Entry
Name
Prion disease - Delphinapterus leucas (beluga whale)
Description
Prion diseases, also termed transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), are a group of fatal neurodegenerative diseases that affect humans and a number of other animal species. The etiology of these diseases is thought to be associated with the conversion of a normal protein, PrPC, into an infectious, pathogenic form, PrPSc. The conversion is induced by prion infections (for example, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), iatrogenic CJD, Kuru), mutations (familial CJD, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome, fatal familial insomnia (FFI)) or unknown factors (sporadic CJD (sCJD)), and is thought to occur after PrPC has reached the plasma membrane or is re-internalized for degradation. The PrPSc form shows greater protease resistance than PrPC and accumulates in affected individuals, often in the form of extracellular plaques. Pathways that may lead to neuronal death comprise oxidative stress, regulated activation of complement, ubiquitin-proteasome and endosomal-lysosomal systems, synaptic alterations and dendritic atrophy, corticosteroid response, and endoplasmic reticulum stress. In addition, the conformational transition could lead to the lost of a beneficial activity of the natively folded protein, PrPC.
Class
Human Diseases; Neurodegenerative disease
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Organism
Delphinapterus leucas (beluga whale) [GN:
dle ]
Gene
111176991 GRIN1; glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 1 isoform X1 [KO:K05208 ]
111182859 GRIN2C; glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2C isoform X1 [KO:K05211 ]
111180666 GRIN2D; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2D [KO:K05212 ]
111170472 GRIN3B; glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 3B isoform X1 [KO:K05214 ]
111176963 CACNA1B; voltage-dependent N-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1B isoform X1 [KO:K04849 ]
111176594 CACNA1C; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1C [KO:K04850 ]
111174277 CACNA1D; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D isoform X1 [KO:K04851 ]
111169490 CACNA1F; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1F isoform X1 [KO:K04853 ]
111168340 CACNA1S; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1S [KO:K04857 ]
111173047 EIF2S1; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit 1 [KO:K03237 ]
111186212 ATF4; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-4 isoform X1 [KO:K04374 ]
111174169 ITPR1; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 1 isoform X1 [KO:K04958 ]
111176861 ITPR2; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 2 isoform X1 [KO:K04959 ]
111178692 ITPR3; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 3 isoform X1 [KO:K04960 ]
111179107 PPP3CA; serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2B catalytic subunit alpha isoform isoform X1 [KO:K04348 ] [EC:3.1.3.16 ]
111183521 PPP3CB; serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2B catalytic subunit beta isoform isoform X1 [KO:K04348 ] [EC:3.1.3.16 ]
111169035 PPP3CC; serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2B catalytic subunit gamma isoform isoform X1 [KO:K04348 ] [EC:3.1.3.16 ]
111188120 PPP3R2; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: calcineurin subunit B type 2 [KO:K06268 ]
111182441 VDAC1; voltage-dependent anion-selective channel protein 1 [KO:K05862 ]
111183542 VDAC2; voltage-dependent anion-selective channel protein 2 [KO:K15040 ]
111173555 VDAC3; voltage-dependent anion-selective channel protein 3 [KO:K15041 ]
111187864 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: voltage-dependent anion-selective channel protein 3-like [KO:K15041 ]
111183499 MCU; calcium uniporter protein, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K20858 ]
111183658 NDUFV1; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] flavoprotein 1, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K03942 ] [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
111172449 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] flavoprotein 2, mitochondrial-like [KO:K03943 ] [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
111162874 NDUFV2; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] flavoprotein 2, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K03943 ] [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
111163814 NDUFV3; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] flavoprotein 3, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K03944 ]
111182541 NDUFA2; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 2 [KO:K03946 ]
111181038 NDUFA3; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 3 [KO:K03947 ]
111173848 NDUFA4L2; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 4-like 2 [KO:K03948 ]
111178932 NDUFA5; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 5 [KO:K03949 ]
111186230 NDUFA6; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 6 [KO:K03950 ]
111166115 NDUFA7; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 7 [KO:K03951 ]
111177253 NDUFA8; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 8 [KO:K03952 ]
111176645 NDUFA9; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 9, mitochondrial [KO:K03953 ]
111171993 NDUFA10; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 10, mitochondrial [KO:K03954 ]
111166137 NDUFA11; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 11 [KO:K03956 ]
111168714 NDUFA12; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 12 [KO:K11352 ]
111166656 NDUFA13; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 13 isoform X1 [KO:K11353 ]
111175981 NDUFB1; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 1 [KO:K03957 ]
111164113 NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 1 [KO:K03957 ]
111177666 NDUFB2; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 2, mitochondrial [KO:K03958 ]
111181221 NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 2, mitochondrial-like [KO:K03958 ]
111171723 NDUFB3; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 3 [KO:K03959 ]
111168836 NDUFB4; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 4 [KO:K03960 ]
111175937 NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 4 [KO:K03960 ]
111173776 NDUFB5; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 5, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K03961 ]
111163197 NDUFB6; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 6 isoform X1 [KO:K03962 ]
111166580 NDUFB7; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 7 [KO:K03963 ]
111172389 NDUFB8; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 8, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K03964 ]
111164367 NDUFB9; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 9 [KO:K03965 ]
111185164 NDUFB10; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 10 [KO:K03966 ]
111165552 NDUFB11; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 11, mitochondrial [KO:K11351 ]
111166990 NDUFS2; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 2, mitochondrial [KO:K03935 ] [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
111183956 NDUFS3; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 3, mitochondrial [KO:K03936 ] [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
111186772 NDUFS4; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 4, mitochondrial [KO:K03937 ]
111175620 NDUFS5; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 5 [KO:K03938 ]
111178547 NDUFS6; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 6, mitochondrial [KO:K03939 ]
111170487 NDUFS7; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 7, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K03940 ] [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
111183653 NDUFS8; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 8, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K03941 ] [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
111164871 NDUFC1; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 subunit C1, mitochondrial [KO:K03967 ]
111178524 SDHA; succinate dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] flavoprotein subunit, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K00234 ] [EC:1.3.5.1 ]
111187104 SDHB; succinate dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur subunit, mitochondrial [KO:K00235 ] [EC:1.3.5.1 ]
111166971 SDHC; succinate dehydrogenase cytochrome b560 subunit, mitochondrial [KO:K00236 ]
111166859 SDHD; succinate dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] cytochrome b small subunit, mitochondrial [KO:K00237 ]
111173600 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: succinate dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] cytochrome b small subunit, mitochondrial-like [KO:K00237 ]
111174428 cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 1, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K00414 ]
111179428 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform 1, mitochondrial [KO:K02263 ]
111184329 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform 2, mitochondrial [KO:K02263 ]
111177826 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5A, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K02264 ]
111180991 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6B2 [KO:K02267 ]
111174833 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A-related protein, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K02270 ]
111177988 ATP5F1C; ATP synthase subunit gamma, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K02136 ]
111180038 ATP5PB; ATP synthase F(0) complex subunit B1, mitochondrial [KO:K02127 ]
111172892 ATP5MC3; ATP synthase F(0) complex subunit C3, mitochondrial [KO:K02128 ]
111166314 ATP5MC1; ATP synthase F(0) complex subunit C1, mitochondrial [KO:K02128 ]
111173931 ATP5MC2; ATP synthase F(0) complex subunit C2, mitochondrial [KO:K02128 ]
111174841 ATP5PF; ATP synthase-coupling factor 6, mitochondrial [KO:K02131 ]
111176166 PSMC1; 26S proteasome regulatory subunit 4 isoform X1 [KO:K03062 ]
111183961 PSMC3; 26S proteasome regulatory subunit 6A isoform X1 [KO:K03065 ]
111173238 PSMD2; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 2 [KO:K03028 ]
111171923 PSMD1; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 1 isoform X1 [KO:K03032 ]
111166341 PSMD3; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 3 [KO:K03033 ]
111186839 PSMD9; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 9 isoform X1 [KO:K06693 ]
111182644 PSMD12; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 12 [KO:K03035 ]
111185761 PSMD11; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 11 [KO:K03036 ]
111174220 PSMD6; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 6 isoform X1 [KO:K03037 ]
111179575 PSMD7; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 7 [KO:K03038 ]
