White-tailed deer S96 prion protein does not support stable in vitro propagation of most common CWD strains

Abstract PrPC variation at residue 96 (G/S) plays an important role in the epidemiology of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in exposed white-tailed deer populations. In vivo studies have demonstrated the protective effect of serine at codon 96, which hinders the propagation of common CWD strains when e...

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Main Authors: Alicia Otero, Camilo Duque Velásquez, Judd Aiken, Debbie McKenzie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90606-8