Protein Misfolding Cyclic Amplification of PrionsSamuel E. Saunders 1, Jason C. Bartz 2, Ronald A. Shikiya 2
1Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 2Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Creighton University
Protein misfolding cyclic amplification (PMCA) is an in vitro assay for the study of prion conversion and strain and species barriers. It can also be used as a prion detection assay.
