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Pritzkow S, Wagenführ K, Daus ML, Boerner S, Lemmer K, Thomzig A, Mielke M, Beekes M
(2011): Quantitative Detection and Biological Propagation of Scrapie Seeding Activity In Vitro Facilitate Use of Prions as Model Pathogens for Disinfection
PLoS ONE 6 (5): e20384. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020384.
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Daus ML, Breyer J, Wagenführ K, Wemheuer WM, Thomzig A, Schulz-Schaeffer WJ, Beekes M
(2011): Presence and Seeding Activity of Pathological Prion Protein (PrP) in Skeletal Muscles of White-Tailed Deer Infected with Chronic Wasting Disease
PLoS One 6 (4): e18345.
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Beekes M, Lemmer K, Thomzig A, Joncic M, Tintelnot K, Mielke M
(2010): Fast broad-range disinfection of bacteria, fungi, viruses and prions
J. Gen. Virol. 91 (2): 580-589. Epub 2009 Oct 28.
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Kratzel C, Krüger D, Beekes M
(2007): Prion propagation in a nerve conduit model containing segments devoid of axons
J. Gen. Virol. 88 (12): 3479-3485.
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Lasch P, Beekes M, Schmitt J, Naumann D
(2007): Detection of preclinical scrapie from serum by infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics
Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 387 (5): 1791-1800.
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Beekes M
(2007): Prions and prion diseases
FEBS Journal (2007, 274): 575.
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Beekes M , McBride PA
(2007): The spread of prions through the body in naturally acquired transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
FEBS J. 274 (3): 588-605.
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Beekes M, Zerr I, Groschup MH
(2007): Prion Research: Past, present, and future
Veterinary Microbiology (2007, 123): 285-286.
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Beekes M, Zerr I, Groschup MH
(2007): Prion Research: Past, present, and future
Veterinary Microbiology (2007, 123): 285-286.
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Thomzig A, Cardone F, Krüger D, Pocchiari M, Brown P, Beekes M
(2006): Pathological prion protein in muscles of hamsters and mice infected with rodent-adapted BSE or vCJD
J. Gen. Virol. 87 (1): 251-254.
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Birkmann E, Schafer O, Weinmann N, Dumpitak C, Beekes M, Jackman R, Thorne L, Riesner D
(2006): Detection of prion particles in samples of BSE and scrapie by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy without proteinase K digestion
Biol. Chem. 387 (1): 95-102.
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Appel TR, Lucassen R, Groschup MH, Joncic M, Beekes M, Riesner D
(2006): Acid inactivation of prions: efficient at elevated temperature or high acid concentration
J. Gen. Virol. 87 (5): 1385-1394.
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Spassov S, Beekes M, Naumann D
(2006): Structural differences between TSEs strains investigated by FT-IR spectroscopy
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1760 (7): 1138-1149 Epub 2006 Mar 27.
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Kretlow A, Wang Q, Kneipp J, Lasch P, Beekes M, Miller L, Naumann D
(2006): FTIR-microspectroscopy of prion-infected nervous tissue
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1758 (7): 948-959, Epub Jun 7.
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Piening N, Weber P, Hogen T, Beekes M, Kretzschmar HA, Giese A
(2006): Photo-induced crosslinking of prion protein oligomers and prions
Amyloid 13 (2): 67-77.
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Weber P, Giese A, Piening N, Mitteregger G, Thomzig A, Beekes M, Kretzschmar HA
(2006): Cell-free formation of misfolded prion protein with authentic prion infectivity
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 103 (43): 15818-15823. Epub 2006 Oct 9.
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Dumpitak C, Beekes M, Weinmann N, Metzger S, Winklhofer KF, Tatzelt J, Riesner D
(2005): The polysaccharide scaffold of PrP 27-30 is a common compound of natural prions and consists of alpha-linked polyglucose
Biol. Chem. 386 (11): 1149-1155.
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Thomzig A, Spassov S, Friedrich M, Naumann D, Beekes M
(2004): Discriminating scrapie and BSE isolates by infrared spectroscopy of pathological prion protein
J. Biol. Chem. 279: 33847-33854.
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Schmitz M, Schlomm M, Hasan B, Beekes M et al.
(2010): Codon 129 polymorphism and the E200K mutation do not affect the cellular prion protein isoform composition in the cerebrospinal fluid from patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Eur. J. Neurosci. 31 (11): 2024-2031. Epub May 31.
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Beekes M
(2010): Die variante Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit (vCJK): Epidemiologie und Schutzmaßnahmen gegen eine Übertragung von Mensch zu Mensch
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 53 (6): 597-605. Epub May 8.
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Krüger D, Thomzig A, Lenz G, Kampf K, McBride PA, Beekes M
(2009): Faecal shedding, alimentary clearance and intestinal spread of prions in hamsters fed with scrapie
Vet. Res. 40 (1): 4, Epub 2008 Oct 3.
