Genetic factors in mammalian prion diseases

S Mead, S Lloyd, J Collinge - Annual review of genetics, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Mammalian prion diseases are a group of neurodegenerative conditions caused by infection
of the central nervous system with proteinaceous agents called prions, including sporadic …

A 14-bp functional deletion within the CMTM2 gene is significantly associated with litter size in goat

Z Kang, S Zhang, L He, H Zhu, Z Wang, H Yan… - Theriogenology, 2019 - Elsevier
CKLF-like MARVEL transmembrane domain-containing 2 (CMTM2) plays an important role
in animal reproduction, and abnormal CMTM2 expression leads to spermatogenesis …

Application of mathematical expectation (ME) strategy for detecting low frequency mutations: An example for evaluating 14-bp insertion/deletion (indel) within the …

Q Yang, S Zhang, L Liu, X Cao, C Lei, X Qi, F Lin, W Qu… - Prion, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The detection method based on the mathematical expectation (ME) strategy is fast and
accuracy for low frequency mutation screening in large samples. Previous studies have …

Structure of the prion protein and its gene: an analysis using bioinformatics and computer simulation

A Sakudo, G Xue, N Kawashita, Y Ano… - Current Protein and …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Prion protein (PrP) gene encodes cellular PrP (PrPC), a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-
anchored cell membrane protein indispensable for infections of prion, which causes …

PRNP gene variation in Pakistani cattle and buffaloes

M Imran, S Mahmood, ME Babar, R Hussain… - Gene, 2012 - Elsevier
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a neurodegenerative prion protein misfolding
disorder of cattle. BSE is of two types, classical BSE and atypical BSE which in turn is of two …

PRNP haplotype associated with classical BSE incidence in European Holstein cattle

BM Murdoch, ML Clawson, S Yue, U Basu, S McKay… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is an acquired prion
disease of cattle. The bovine prion gene (PRNP) contains regions of both high and low …

Indels within promoter and intron 1 of bovine prion protein gene modulate the gene expression levels in the medulla oblongata of two Japanese cattle breeds

G Msalya, T Shimogiri, K Nishitani, S Okamoto… - Animal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic differences which exist in the prion protein gene (PRNP) have been reported to
influence susceptibility of humans, sheep and goats to prion diseases. In cattle, however …

Comparative Analysis of PRNP Gene Indel Polymorphism and Expression among Zhongdian Yellow Cattle, Zhongdian Yak, and Their Hybrids

X He, S Memon, D Yue, J Zhu, Y Lu, X Liu, H Xiong… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a neurological disorder with a
significant effect on cattle health, has been recognized pathologically and medically. It is …

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy associated insertion/deletion polymorphisms of the prion protein gene in the four beef cattle breeds from North China

XY Zhu, FY Feng, SY Xue, T Hou, HR Liu - Genome, 2011 - cdnsciencepub.com
Two insertion/deletion (indel) polymorphisms of the prion protein gene (PRNP), a 23-bp
indel in the putative promoter region and a 12-bp indel within intron I, are associated with …

Polymorphism of the prion protein gene (PRNP) in Polish cattle affected by classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy

A Gurgul, C Urszula, M Larska, MP Polak… - Molecular biology …, 2012 - Springer
Recent attempts to discover genetic factors affecting cattle resistance/susceptibility to bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) have led to the identification of two insertion/deletion …