Prion, Volume 6, Issue 1 (2012)

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Perspective

Harnessing prions as test agents for the development of broad-range disinfectants
Katja Wagenführ & Michael Beekes
Pages: 1-6
Published online: 01 Jan 2012
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Meeting Report

Meeting Report
Global Alzheimer Research Summit
Basic and clinical research: Present and future Alzheimer research
Danielle Gonsalves, Katarina Jovanovic, Bianca Da Costa Dias & Stefan F.T. Weiss
Pages: 7-10
Published online: 01 Jan 2012
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Commentary & View

Lichens
Unexpected anti-prion agents?
Cynthia M. Rodriguez, James P. Bennett & Christopher J. Johnson
Pages: 11-16
Published online: 01 Jan 2012
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Chronic wasting disease
Fingerprinting the culprit in risk assessments
Martin L. Daus & Michael Beekes
Pages: 17-22
Published online: 01 Jan 2012
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Two-steps control of cellular prion physiology by the Extracellular Regulated Kinase-1 (ERK1)
Frédéric Checler
Pages: 23-25
Published online: 01 Jan 2012
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Insights into the disparate action of osmolytes and macromolecular crowders on amyloid formation
Shahar Sukenik & Daniel Harries
Pages: 26-31
Published online: 01 Jan 2012
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Misfolded PrP and a novel mechanism of proteasome inhibition
Ralph Andre & Sarah J. Tabrizi
Pages: 32-36
Published online: 01 Jan 2012
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Early structural features in mammalian prion conformation conversion
Giuseppe Legname
Pages: 37-39
Published online: 01 Jan 2012
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Ion channels induced by the prion protein
Mediators of neurotoxicity
Isaac H. Solomon, Emiliano Biasini & David A. Harris
Pages: 40-45
Published online: 01 Jan 2012
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Research Paper

Article
Comparative peptidome analyses of the profiles of the peptides ranging 
from 1­–10 KD in CSF samples pooled from probable sporadic CJD 
and non-CJD patients
Cao Chen, Di Xiao, Wei Zhou, Yong-Chan Zhang, Qi Shi, Chan Tian, Jin Zhang, Chun-Xi Zhou, Jian-Zhong Zhang & Xiao-Ping Dong
Pages: 46-51
Published online: 01 Jan 2012
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from 1­–10 KD in CSF samples pooled from probable sporadic CJD 
and non-CJD patients | Full Text | References | PDF (725.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Salivary prions in sheep and deer
Gültekin Tamgüney, Jürgen A. Richt, Amir N. Hamir, Justin J. Greenlee, Michael W. Miller, Lisa L. Wolfe, Tracey M. Sirochman, Alan J. Young, David V. Glidden, Natrina L. Johnson, Kurt Giles, Stephen J. DeArmond & Stanley B. Prusiner
Pages: 52-61
Published online: 01 Jan 2012
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Therapeutic effect of CHF5074, a new γ-secretase modulator, in a mouse model of scrapie
Giorgio Poli, Erica Corda, Barbara Lucchini, Maria Puricelli, Piera Anna Martino, Paola Dall’Ara, Gino Villetti, Silvio R. Bareggi, Cristiano Corona, Elena Vallino Costassa, Paola Gazzuola, Barbara Iulini, Maria Mazza, Pierluigi Acutis, Paolo Mantegazza, Cristina Casalone & Bruno P. Imbimbo
Pages: 62-72
Published online: 01 Jan 2012
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PRND 3′UTR polymorphism may be associated with behavioral disturbances 
in Alzheimer disease
Marcin Flirski, Monika Sieruta, Ewa Golanska, Iwona Kłoszewska, Paweł P. Liberski & Tomasz M. Sobow
Pages: 73-80
Published online: 01 Jan 2012
AbstractforPRND 3′UTR polymorphism may be associated with behavioral disturbances 
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Y145Stop is sufficient to induce de novo generation prions using protein misfolding cyclic amplification
Ahmed Abdallah, Ping Wang, Juergen A. Richt & Srinand Sreevatsan
Pages: 81-88
Published online: 01 Jan 2012
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Short Communication

Brief Report
Comparative analysis of Japanese and foreign L-type BSE prions
Kentaro Masujin, Ritsuko Miwa, Hiroyuki Okada, Shirou Mohri & Takashi Yokoyama
Pages: 89-93
Published online: 01 Jan 2012
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