Research using the Syrian hamster have showed that a protein relevant to these agents has a glycosyl-linked membrane anchor.
Research using the Syrian hamster have showed that a protein relevant to these agents has a glycosyl-linked membrane anchor. Both the number of Peyer's patches and the existence of B cells affect the susceptibility to them. PSI+ and URE3 are strains of these agents found in S. cerevisiae, and their only non-mammalian examples are found in funguses. The mutated Sc isoform of (*) PrP is the only mammalian strain of this agent and leads to the deposition of amyloid plaques in the brain. These agents which were identified by Stanley Prusiner cause a disease responsible for tremors and ataxia endemic in Papua New Guinea and a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in CreutzfeldtJakob disease. For 10 points, name these misfolded proteins which can cause mad cow disease.
Research using the Syrian hamster have showed that a protein relevant to these agents has a glycosyl-linked membrane anchor.
prions [or proteinaceous infectious particles]