2019
Prokaryotic SPHINX replication sequences are conserved in mammalian brain and participate in neurodegeneration
Szigeti‐Buck K, Manuelidis L. Prokaryotic SPHINX replication sequences are conserved in mammalian brain and participate in neurodegeneration. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2019, 120: 17687-17698. PMID: 31231867, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.29035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseGuinea pigsMammalian brainSporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseOnly excitatory neuronsHippocampal pyramidal neuronsGranule cell layerInternal granule cell layerPancreatic islet cellsPyramidal neuronsSporadic CJDHidden infectionType synapsesExcitatory synapsesExcitatory neuronsMossy fibersPurkinje neuronsProgressive neurodegenerationNeuron synapsesIslet cellsSpecific neuronsWestern blotNeuronsPancreatic exocrine cellsKidney tubules
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