Congo red inhibition of scrapie agent replication

B Caughey, D Ernst, RE Race - Journal of virology, 1993 - Am Soc Microbiol
B Caughey, D Ernst, RE Race
Journal of virology, 1993Am Soc Microbiol
Congo red inhibits the accumulation of protease-resistant PrP in scrapie-infected mouse
neuroblastoma cells. Here we show that Congo red also inhibits the replication of scrapie
infectivity in these cells. This observation is consistent with the idea that protease-resistant
PrP is a vital component of the scrapie agent or that agent replication depends on the
presence of protease-resistant PrP in the cell.
Congo red inhibits the accumulation of protease-resistant PrP in scrapie-infected mouse neuroblastoma cells. Here we show that Congo red also inhibits the replication of scrapie infectivity in these cells. This observation is consistent with the idea that protease-resistant PrP is a vital component of the scrapie agent or that agent replication depends on the presence of protease-resistant PrP in the cell.
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