The hunt for ancient prions: Archaeal prion-like domains form amyloid-based epigenetic elements.
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DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msab010
Abstract: Prions, proteins that can convert between structurally and functionally distinct states and serve as non-Mendelian mechanisms of inheritance, were initially discovered and only known in eukaryotes, and consequently considered to likely be a relatively late… read more here.
Keywords: prion; form amyloid; archaeal prion; prion forming ... See more keywords
Evolutionary behaviour of bacterial prion-like proteins
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213030
Abstract: Prions in eukaryotes have been linked to diseases, evolutionary capacitance, large-scale genetic control and long-term memory formation. In bacteria, constructed prion-forming proteins have been described, such as the prion-forming protein recently described for Clostridium botulinum… read more here.
Keywords: prion like; prion; prion forming; bacterial prion ... See more keywords