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Neuron-specific expression of a hamster prion protein minigene in transgenic mice induces susceptibility to hamster scrapie agent.
Neuron - 1 Nov 1995
Race R E, Priola S A, Bessen R A, Ernst D, Dockter J, Rall G F, Mucke L, Chesebro B, Oldstone M B
Abstract excerpt
To study the effect of cell type-restricted hamster PrP expression on susceptibility to the hamster scrapie agent, we generated transgenic mice using a 1 kb hamster cDNA clone containing the 0.76 kb HPrP open reading frame under control of the neuron-specific enolase promoter. In these mice, expression of HPrP was detected only in brain tissue, with highest levels found in neurons of the cerebellum, hippocampus,...
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