First report of novel single-nucleotide polymorphisms and genetic characteristics in the open reading frame of the prion protein gene (PRNP) in bats [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceBackgroundPrion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative disorders capable of causing transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) and have been reported in humans and several animal species.
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Novel polymorphisms and functional characterization of the prion protein gene in sparrows (Passer montanus) [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceBackgroundMisfolding of the prion protein (PrP) into an aberrant conformation causes prion diseases in several mammalian species; however, no prion infections have been documented in birds so far.
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Integrated multi-omics elucidates PRNP knockdown-mediated chemosensitization to gemcitabine in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyIntroductionPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive malignancy with an extremely poor prognosis. Gemcitabine (GEM), the standard first-line chemotherapeutic agent for PDAC, often fails due to the development of drug resistance ...
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PrP gene polymorphism and its influence on some productive traits of sheep breeds reared in Bulgaria [PDF]
Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2020 The rapid dissemination of scrapie over the past few decades led to development of a specific eradica-tion programme, based on the polymorphisms within the prion protein gene (PRNP).
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Prion protein expression regulates embryonic stem cell pluripotency and differentiation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Cellular prion protein (PRNP) is a glycoprotein involved in the pathogenesis of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Although the physiological function of PRNP is largely unknown, its key role in prion infection has been extensively ...
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Prion, 2022 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is usually sporadic, but 10–15% of cases are caused by autosomal-dominant pathogenic variants in the prion protein gene (PRNP). A few PRNP variants show low penetrance.
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Neuronal transcriptome, tau and synapse loss in Alzheimer’s knock-in mice require prion protein
Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy, 2023 Background Progression of Alzheimer’s disease leads to synapse loss, neural network dysfunction and cognitive failure. Accumulation of protein aggregates and brain immune activation have triggering roles in synaptic failure but the neuronal mechanisms ...
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Disparate Modes of Evolution Shaped Modern Prion (PRNP) and Prion-Related Doppel (PRND) Variation in Domestic Cattle. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Previous investigations aimed at determining whether the mammalian prion protein actually facilitates tangible molecular aspects of either a discrete or pleiotropic functional niche have been debated, especially given the apparent absence of overt ...
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IGF-1-induced enhancement of PRNP expression depends on the negative regulation of transcription factor FOXO3a. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The conformational conversion of the cellular prion protein (PrP(C)) into its β-sheet-rich scrapie isoform (PrP(Sc)) causes fatal prion diseases, which are also called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs).
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Journal of Immunology Research, 2022 Background. Ovarian cancer (OC) seriously threatens women’s life. Ferroptosis plays an essential role in the initiation and development of OC. However, more molecular targets and mechanisms for ferroptosis in OC remain to be further elucidated.
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