Cross-seeding of prions by aggregated α-synuclein leads to transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

• Elizaveta Katorcha,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Natallia Makarava,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Young Jin Lee,

  Roles Investigation

  Current address: iDream Research Center, Mizmedi Hospital, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  Affiliation Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Iris Lindberg,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1188-170X

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• Mervyn J. Monteiro,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Gabor G. Kovacs,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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• Ilia V. Baskakov

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: Baskakov@som.umaryland.edu

  Affiliations Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2821-0942

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