Grass Plants Bind, Retain, Uptake, and Transport Infectious Prions

Grass Plants Bind, Retain, Uptake, and Transport Infectious Prions

Prions are the protein-based infectious agents responsible for prion diseases. Environmental prion contamination has been implicated in disease transmission. Here, we analyzed the binding and retention of infectious prion protein (PrPSc) to plants. Small quantities of PrPSc contained in diluted brai...

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Main Authors: Sandra Pritzkow, Rodrigo Morales, Fabio Moda, Uffaf Khan, Glenn C. Telling, Edward Hoover, Claudio Soto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-05-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124715004374

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