Analysis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease infectious fractions by gel permeation chromatography and sedimentation field flow fractionation
- PMID: 1492497
- DOI: 10.1016/0168-1702(92)90016-3
Analysis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease infectious fractions by gel permeation chromatography and sedimentation field flow fractionation
Abstract
Gel permeation chromatography and sedimentation field flow fractionation (SF3) were used to further analyze highly infectious fractions from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) infected hamster brain. These analyses defined the relative molecular mass and physical size of the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) agent with greater precision than previously possible. Highly purified disaggregated fractions yielded single, homogeneous Gaussian peaks with both methods. The relevant analytical peaks contained protein-nucleic acid complexes with an M(r) of approximately 1.5 x 10(7) daltons and a mean radius of approximately 30 nm. The experimental evidence further solidifies the concept of an infectious agent that resembles a viral core rather than a simple protein.
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