
Production of the pathogenic prion isoform PrPsc-like molecules is thought to be useful for understanding the mysterious mechanism of conformational conversion process of prion diseases and proving the "protein-only" hypothesis. In this report, an engineered PrPsc-like conformation was produced from a chimera of mammalian bovine prion protein (bPrP) and yeast Ure2p prion-inducing domain (UPrD). Compared with the normal form of bPrP, the engineered recombinant protein, termed bPrP-UPrD, spontaneously aggregated into ordered fibrils under physiological condition, displaying amyloid-like characteristics, such as fibrillar morphology, birefringence upon binding to Congo red and increased fluorescence intensity with Thioflavine T. Limited resistance to protease K digestion and CD spectroscopy experiments suggested that the structure of bPrP-UPrD had been changed, and adopted a new, high content beta-sheet conformation during the fibrils formation. Moreover, bPrP-UPrD amyloid fibrils could recruit more soluble forms into the aggregates. Therefore, the engineered molecules could mimic significant behaviors of PrPsc and will be helpful for further understanding the mechanism of conformational conversion process.
Amyloid, Microscopy, PrPSc Proteins, Prions, Protein Conformation, Circular Dichroism, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Congo Red, Protein Engineering, Protein Structure, Secondary, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Microscopy, Electron, Animals, Protein Isoforms, Cattle, Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, Benzothiazoles, Endopeptidase K, Coloring Agents, Plasmids
Amyloid, Microscopy, PrPSc Proteins, Prions, Protein Conformation, Circular Dichroism, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Congo Red, Protein Engineering, Protein Structure, Secondary, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Microscopy, Electron, Animals, Protein Isoforms, Cattle, Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, Benzothiazoles, Endopeptidase K, Coloring Agents, Plasmids
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