Interferon-Stimulated Gene-Mediated Defense Against Prion Infection: Noncanonical Function of Oas1a
Prion diseases are invariably fatal neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the conformational conversion of the host-encoded prion protein (PrPC) into its misfolded, pathogenic isoform (PrPSc). Unlike conventional infectious agents such as viruses, prions lack nucleic acids, leading to the long-held assumption th...