| PRNP | Prion protein gene |
| PrPSc | Pathogenic abnormal prion protein |
| PrPC | normal prion protein |
| BSE | Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
| FSE | Feline Spongiform Encephalopathy |
| MEGA | Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| GMQE | Global Model Quality Estimation |
| QMEAN | Qualitative Model Energy ANalysis |
| PDB | Protein Data Bank |
| PrP | Prion protein |