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ArticleNeurobiology of disease2026

Leveraging the dominant-negative effect of the kuru-protective G127V prion protein variant as a novel therapeutic strategy.

Jean R P Gatdula, Nadia A Mirza-Romero, Isabel C Orbe, Linnea M Saunders, Samantha G Tolton, Janelle S Vultaggio, Robert C C Mercer, Jason C Bartz, Glenn C Telling, Hasier Eraña and 2 more

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Article in Neurobiology of disease, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Jean R P GatdulaDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, United States of America.
Nadia A Mirza-RomeroDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, United States of America.
Isabel C OrbeDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, United States of America.
Linnea M SaundersDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, United States of America.
Samantha G ToltonDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, United States of America.
Janelle S VultaggioDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, United States of America.
Robert C C MercerDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, United States of America.
Jason C BartzDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, United States of America; Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Prion Research Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States of America.
Glenn C TellingDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Prion Research Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States of America.
Hasier ErañaCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC BioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Carlos III National Health Institute, Madrid, Spain; Atlas Molecular Pharma S.L., Derio, Spain.
Joaquín CastillaCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC BioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Carlos III National Health Institute, Madrid, Spain; IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain.
David A HarrisDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, United States of America. Electronic address: daharris@bu.edu.

Funding

Mechanisms of Prion Protein ToxicityR01NS065244 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI HARRIS, DAVID A · 2010 to 2025
$8.9M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS065244
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative disorders with no approved therapies that halt or reverse disease progression. Given that cellular prion protein (PrP

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Prion DiseasesPrion ProteinsPrionsAnimalsCell LineHumansMicePrion ProteinsPrionsDominant-negativeKuruNeurodegenerationPrionTherapy for prion diseases

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PMID42372977
PMCPMC13545755

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