Mouse-Hamster Chimeric Prion Protein (PrP) Devoid of N-Terminal Residues 23-88 Restores Susceptibility to 22L Prions, but Not to RML Prions in PrP-Knockout Mice

• Keiji Uchiyama ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Keiji Uchiyama, Hironori Miyata

  Affiliation Division of Molecular Neurobiology, The Institute for Enzyme Research (KOSOKEN), The University of Tokushima, Kuramato, Tokushima, Japan

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• Hironori Miyata ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Keiji Uchiyama, Hironori Miyata

  Affiliation Animal Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Yahatanishi, Kitakyushu, Japan

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• Masashi Yano,

  Affiliation Division of Molecular Neurobiology, The Institute for Enzyme Research (KOSOKEN), The University of Tokushima, Kuramato, Tokushima, Japan

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• Yoshitaka Yamaguchi,

  Current address: Department of Food Science, Faculty of Human Life Science, Mimasaka University, Okayama, Japan

  Affiliation Division of Molecular Neurobiology, The Institute for Enzyme Research (KOSOKEN), The University of Tokushima, Kuramato, Tokushima, Japan

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• Morikazu Imamura,

  Affiliation Influenza and Prion Disease Research Center, National Institute of Animal Health, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Naomi Muramatsu,

  Affiliation Division of Molecular Neurobiology, The Institute for Enzyme Research (KOSOKEN), The University of Tokushima, Kuramato, Tokushima, Japan

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• Nandita Rani Das,

  Affiliation Division of Molecular Neurobiology, The Institute for Enzyme Research (KOSOKEN), The University of Tokushima, Kuramato, Tokushima, Japan

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• Junji Chida,

  Affiliation Division of Molecular Neurobiology, The Institute for Enzyme Research (KOSOKEN), The University of Tokushima, Kuramato, Tokushima, Japan

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• Hideyuki Hara,

  Affiliation Division of Molecular Neurobiology, The Institute for Enzyme Research (KOSOKEN), The University of Tokushima, Kuramato, Tokushima, Japan

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• Suehiro Sakaguchi

  * E-mail: sakaguchi@tokushima-u.ac.jp

  Affiliation Division of Molecular Neurobiology, The Institute for Enzyme Research (KOSOKEN), The University of Tokushima, Kuramato, Tokushima, Japan

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