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Miniprions produced by deleting PrP residues 23–89 and 141–176. The deletion of residues 141–176 (green) containing helix A and the S2 β-strand is shown. Side chains of residues 168, 172, 215, and 219, which are thought to bind protein X, are shown in cyan.
