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ReviewPrion2016

Prion protein scrapie and the normal cellular prion protein.

Caroline J Atkinson, Kai Zhang, Alan L Munn, Adrian Wiegmans, Ming Q Wei

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Prion, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
28citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. 'Intelligent' proteins.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025
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  14. Prospective 25-year surveillance of prion diseases in France, 1992 to 2016: a slow waning of epidemics and an increase in observed sporadic forms.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Caroline J Atkinsona Division of Molecular and Gene Therapies, Menzies Health Institute, Griffith University , Gold Coast , QLD , Australia.
Kai Zhanga Division of Molecular and Gene Therapies, Menzies Health Institute, Griffith University , Gold Coast , QLD , Australia.
Alan L Munnb Laboratory of Yeast Cell Biology, Molecular Basis of Disease Program, Menzies Health Institute Queensland and School of Medical Science, Griffith University , Gold Coast , QLD , Australia.
Adrian Wiegmansc Tumour Microenvironment Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute , Herston , Australia.
Ming Q Weia Division of Molecular and Gene Therapies, Menzies Health Institute, Griffith University , Gold Coast , QLD , Australia.
Griffith University · AUQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prions are infectious proteins and over the past few decades, some prions have become renowned for their causative role in several neurodegenerative diseases in animals and humans. Since their discovery, the mechanisms and mode of transmission and molecular structure of prions have begun to be established. There is, however, still much to be elucidated about prion diseases, including the development of potential therapeutic strategies for treatment. The significance of prion disease is discussed here, including the categories of human and animal prion diseases, disease transmission, disease progression and the development of symptoms and potential future strategies for treatment. Furthermore, the structure and function of the normal cellular prion protein (PrP(C)) and its importance in not only in prion disease development, but also in diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease will also be discussed.

Indexed as

Prion DiseasesPrion ProteinsPrPSc ProteinsAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsHumansPrion ProteinsPrPSc ProteinsAlzheimer's diseasebovine spongiform encephalopathyCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseinfectious proteinprion treatmentPRNP

Identifiers

PMID26645475
PMCPMC4981215
OpenAlexW2300054455

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