PrPC expression and prion seeding activity in the alimentary tract and lymphoid tissue of deer.

The agent responsible for prion diseases is a misfolded form of a normal protein (PrPC). The prion hypothesis stipulates that PrPC must be present for the disease to manifest. Cervid populations across the world are infected with chronic wasting disease, a horizontally-transmissible prion disease th...

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Main Authors: Kristen A Davenport, Clare E Hoover, Jifeng Bian, Glenn C Telling, Candace K Mathiason, Edward A Hoover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0183927&type=printable
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