About the Authors

Kazunori Sano

Affiliations Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Global Centers of Excellence Program, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan

Katsuya Satoh

satoh-prion@nagasaki-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan

Ryuichiro Atarashi

Affiliations Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Nagasaki University Research Centre for Genomic Instability and Carcinogenesis, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan

Hiroshi Takashima

Affiliation Department of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan

Yasushi Iwasaki

Affiliation Department of Neuropathology, Institute for Medical Science of Aging, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan

Mari Yoshida

Affiliation Department of Neuropathology, Institute for Medical Science of Aging, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan

Nobuo Sanjo

Affiliation Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Hiroyuki Murai

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Iizuka Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

Hidehiro Mizusawa

Affiliation Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Matthias Schmitz

Affiliation Dementia Research Unit, National Reference Center for TSE, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany

Inga Zerr

Affiliation Dementia Research Unit, National Reference Center for TSE, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany

Yong-Sun Kim

Affiliation Ilsong Institute of Life Science, Hallym University, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea

Noriyuki Nishida

Affiliations Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Global Centers of Excellence Program, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: K. Satoh K. Sano RA NN. Performed the experiments: K. Sano K. Satoh RN. Analyzed the data: K. Satoh. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HT YI MY NS H. Murai H. Mizusawa MS IZ YK. Wrote the paper: K. Sano K. Satoh RN NN.