From Proteopedia
proteopedia linkproteopedia linkDoppel (Dpl), named for downstream prion protein like[1], is a homolog of the prion protein (PrP). It is a cell surface glycoprotein.
Structure of Dpl
Dpl has the same fold as PrP, with three alpha helices and two short beta strands, however it differs in that the third helix has a significant kink in it and it also contains two disulphide bonds.
References
Moore et al. (1999) Ataxia in Prion Protein (PrP)-deficient Mice is
Associated with Upregulation of the Novel PrP-like
Protein Doppel J. Mol. Biol. 292, 797-817