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Prominent pancreatic endocrinopathy and altered control of food intake disrupt energy homeostasis in prion diseases by Bailey, J D, Berardinelli, J G, Rocke, T E, Bessen, R A

“…Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative diseases that can induce endocrinopathies. The basis of altered endocrine function in prion diseases is not well…”
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Distinct PrP properties suggest the molecular basis of strain variation in transmissible mink encephalopathy by Bessen, R.A. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Hamilton, MT.), Marsh, R.F

“…The molecular basis of strain variation in scrapie diseases is unknown. The only identified component of the agent is the posttranslationally modified host…”
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Biochemical and physical properties of the prion protein from two strains of the transmissible mink encephalopathy agent by BESSEN, R. A, MARSH, R. F

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Identification of two biologically distinct strains of transmissible mink encephalopathy in hamsters by Bessen, Richard A, Marsh, Richard F

“…Department of Veterinary Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1655 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, U.S.A. Experimental transmission of the…”
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Epidemiological and experimental studies on a new incident of transmissible mink encephalopathy by Marsh, R. F, Bessen, Richard A, Lehmann, Scott, Hartsough, G. R

“…1 Department of Veterinary Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1655 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 and 2 Ranch Service, Thiensville, Wisconsin,…”
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Strain-dependent Differences in β-Sheet Conformations of Abnormal Prion Protein by Caughey, Byron, Raymond, Gregory J., Bessen, Richard A.

“…Strain diversity in the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) has been proposed to be determined by variations in the conformation of the abnormal,…”
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Non-genetic propagation of strain-specific properties of scrapie prion protein by Bessen, Richard A, Kocisko, David A, Raymond, Gregory J, Nandan, Santosh, Lansbury, Peter T, Caughey, Byron

“…The infectious agents causing scrapie and other transmissible spongiform encephalopathies have been postulated to consist solely of the protease-resistant form…”
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Rapid Prion Neuroinvasion following Tongue Infection by Bartz, Jason C, Kincaid, Anthony E, Bessen, Richard A

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Physicochemical and Biological Characterizations of Distinct Strains of the Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy Agent by Marsh, R. F., Bessen, R. A.

“…Inoculation of the Stetsonvile, Wisconsin source of transmissible mink encephalopathy (TME) into Syrian hamsters has identified two strains of the TME agent…”
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Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy Species Barrier Effect Between Ferret and Mink: PrP Gene and Protein Analysis by Bartz, Jason C, McKenzie, Debbie I, Bessen, Richard A, Marsh, Richard F, Aiken, Judd M

“…Department of Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences, 1655 Linden Drive, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, U.S.A. Experimental infection of…”
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Methods for studying prion protein (PrP) metabolism and the formation of protease-resistant PrP in cell culture and cell-free systems : An update by CAUGHEY, B, RAYMOND, G. J, PRIOLA, S. A, KOCISKO, D. A, RACE, R. E, BESSEN, R. A, LANSBURY, P. T, CHESEBRO, B

“…Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) or prion diseases result in aberrant metabolism of prion protein (PrP) and the accumulation of a…”
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Adaptation and Selection of Prion Protein Strain Conformations following Interspecies Transmission of Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy by Bartz, J C, Bessen, R A, McKenzie, D, Marsh, R F, Aiken, J M

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Prion Infection of Skeletal Muscle Cells and Papillae in the Tongue by MULCAHY, Ellyn R, BARTZ, Jason C, KINCAID, Anthony E, BESSEN, Richard A

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Astrocyte-specific expression of hamster prion protein (PrP) renders PrP knockout mice susceptible to hamster scrapie by Raeber, Alex J., Race, Richard E., Brandner, Sebastian, Priola, Suzette A., Sailer, Andreas, Bessen, Richard A., Mucke, Lennart, Manson, Jean, Aguzzi, Adriano, Oldstone, Michael B.A., Weissmann, Charles, Chesebro, Bruce

“…Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are characterized by spongiosis, astrocytosis and accumulation of PrPSc, an isoform of the normal host protein PrPC…”
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Retrograde Transport of Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy within Descending Motor Tracts by Bartz, Jason C, Kincaid, Anthony E, Bessen, Richard A

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Delay in onset of prion disease for the HY strain of transmissible mink encephalopathy as a result of prior peripheral inoculation with the replication-deficient DY strain by Bartz, Jason C, Aiken, Judd M, Bessen, Richard A

“…1 Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USA 2 Department of Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences,…”
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Inhibition of murine retrovirus-induced neurodegeneration in the spinal cord by explant culture by Bessen, R A, Lynch, W P, Portis, J L

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Strain-specific Kinetics of Prion Protein Formation in Vitro and in Vivo by Mulcahy, Ellyn R., Bessen, Richard A.

“…The molecular basis of prion strain diversity is proposed to be encoded by distinct conformations of the abnormal scrapie isoform of the prion protein (PrPSc)…”
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Neuron-specific expression of a hamster prion protein minigene in transgenic mice induces susceptibility to hamster scrapie agent by Race, Richard E., Priola, Suzette A., Bessen, Richard A., Ernst, Darwin, Dockter, Janel, Rall, Glenn F., Mucke, Lennart, Chesebro, Bruce, Oldstone, Michael B.A.

“…To study the effect of cell type-restricted hamster PrP expression on susceptibility to the hamster scrapie agent, we generated transgenic mice using a 1 kb…”
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In Situ Formation of Protease-resistant Prion Protein in Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy-infected Brain Slices by Bessen, Richard A., Raymond, Gregory J., Caughey, Byron

“…The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) comprise a group of fatal neurodegenerative diseases that are characterized by the conversion of the…”
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