In-depth examination of PrPSc in Holstein cattle carrying the E211K somatic mutation of the bovine prion protein gene (PRNP)

  • Yong Chan Kim
  • , Kyung Je Park
  • , Ji Yong Hwang
  • , Hoo Chang Park
  • , Hae Eun Kang
  • , Hyun Joo Sohn*
  • , Byung Hoon Jeong*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Prion diseases are transmissible spongiform encephalopathies caused by deleterious prion protein (PrPSc) derived from normal prion protein (PrPC), which is encoded by the prion protein gene (PRNP). We performed an in-depth examination to detect PrPSc by using enzyme immunoassay (EIA), real-time quaking-induced conversion reactions (RT-QuIC) and protein misfolding cyclic amplification (PMCA) in nine brain tissues derived from three Holstein cattle carrying the E211K somatic mutation of the bovine PRNP gene. The EIA, RT-QuIC and PMCA analyses were not able to detect the PrPSc band in any tested samples. To the best of our knowledge, this report is the first to describe an in-depth examination of PrPSc in cattle carrying the E211K somatic mutation of the bovine PRNP gene.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e356-e361
JournalTransboundary and Emerging Diseases
Volume69
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022.07

Keywords

  • bovine spongiform encephalopathy
  • E200K
  • E211K
  • PMCA
  • prion
  • prion disease
  • PRNP
  • RT-QuIC
  • somatic mutation

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Veterinary Science
  • Biological Sciences

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