infectious prion fibril (VIDEO)

Case Western Reserve University

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The 3D structure of an infectious prion fibril, revealed using high resolution electron microscopy. Note the stacked layers of identical corrupted proteins to form rungs of an infectious prion fibril.

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Case Western Reserve University/NIAID

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