| Distinct PrP properties suggest the molecular basis of strain variation in transmissible mink encephalopathy. RA Bessen, RF Marsh Journal of virology 68 (12), 7859-7868, 1994 | 852 | 1994 |
| Non-genetic propagation of strain-specific properties of scrapie prion protein RA Bessen, DA Kocisko, GJ Raymond, S Nandan, PT Lansbury, ... Nature Publishing Group 375 (6533), 698-700, 1995 | 688 | 1995 |
| Biochemical and physical properties of the prion protein from two strains of the transmissible mink encephalopathy agent. RA Bessen, RF Marsh Journal of virology 66 (4), 2096-2101, 1992 | 590 | 1992 |
| Rapid end-point quantitation of prion seeding activity with sensitivity comparable to bioassays JM Wilham, CD Orrú, RA Bessen, R Atarashi, K Sano, B Race, ... | 554 | 2010 |
| Strain-dependent differences in β-sheet conformations of abnormal prion protein B Caughey, GJ Raymond, RA Bessen Journal of Biological Chemistry 273 (48), 32230-32235, 1998 | 412 | 1998 |
| Identification of two biologically distinct strains of transmissible mink encephalopathy in hamsters. RA Bessen, RF Marsh The Journal of general virology 73, 329-334, 1992 | 389 | 1992 |
| Astrocyte-specific expression of hamster prion protein (PrP) renders PrP knockout mice susceptible to hamster scrapie AJ Raeber, RE Race, S Brandner, SA Priola, A Sailer, RA Bessen, ... The EMBO journal 16 (20), 6057-6065, 1997 | 262 | 1997 |
| Rapid prion neuroinvasion following tongue infection JC Bartz, AE Kincaid, RA Bessen Journal of Virology 77 (1), 583-591, 2003 | 218 | 2003 |
| Interspecies transmission of chronic wasting disease prions to squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) RF Marsh, AE Kincaid, RA Bessen, JC Bartz Journal of virology 79 (21), 13794-13796, 2005 | 213 | 2005 |
| Epidemiological and experimental studies on a new incident of transmissible mink encephalopathy. RF Marsh, RA Bessen, S Lehmann, GR Hartsough The Journal of general virology 72, 589-594, 1991 | 207 | 1991 |
| Neuron-specific expression of a hamster prion protein minigene in transgenic mice induces susceptibility to hamster scrapie agent RE Race, SA Priola, RA Bessen, D Ernst, J Dockter, GF Rall, L Mucke, ... Neuron 15 (5), 1183-1191, 1995 | 194 | 1995 |
| Adaptation and selection of prion protein strain conformations following interspecies transmission of transmissible mink encephalopathy JC Bartz, RA Bessen, D McKenzie, RF Marsh, JM Aiken Journal of virology 74 (12), 5542-5547, 2000 | 192 | 2000 |
| Cadmium-resistant mutant of Bacillus subtilis 168 with reduced cadmium transport. RA Laddaga, R Bessen, S Silver Journal of bacteriology 162 (3), 1106-1110, 1985 | 130 | 1985 |
| Extraneural prion neuroinvasion without lymphoreticular system infection JC Bartz, C DeJoia, T Tucker, AE Kincaid, RA Bessen Journal of virology 79 (18), 11858-11863, 2005 | 110 | 2005 |
| Phenotypic similarity of transmissible mink encephalopathy in cattle and L-type bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a mouse model T Baron, A Bencsik, AG Biacabe, E Morignat, RA Bessen Emerging infectious diseases 13 (12), 1887, 2007 | 103 | 2007 |
| Retrograde transport of transmissible mink encephalopathy within descending motor tracts JC Bartz, AE Kincaid, RA Bessen Journal of virology 76 (11), 5759-5768, 2002 | 90 | 2002 |
| Degradation of the disease-associated prion protein by a serine protease from lichens CJ Johnson, JP Bennett, SM Biro, JC Duque-Velasquez, CM Rodriguez, ... PloS one 6 (5), e19836, 2011 | 88 | 2011 |
| Transmissible mink encephalopathy species barrier effect between ferret and mink: PrP gene and protein analysis JC Bartz, DI McKenzie, RA Bessen, RF Marsh, JM Aiken Journal of General Virology 75 (11), 2947-2954, 1994 | 82 | 1994 |
| Prion shedding from olfactory neurons into nasal secretions RA Bessen, H Shearin, S Martinka, R Boharski, D Lowe, JM Wilham, ... PLoS Pathog 6 (4), e1000837-e1000837, 2010 | 79 | 2010 |
| Prion interference is due to a reduction in strain-specific PrPSc levels JC Bartz, ML Kramer, MH Sheehan, JAL Hutter, JI Ayers, RA Bessen, ... Journal of virology 81 (2), 689-697, 2007 | 77 | 2007 |
