Synaptic Dysfunction in Prion Diseases: A Trafficking Problem?

Synaptic dysfunction is an important cause of neurological symptoms in prion diseases, a class of clinically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorders caused by misfolding of the cellular prion protein (PrPC). Experimental data suggest that accumulation of misfolded PrPC in the endoplasmic reticulum...

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Main Authors: Assunta Senatore, Elena Restelli, Roberto Chiesa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Cell Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/543803
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