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Antagonistic roles of the N-terminal domain of prion protein to doppel.

Suehiro Sakaguchi

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Suehiro SakaguchiDivision of Molecular Neurobiology, The Institute for Enzyme Research, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan. sakaguch@ier.tokushima-u.ac.jp
Tokushima University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prion protein (PrP)-like molecule, doppel (Dpl), is neurotoxic in mice, causing Purkinje cell degeneration. In contrast, PrP antagonizes Dpl in trans, rescuing mice from Purkinje cell death. We have previously shown that PrP with deletion of the N-terminal residues 23-88 failed to neutralize Dpl in mice, indicating that the N-terminal region, particularly that including residues 23-88, may have trans-protective activity against Dpl. Interestingly, PrP with deletion elongated to residues 121 or 134 in the N-terminal region was shown to be similarly neurotoxic to Dpl, indicating that the PrP C-terminal region may have toxicity which is normally prevented by the N-terminal domain in cis. We recently investigated further roles for the N-terminal region of PrP in antagonistic interactions with Dpl by producing three different types of transgenic mice. These mice expressed PrP with deletion of residues 25-50 or 51-90, or a fusion protein of the N-terminal region of PrP with Dpl. Here, we discuss a possible model for the antagonistic interaction between PrP and Dpl.

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Amino Acid MotifsAnimalsGPI-Linked ProteinsMiceModels, BiologicalNeurotoxinsPrion DiseasesPrionsPrPC ProteinsGPI-Linked ProteinsNeurotoxinsPrionsPrnd protein, mousePrPC Proteins

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PMID19158506
PMCPMC2634528
OpenAlexW2045364824

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