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ArticleBMC veterinary research2020

Bovine adapted transmissible mink encephalopathy is similar to L-BSE after passage through sheep with the VRQ/VRQ genotype but not VRQ/ARQ.

Eric Cassmann, Sarah Jo Moore, Robyn Kokemuller, Anne Balkema-Buschmann, Martin Groschup, Eric Nicholson, Justin Greenlee

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Article in BMC veterinary research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Eric CassmannVirus and Prion Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1920 Dayton Avenue, P.O. Box 70, Ames, IA, 50010, USA.
Sarah Jo MooreVirus and Prion Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1920 Dayton Avenue, P.O. Box 70, Ames, IA, 50010, USA.
Robyn KokemullerVirus and Prion Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1920 Dayton Avenue, P.O. Box 70, Ames, IA, 50010, USA.
Anne Balkema-BuschmannInstitute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, -Isle of Riems, Greifswald, Germany.
Martin GroschupInstitute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, -Isle of Riems, Greifswald, Germany.
Eric NicholsonVirus and Prion Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1920 Dayton Avenue, P.O. Box 70, Ames, IA, 50010, USA.
Justin GreenleeVirus and Prion Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1920 Dayton Avenue, P.O. Box 70, Ames, IA, 50010, USA. justin.greenlee@ars.usda.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2202-3054
United States Department of Agriculture · USFriedrich-Loeffler-Institut · DEOak Ridge Associated Universities · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTransmissible mink encephalopathy (TME) is a fatal neurologic disease of farmed mink. Evidence indicates that TME and L-BSE are similar and may be linked in some outbreaks of TME. We previously transmitted bovine adapted TME (bTME) to sheep. The present study compared ovine passaged bTME (o-bTME) to C-BSE and L-BSE in transgenic mice expressing wild type bovine prion protein (TgBovXV). To directly compare the transmission efficiency of all prion strains in this study, we considered the attack rates and mean incubation periods. Additional methods for strain comparison were utilized including lesion profiles, fibril stability, and western blotting.

resultsSheep donor genotype elicited variable disease phenotypes in bovinized mice. Inoculum derived from a sheep with the VRQ/VRQ genotype (o-bTME

conclusionsOur findings provide insight on how sheep host genotype modulates strain genesis and influences interspecies transmission characteristics. Given that the transmission efficiencies of L-BSE and bTME are higher than C-BSE, coupled with previous reports of L-BSE transmission to mice expressing the human prion protein, continued monitoring for atypical BSE is advisable in order to prevent occurrences of interspecies transmission that may affect humans or other species.

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AnimalsBrainCattleEncephalopathy, Bovine SpongiformMice, TransgenicPrion DiseasesPrion ProteinsPrionsPrPC ProteinsPrion ProteinsPrionsPrPC ProteinsC-BSEL-BSEPrionPrion diseasesPRNPPrPScSheepTMETransmissible mink encephalopathyTransmissible spongiform encephalopathiesTSE

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PMID33032590
PMCPMC7545885
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