CONGO RED INHIBITION OF SCRAPIE AGENT REPLICATION

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CAUGHEY, B
ERNST, D
RACE, RE
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10.1128/JVI.67.10.6270-6272.1993
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Congo red inhibits the accumulation of protease-resistant PrP in scrapie-infected mouse neuroblastoma cells. Here we show that Congo red also inhibits the replication of scrapie infectivity in these cells. This observation is consistent with the idea that protease-resistant PrP is a vital component of the scrapie agent or that agent replication depends on the presence of protease-resistant PrP in the cell.
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