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ArticleScience advances2025

Soluble N-terminal region of prion protein causes rapid neurodegeneration in prion disease.

Runchuan Yan, Yan Zhang, Jingjing Zhang, Xiangyi Zhang, Yue Han, Mengfei Wang, Dan Wang, Shengnan Huang, Wei Liu, Qi Shi and 4 more

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Article in Science advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Runchuan YanCollege of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0009-0003-4120-179X
Yan ZhangCollege of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0009-0005-6451-2173
Jingjing ZhangChinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7524-8973
Xiangyi ZhangChinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7017-7472
Yue HanChinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing 102206, China.
Mengfei WangChinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing 102206, China.
Dan WangChinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing 102206, China.
Shengnan HuangChinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing 102206, China.
Wei LiuChinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing 102206, China.
Qi ShiNational key-Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Disease, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6282-9864
Xiaoping DongNational key-Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Disease, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
Wen-Quan ZouInstitute of Neurology, Jiangxi Academy of Clinical Medical Sciences, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang 33022, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8062-0370
Zhen LiCollege of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4798-4161
Jiyan MaChinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7150-1898

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rapid neurodegeneration distinguishes prion disease from other neurodegenerative disorders. Notably, normal prion protein (PrP

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Prion DiseasesPrion ProteinsPrPC ProteinsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceProtein DomainsSolubilityPrion ProteinsPrPC Proteins

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PMID40768577
PMCPMC12327452

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