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8098995

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-6-30
pubmed:abstractText
Transgenic mice expressing chimeric prion protein (PrP) genes derived from Syrian hamster (SHa) and mouse (Mo) PrP genes were constructed. One SHa/MoPrP gene, designated MH2M PrP, contains five amino acid substitutions encoded by SHaPrP, while another construct, designated MHM2 PrP, has two substitutions. Transgenic (Tg) (MH2M PrP) mice were susceptible to both Syrian hamster and mouse prions, whereas three lines expressing MHM2 PrP were resistant to Syrian hamster prions. The brains of Tg(MH2M PrP) mice dying of scrapie contained chimeric PrPSc and prions with an artificial host range favoring propagation in mice that express the corresponding chimeric PrP and were also transmissible, at reduced efficiency, to nontransgenic mice and hamsters. Our findings provide genetic evidence for homophilic interactions between PrPSc in the inoculum and PrPc synthesized by the host.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
73
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
979-88
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Propagation of prions with artificial properties in transgenic mice expressing chimeric PrP genes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't