Researchclopedia

Research Researchers Institutions Topics Submit About

Command Palette

Search for a command to run...

Researchclopedia

Research Researchers Institutions About

© 2026 Researchclopedia. Powered by OpenAlex under CC0 license.

Back to research

Prion protein is necessary for normal synaptic function

1994792 citationsJournal Article

Authors

John Collinge · St Mary's Hospital

Miles A. Whittington · St Mary's Hospital

Katie Sidle · MRC Prion Unit

Corinne J. Smith · University of Bristol

Mark S. Palmer · MRC Prion Unit

Anthony R. Clarke · University of Bristol

John G. R. Jefferys ·

Topics & Keywords

Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding Neurological diseases and metabolism Trace Elements in Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 370, Issue 6487, pp. 295-297

DOI: 10.1038/370295a0

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 13.13

Prion protein is necessary for normal synaptic function | Researchclopedia

Imperial College London