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SUBMITTER: Ryskalin L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7825291 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ryskalin Larisa L Biagioni Francesca F Busceti Carla L CL Giambelluca Maria A MA Morelli Luca L Frati Alessandro A Fornai Francesco F
Cancers 20210106 2
Cellular prion protein (PrP<sup>C</sup>) is seminal to modulate a variety of baseline cell functions to grant homeostasis. The classic role of such a protein was defined as a chaperone-like molecule being able to rescue cell survival. Nonetheless, PrP<sup>C</sup> also represents the precursor of the deleterious misfolded variant known as scrapie prion protein (PrP<sup>Sc</sup>). This variant is detrimental in a variety of prion disorders. This multi-faceted role of PrP is greatly increased by re ...[more]