance to inactiva...
60-year prion and scrapie research has led to a dilemma in understanding the unknown aetiology of the infectious neurodegenerative disorders with intriguing features. Current progress and dilemma in prion research are...