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Cardone F, Thomzig A, Schulz-Schaeffer WJ, Valanzano A, Sbriccoli M, Abdel-Haq H, Graziano S, Puopolo M, Brown P, Beekes M, Pocchiari M
(2009): PrPTSE in muscle-associated lymphatic tissue during the preclinical stage of mice orally-infected with BSE
J. Gen. Virol. 90 (10): 2563-2568. Epub 17 Jun.
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Lemmer K, Mielke M, Kratzel C, Joncic M, Oezel M, Pauli G, Beekes M
(2008): Decontamination of surgical instruments from prions. II. In vivo findings with a model system for testing the removal of scrapie infectivity from steel surfaces
J. Gen. Virol. 89 (1): 348-358.
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Kretlow A, Wang Q, Beekes M, Naumann D, Miller LM
(2008): Changes in protein structure and distribution observed at pre-clinical stages of scrapie pathogenesis
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1782 (10): 559-565, Epub Jun 14.
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Thomzig A, Schulz-Schaeffer WJ, Wrede A, Wemheuer WM, Brenig B, Kratzel C, Lemmer K, Beekes M
(2007): Accumulation of pathological prion protein PrPSc in the skin of animals with experimental and natural scrapie
PLoS Pathogens 3 (e66): 0659-0667(doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0030066).
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Seidel B, Thomzig A, Buschmann A, Groschup MH, Peters R, Beekes M, Terytze K
(2007): Scrapie agent (Strain 263K) can transmit disease via the oral route after persistence in soil over years
PloS ONE 2 (e435): 1-8 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000435).
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Kratzel C, Krüger D, Beekes M
(2007): Relevance of the regional lymph node in scrapie pathogenesis after peripheral infection of hamsters
BMC Vet. Res. 3 (1): 22, Epub Sep 25.
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Kratzel C, Mai J, Madela K, Beekes M, Krüger D
(2007): Propagation of scrapie in peripheral nerves after footpad infection in normal and neurotoxin exposed hamsters
Vet. Res. 38: 127-139.
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Weber P, Giese A, Piening N, Mitteregger G, Thomzig A, Beekes M, Kretzschmar HA
(2007): Generation of genuine prion infectivity by serial PMCA
Vet. Microbiol. 123 (4): 346-357, Epub Apr 7 (doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.03.004).
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Lemmer K, Mielke M, Pauli G, Beekes M
(2004): Decontamination of surgical instruments from prion proteins: in vitro studies on the detachment, destabilization and degradation of PrPSc bound to steel surfaces
J. Gen. Virol. 85: 3805-3816.
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Bieschke J, Weber P, Sarafoff N, Beekes M, Giese A, Kretzschmar H
(2004): Autocatalytic self-propagation of misfolded prion protein
PNAS U.S.A. 101: 12207-12211.
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Thomzig A, Schulz-Schaeffer W, Kratzel C, Mai J, Beekes M
(2004): Preclinical deposition of pathological prion protein PrPSc in muscles of hamsters orally exposed to scrapie
J. Clin. Invest. 113: 1465-1472.
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Thomzig A, Kratzel C, Lenz G, Krüger D, Beekes M
(2003): Widespread PrPSc accumulation in muscles of hamsters orally infected with scrapie
EMBO Reports 4 (5): 530-533.
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Lasch P, Schmitt J, Beekes M, Udelhoven T, Eiden M, Fabian H, Petrich W, Naumann D
(2003): Antemortem identification of bovine spongiform encephalopathy from serum using infrared spectroscopy
Anal. Chem. 75 (23): 6673-6678.
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Kneipp J, Beekes M, Lasch P, Naumann D
(2002): Molecular changes of preclinical scrapie can be detected by infrared spectroscopy
J. Neurosci. 22: 2989-2997.
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Schmitt J, Beekes M, Brauer A, Udelhoven T, Lasch P, Naumann D
(2002): Identification of scrapie infection from blood serum by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Anal. Chem. 74 (15): 3865-3868.
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McBride PA, Schulz-Schäffer WJ, Donaldson M, Bruce M, Diringer H, Kretzschmar HA, Beekes M
(2001): Early spread of scrapie from the gastrointestinal tract to the central nervous system involves autonomic fibers of the splanchnic and vagus nerves
J. Virol. 75: 9320-9327.
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Beekes M, McBride PA
(2000): Early accumulation of pathological PrP in the enteric nervous system and gut-associated lymphoid tissue of hamsters orally infected with scrapie
Neurosci. Lett. 278 (3): 181-184.
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Beekes M, McBride P A, Baldauf E
(1998): Cerebral targeting indicates vagal spread of infection in hamsters fed with scrapie
J. Gen. Virol. 79: 601-607.
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Baldauf E, Beekes M, Diringer H
(1997): Evidence for an alternative direct route of access for the scrapie agent to the brain bypassing the spinal cord
J. Gen. Virol. 78: 1187-1197.
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Beekes M, Baldauf E, Diringer
(1996): Sequential appearance and accumulation of pathognomonic markers in the central nervous system of hamsters orally infected with scrapie
J Gen Virol (1996, 77): 1925-1934.
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Beekes M, Baldauf E, Caßens S, Diringer, Keyes P, Scott AC, Wells GAH, Brown P, Gibbs CJ, Gajdusek DC
(1995): Western blot mapping of disease-specific amyloid in various animal species and humans with transmissible spongiform encephalopathies using a high-yield purification method
J Gen Virol (1995, 76): 2567-2576.
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