Enrichment of prion protein in exosomes derived from ovine cerebral spinal fluid

Laura J Vella; Deanne LV Greenwood; Roberto Cappai; Jean-Pierre Y Scheerlinck; Andrew F Hill

Journal article

Enrichment of prion protein in exosomes derived from ovine cerebral spinal fluid

Laura J Vella, Deanne LV Greenwood, Roberto Cappai, Jean-Pierre Y Scheerlinck, Andrew F Hill

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology | ELSEVIER | Published : 2008

DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2008.04.002

University of Melbourne Researchers

Jean-Pierre Scheerlinck Author Veterinary Biosciences

Roberto Cappai Author Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Laura Vella Author Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Deanne Greenwood Author Veterinary Biosciences

Grants

Funding Acknowledgements

We thank Professor John Collinge (MRC Prion Unit) for the gift of monoclonal antibody ICSM18, and Kenneth Goldie (Bio21 Institute) and Anna Freidhuber (Dept. Pathology) for technical assistance with electron microscopy. We also thank Dr. Hung-Hsun Yen for assistance with cerebral spinal fluid collection. This study is supported by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Program Grant (AFH), NHMRC RD Wright Career Development Award (AFH), a University of Melbourne Postgraduate Research Scholarship (LJV) and a Bio21 collaboration support grant.