CRISPR-Cas9-based knockout of the prion protein and its effect on the proteome.

The molecular function of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) and the mechanism by which it may contribute to neurotoxicity in prion diseases and Alzheimer's disease are only partially understood. Mouse neuroblastoma Neuro2a cells and, more recently, C2C12 myocytes and myotubes have emerged as po...

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Main Authors: Mohadeseh Mehrabian, Dylan Brethour, Sarah MacIsaac, Jin Kyu Kim, C Geeth Gunawardana, Hansen Wang, Gerold Schmitt-Ulms
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4260877?pdf=render