| Literature DB >> 22421206 |
Christina D Orrù1, Jason M Wilham, Sarah Vascellari, Andrew G Hughson, Byron Caughey.
Abstract
The ability of abnormal TSE-associated forms of PrP to seed the formation of amyloid fibrils from recombinant PrP(Sen) has served as the basis for several relatively rapid and highly sensitive tests for prion diseases. These tests include rPrP-PMCA (rPMCA), standard quaking-induced conversion (S-QuIC), amyloid seeding assay (ASA), real-time QuIC (RT-QuIC) and enhanced QuIC (eQuIC). Here, we summarize recent improvements in the RT-QuIC-based assays that enhance the practicality, sensitivity and quantitative attributes of assays QuIC and promote the detection of prion seeding activity in dilute, inhibitor-laden fluids such as blood plasma.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22421206 PMCID: PMC7082091 DOI: 10.4161/pri.19430
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Prion ISSN: 1933-6896 Impact factor: 3.931