2011
High CJD infectivity remains after prion protein is destroyed
Miyazawa K, Emmerling K, Manuelidis L. High CJD infectivity remains after prion protein is destroyed. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2011, 112: 3630-3637. PMID: 21793041, PMCID: PMC3202053, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmissible spongiform encephalopathy agentsSpongiform encephalopathy agentInfectious particlesHost prion proteinPK digestionTotal PrPCJD infectivityInfectious homogenatesPrion proteinBrain resultsHigh titersTitersCell infectivityCell-based assaysCell culture assaysInfectivityProteinase K treatmentInfectious formPrPBrainCulture assaysAssaysProteinSensitive formK treatmentReplication and spread of CJD, kuru and scrapie agents in vivo and in cell culture
Miyazawa K, Emmerling K, Manuelidis L. Replication and spread of CJD, kuru and scrapie agents in vivo and in cell culture. Virulence 2011, 2: 188-199. PMID: 21527829, PMCID: PMC3149681, DOI: 10.4161/viru.2.3.15880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGT1 cellsSporadic CJDTSE agentsScrapie agentAgent-specific patternsTransmissible spongiform encephalopathy agentsComplex innate immune responseSpongiform encephalopathy agentInnate immune responseHost prion proteinK scrapie agentHuman CJDCJD agentNeuropathological sequelaeBrain titersImmune responseHuman kuruClearance mechanismsCJDInhibitory effectEnvironmental agentsCell-based assaysKuruInfectious formDistinct incubation times
2009
The kuru infectious agent is a unique geographic isolate distinct from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease and scrapie agents
Manuelidis L, Chakrabarty T, Miyazawa K, Nduom NA, Emmerling K. The kuru infectious agent is a unique geographic isolate distinct from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease and scrapie agents. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 13529-13534. PMID: 19633190, PMCID: PMC2715327, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0905825106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseBovine spongiform encephalopathyBSE agentHuman sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseInfectious agentsEpidemic bovine spongiform encephalopathyTSE agentsScrapie agentTransmissible spongiform encephalopathy agentsSpongiform encephalopathy agentKuru agentLymphoreticular involvementBrain neuropathologySporadic CJDGT1 cellsNormal miceInfected humansNeurodegenerative diseasesDiseaseViral receptorsInfectious neurodegenerative diseasesSheep scrapieSpongiform encephalopathiesHigh levels