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Assessing Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Species Barriers with an In Vitro Prion Protein Conversion Assay
Published on: March 10, 2015
Kristen Marciniuk1,2, Ryan Taschuk1,2,3, Scott Napper4,5
1Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, S7N 5E5.
Developing prion disease vaccines requires targeting misfolded prion protein (PrPSc) using disease-specific epitopes (DSEs). This approach aims to induce immunity against the infectious form while sparing the normal protein (PrPC).
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