The conversion of cellular prion protein (PrPC) into its pathological isoform (PrPSc) conveys an increase in hydrophobicity and induces a partial resistance to proteinase K (PK)...
Keywords: BSE, prion protein, proteinase K, proteolysis, scrapie
08/2004 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterRapid BSE tests are widely used diagnostics in veterinary medicine and more than 11 million tests are applied worldwide...
Keywords: bovine spongiform encephalopathy, prion protein, rapid BSE test, transgenic mouse
03/2007 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter