Proteomics analysis of amyloid and nonamyloid prion disease phenotypes reveals both common and divergent mechanisms of neuropathogenesis.

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Prion diseases are a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders affecting various mammals including humans. Prion diseases are characterized by a misfolding of the host-encoded prion protein (PrP(C)) into a pathological isoform termed PrP(Sc). In wild-type mice, PrP(C) is attached to the plasma membrane by a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor and PrP(Sc) typically accumulates in diffuse nonamyloid...

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