The Role of Cofactors in Prion Propagation and Infectivity

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Jiyan Ma

* E-mail: ma.131@osu.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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