IGNITE NEWS DESK
“We welcome your comments”
📷Woo-Sung Jo1,2†, 📷Yong-Chan Kim1,2†, 📷Jae-Ku Oem3 and 📷Byung-Hoon Jeong1,2*
Prion diseases are fatal degenerative encephalopathies caused by misfolded prion protein (PrPSc) converted from normal prion protein (PrPC). Previous studies have reported that genetic polymorphisms of the prion protein gene (PRNP) play a critical role in susceptibility to prion diseases. In addition, prion disease-resistant animals showed unique structural features of prion protein (PrP) related to species-specific amino acids. However, investigations of genetic polymorphisms of the PRNP gene and structural characteristics of PrP have not been performed in raccoon dogs thus far.
SOURCE: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.989352/full
