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Prions in Yeast [PDF]

Genetics, 2012
AbstractThe concept of a prion as an infectious self-propagating protein isoform was initially proposed to explain certain mammalian diseases. It is now clear that yeast also has heritable elements transmitted via protein. Indeed, the “protein only” model of prion transmission was first proven using a yeast prion.
Susan W, Liebman, Yury O, Chernoff
openaire   +2 more sources

A Phase‐Resolved Geometric Deep Learning Framework Maps Structural Determinants of Disease‐Associated Protein Aggregation and Guides Suppressor Design

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
SKALE 2.0 maps disease‐associated protein aggregation as a phase‐resolved structural process, linking mutation‐induced geometric perturbations to nucleation, elongation, and suppressor design. Across neurodegenerative proteins, the framework reveals cryptic aggregation vulnerabilities, separates phase‐concordant and phase‐switching mutations, and ...
Jia Shen Sio, Wei Xuan Wilson Loo, Yan Shan Loo, Wen Xin Tan, Hui Xuan Lim, Huitao Liu, Chen Seng Ng   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pathologic and biochemical characterization of PrPSc from elk with PRNP polymorphisms at codon 132 after experimental infection with the chronic wasting disease agent

BMC Veterinary Research, 2018
Background The Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) prion protein gene (PRNP) is polymorphic at codon 132, with leucine (L132) and methionine (M132) allelic variants present in the population.
S. Jo Moore, Catherine E. Vrentas, Soyoun Hwang, M. Heather West Greenlee, Eric M. Nicholson, Justin J. Greenlee   +5 more
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TDP‐43 Aggregation: The Healthy‐Toxic Balance of the Prion‐Like Domain

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
TDP‐43 function relies on a delicate balance between reversible phase‐separated states and irreversible aggregation. Under physiological conditions, TDP‐43 forms dynamic droplets and oligomers that support normal cellular functions. In pathological contexts, this balance shifts toward aberrant aggregation, leading to toxic species.
Luca Zangrando, Emanuele Buratti, Francesca Paron   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

ApoE4 lowers age at onset in patients with frontotemporal dementia and tauopathy independent of amyloid‐β copathology

Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 2019
Introduction Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is the most important genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), with ApoE4 thought to enhance and accelerate amyloid‐β (Aβ) pathology. ApoE4 has recently been described to increase neurodegeneration in a mouse
Carolin Koriath, Tammaryn Lashley, William Taylor, Ronald Druyeh, Athanasios Dimitriadis, Nicola Denning, Julie Williams, Jason D. Warren, Nick C. Fox, Jonathan M. Schott, James B. Rowe, John Collinge, Jonathan D. Rohrer, Simon Mead   +13 more
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Social Determinants of Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life: The Potential Mediating Role of Social Activities, Access to Medical Services, and Access to Social Services

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster, Ashleigh Powell, Claire Hutchinson, Richard Leibbrandt, Svetlana Bogomolova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a sensitive cell culture system to assess prion infectivity and the efficacy of prion decontamination technologies

, 2012
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) can be iatrogenically transmitted during transplants, grafts and transfusions from CJD infected donors and also contaminated surgical instruments.
Secker, Thomas
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Porcine prion protein amyloid

, 2015
Mammalian prions are composed of misfolded aggregated prion protein (PrP) with amyloid-like features. Prions are zoonotic disease agents that infect a wide variety of mammalian species including humans.
Nyström, Sofie,, Hammarström, Per,
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Equine models in translational medicine: A comparative approach to human health

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
This diagram summarizes and contrasts rodent and equine models, outlining their strengths, limitations, and applications. Horses offer naturally occurring diseases, genetic and physiological similarities to humans, and suitability for longitudinal and clinical‐scale studies.
Shayan Boozarjomehri Amnieh, Katarzyna Ropka‐Molik   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of chronic wasting disease prions in soil at an illegal white-tailed deer carcass disposal site

Prion
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a contagious prion disorder affecting cervids such as deer, elk, caribou, and moose, causing progressive and severe neurological degeneration followed by eventual death.
Madeline K. Grunklee, Stuart S. Lichtenberg, Nicole A. Lurndahl, Marc D. Schwabenlander, Diana L. Karwan, E. Anu Li, Jason C. Bartz, Qi Yuan, Peter A. Larsen, Tiffany M. Wolf   +9 more
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