111170282 PSMD13; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 13 [KO:K03039 ]
111169718 PSMD4; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 4 isoform X1 [KO:K03029 ]
111172793 PSMD14; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 14 isoform X1 [KO:K03030 ]
111180900 PSMD8; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 8 [KO:K03031 ]
111170417 HSPA6; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: heat shock 70 kDa protein 6 [KO:K03283 ]
111173839 PIK3CA; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
111179235 PIK3CB; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta isoform isoform X1 [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
111187262 PIK3CD; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
111166652 PIK3R2; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit beta [KO:K02649 ]
111185984 PIK3R1; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha isoform X1 [KO:K02649 ]
111175760 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit gamma isoform X1 [KO:K02649 ]
111186216 RAC2; ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 2 isoform X1 [KO:K07860 ]
111171769 CREB1; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 1 isoform X1 [KO:K05870 ]
111172890 ATF2; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-2 isoform X1 [KO:K04450 ]
111167181 CREB3L4; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 4 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
111188007 CREB3; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3 [KO:K09048 ]
111166195 CREB3L3; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 3 [KO:K09048 ]
111177962 CREB3L2; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 2 [KO:K09048 ]
111183987 CREB3L1; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 1 [KO:K09048 ]
111180225 CREB5; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 5 isoform X1 [KO:K09047 ]
111170946 ATF6B; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-6 beta [KO:K09049 ]
Compound
Reference
Authors
Saa P, Harris DA, Cervenakova L
Title
Mechanisms of prion-induced neurodegeneration.
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Authors
Goold R, McKinnon C, Tabrizi SJ
Title
Prion degradation pathways: Potential for therapeutic intervention.
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Authors
Soto C, Satani N
Title
The intricate mechanisms of neurodegeneration in prion diseases.
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Authors
Mays CE, Soto C
Title
The stress of prion disease.
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Authors
Jones E, Mead S
Title
Genetic risk factors for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
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Authors
Kovacs GG, Budka H
Title
Prion diseases: from protein to cell pathology.
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Authors
Campana V, Sarnataro D, Zurzolo C
Title
The highways and byways of prion protein trafficking.
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Caughey B, Baron GS
Title
Prions and their partners in crime.
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Authors
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Title
Prion diseases: what is the neurotoxic molecule?
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Authors
Fasano C, Campana V, Zurzolo C
Title
Prions: protein only or something more? Overview of potential prion cofactors.
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Roucou X, Gains M, LeBlanc AC
Title
Neuroprotective functions of prion protein.
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Reference
Authors
Harris DA
Title
Cellular biology of prion diseases.
Journal
Clin Microbiol Rev 12:429-44 (1999)
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Authors
Novakofski J, Brewer MS, Mateus-Pinilla N, Killefer J, McCusker RH
Title
Prion biology relevant to bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
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Authors
Peggion C, Bertoli A, Sorgato MC
Title
Almost a century of prion protein(s): From pathology to physiology, and back to pathology.
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Authors
Ryskalin L, Busceti CL, Biagioni F, Limanaqi F, Familiari P, Frati A, Fornai F
Title
Prion Protein in Glioblastoma Multiforme.
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Authors
Ureshino RP, Erustes AG, Bassani TB, Wachilewski P, Guarache GC, Nascimento AC, Costa AJ, Smaili SS, Pereira GJDS
Title
The Interplay between Ca(2+) Signaling Pathways and Neurodegeneration.
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Reference
Authors
Meneghetti E, Gasperini L, Virgilio T, Moda F, Tagliavini F, Benetti F, Legname G
Title
Prions Strongly Reduce NMDA Receptor S-Nitrosylation Levels at Pre-symptomatic and Terminal Stages of Prion Diseases.
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Reference
Authors
Song Z, Zhao D, Yang L
Title
Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration mediated by dysfunctional subcellular organelles in transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
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Authors
Halliday M, Hughes D, Mallucci GR
Title
Fine-tuning PERK signaling for neuroprotection.
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Authors
Hughes D, Halliday M
Title
What Is Our Current Understanding of PrP(Sc)-Associated Neurotoxicity and Its Molecular Underpinnings?
