An innovative gene editing technique enables multiple rare diseases to be treated with a single therapy.
Autor: Hasier Eraña Un equipo de investigadores estadounidenses ha publicado en la prestigiosa revista Nature una técnica revolucionaria de edición genética (técnica que permite introducir cambios en el material genético de las células) que podría cambiar la forma en que abordamos el tratamiento de diversas enfermedades genéticas o de origen familiar de baja prevalencia, también […]
New study reveals the need for earlier access to palliative care in prion diseases
Un reciente estudio publicado en la revista Neurology (pueden acceder artículo original aquí) analiza cómo se utilizan los recursos de los cuidados paliativos en pacientes con enfermedades priónicas, como la enfermedad de Creutzfeldt-Jakob, basándose en la experiencia de varias clínicas de EE. UU. Las enfermedades priónicas son dolencias raras, rápidas y devastadoras, para las que […]
Promising advances in gene therapy for Huntington's disease
Autor: Josu Galarza La enfermedad de Huntington es un trastorno neurodegenerativo clasificado como enfermedad rara, con una incidencia de entre 5 y 10 casos por cada 100.000 habitantes. De carácter hereditario, sus principales manifestaciones clínicas son los movimientos involuntarios, así como alteraciones cognitivas y psiquiátricas. La presencia de agregados proteicos tóxicos en el cerebro, junto […]
A comprehensive phylogeny of mammalian PRNP gene reveals no influence of prion misfolding propensity on the evolution of this gene
The study shows that prion properties are conserved without post-translational modifications. An international team led by researchers from IRTA-CReSA and CIC bioGUNE has shown that the fastest known prion strain, CWD-vole, maintains its properties even in the absence of glycosylation and membrane anchoring. Using...
Effect of primary structural variation on cervid prion protein in flexibility, stability, and spontaneous misfolding propensity
Cofactors favour prion misfolding, but are not essential to generate infectivity A multidisciplinary team led by researchers from CIC bioGUNE and in collaboration with partners from the NEURO-COOP project, has demonstrated that the prion protein [...]
Characterization of prion strains and peripheral prion infectivity patterns in E200K genetic CJD patients
Researchers from the Centre for Encephalopathies and Emerging Communicable Diseases of the University of Zaragoza, within the framework of the NEURO-COOP project, have managed to detect prions (PrP^Sc) in the oocytes and ovaries of sheep naturally infected with classical scrapie, using the ultra-sensitive PMCA (Protein Misfolding Cyclic Amplification) technique.
Detection of prions in oocytes and ovaries of ewes naturally infected with classical scrapie
Researchers from the Centre for Encephalopathies and Emerging Communicable Diseases of the University of Zaragoza, within the framework of the NEURO-COOP project, have managed to detect prions (PrP^Sc) in the oocytes and ovaries of sheep naturally infected with classical scrapie, using the ultra-sensitive PMCA (Protein Misfolding Cyclic Amplification) technique.
Conservation of strain properties of bank vole-adapted chronic wasting disease in the absence of glycosylation and membrane anchoring
The study shows that prion properties are conserved without post-translational modifications. An international team led by researchers from IRTA-CReSA and CIC bioGUNE has shown that the fastest known prion strain, CWD-vole, maintains its properties even in the absence of glycosylation and membrane anchoring. Using...
Cofactors facilitate bona fide prion misfolding in vitro but are not necessary for the infectivity of recombinant murine prions
Cofactors favour prion misfolding, but are not essential to generate infectivity A multidisciplinary team led by researchers from CIC bioGUNE and in collaboration with partners from the NEURO-COOP project, has demonstrated that the prion protein [...]
Zoonotic Potential of Chronic Wasting Disease after Adaptation in Intermediate Species
A strain of chronic wasting disease in elk shows increased zoonotic potential after passage through sheep An international study led by French scientists, ...
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