Prion trafficking: scrapie mouse
Prion protein, shown in red, can become infectious and cause neurodegenerative disease. Here four nerve cells in a mouse illustrate how infectious prion protein moves within cells along neurites ? wire-like connections the nerve cells use for communicating with adjacent cells.
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