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Authors
Hetz C, Mollereau B
Title
Disturbance of endoplasmic reticulum proteostasis in neurodegenerative diseases.
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Authors
Hughes D, Mallucci GR
Title
The unfolded protein response in neurodegenerative disorders - therapeutic modulation of the PERK pathway.
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Authors
Doyle KM, Kennedy D, Gorman AM, Gupta S, Healy SJ, Samali A
Title
Unfolded proteins and endoplasmic reticulum stress in neurodegenerative disorders.
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Authors
Ferreiro E, Oliveira CR, Pereira CM
Title
The release of calcium from the endoplasmic reticulum induced by amyloid-beta and prion peptides activates the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.
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Authors
Ferreiro E, Resende R, Costa R, Oliveira CR, Pereira CM
Title
An endoplasmic-reticulum-specific apoptotic pathway is involved in prion and amyloid-beta peptides neurotoxicity.
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Authors
Torres M, Encina G, Soto C, Hetz C
Title
Abnormal calcium homeostasis and protein folding stress at the ER: A common factor in familial and infectious prion disorders.
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Authors
Ciechanover A, Kwon YT
Title
Degradation of misfolded proteins in neurodegenerative diseases: therapeutic targets and strategies.
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Authors
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Title
Disease-associated prion protein oligomers inhibit the 26S proteasome.
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Reference
Authors
Wang HG, Pathan N, Ethell IM, Krajewski S, Yamaguchi Y, Shibasaki F, McKeon F, Bobo T, Franke TF, Reed JC.
Title
Ca2+-induced apoptosis through calcineurin dephosphorylation of BAD.
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Authors
Hetz C, Russelakis-Carneiro M, Maundrell K, Castilla J, Soto C
Title
Caspase-12 and endoplasmic reticulum stress mediate neurotoxicity of pathological prion protein.
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Authors
Zamponi E, Pigino GF
Title
Protein Misfolding, Signaling Abnormalities and Altered Fast Axonal Transport: Implications for Alzheimer and Prion Diseases.
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Authors
Zamponi E, Buratti F, Cataldi G, Caicedo HH, Song Y, Jungbauer LM, LaDu MJ, Bisbal M, Lorenzo A, Ma J, Helguera PR, Morfini GA, Brady ST, Pigino GF
Title
Prion protein inhibits fast axonal transport through a mechanism involving casein kinase 2.
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Authors
Schneider B, Pietri M, Pradines E, Loubet D, Launay JM, Kellermann O, Mouillet-Richard S
Title
Understanding the neurospecificity of Prion protein signaling.
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Authors
Didonna A
Title
Prion protein and its role in signal transduction.
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Authors
Shah SZA, Zhao D, Hussain T, Yang L
Title
The Role of Unfolded Protein Response and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling in Neurodegenerative Diseases with Special Focus on Prion Diseases.
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Authors
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Title
Pathological prion protein exposure switches on neuronal mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway resulting in microglia recruitment.
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Authors
Ishikura N, Clever JL, Bouzamondo-Bernstein E, Samayoa E, Prusiner SB, Huang EJ, DeArmond SJ
Title
Notch-1 activation and dendritic atrophy in prion disease.
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Authors
Dearmond SJ, Bajsarowicz K
Title
PrPSc accumulation in neuronal plasma membranes links Notch-1 activation to dendritic degeneration in prion diseases.
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Authors
Hirsch TZ, Martin-Lanneree S, Reine F, Hernandez-Rapp J, Herzog L, Dron M, Privat N, Passet B, Halliez S, Villa-Diaz A, Lacroux C, Klein V, Haik S, Andreoletti O, Torres JM, Vilotte JL, Beringue V, Mouillet-Richard S
Title
Epigenetic Control of the Notch and Eph Signaling Pathways by the Prion Protein: Implications for Prion Diseases.
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Authors
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Title
Microglia in prion diseases.
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Mabbott NA
Title
The complement system in prion diseases.
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Authors
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Title
Rational targeting for prion therapeutics.
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dle04141 Protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum
dle04610 Complement and coagulation cascades
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