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Reversible monomer-oligomer transition in human prion protein.

Ken Sasaki, Jyoti Gaikwad, Shuhei Hashiguchi, Toshiya Kubota, Kazuhisa Sugimura, Werner Kremer, Hans Robert Kalbitzer, Kazuyuki Akasaka

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8 authors.

Ken SasakiHigh Pressure Protein Research Center, Institute of Advanced Technology and Graduate School of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kinki University, Kinokawa, Japan.
Jyoti Gaikwad
Shuhei Hashiguchi
Toshiya Kubota
Kazuhisa Sugimura
Werner Kremer
Hans Robert Kalbitzer
Kazuyuki Akasaka

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The structure and the dissociation reaction of oligomers Pr(Poligo) from reduced human prion huPrP(C)(23-231) have been studied by (1)H-NMR and tryptophan fluorescence spectroscopy at varying pressure, along with circular dichroism and atomic force microscopy. The 1H-NMR and fluorescence spectral feature of the oligomer is consistent with the notion that the N-terminal residues including all seven Trp residues, are free and mobile, while residues 105 approximately 210, comprising the AGAAAAGA motif and S1-Loop-HelixA-Loop-S2-Loop-HelixC, are engaged in intra- and/ or inter-molecular interactions. By increasing pressure to 200 MPa, the oligomers tend to dissociate into monomers which may be identified with PrP(C*), a rare metastable form of PrP(C) stabilized at high pressure (Kachel et al., BMC Struct Biol 6:16). The results strongly suggest that the oligomeric form PrP(oligo) is in dynamic equilibrium with the monomeric forms via PrP(C*), namely huPrP(C)[left arrow over right arrow]huPrP(C*)[left arrow over right arrow]huPrP(oligo).

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Circular DichroismFluorescenceHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMicroscopy, Atomic ForceOxidation-ReductionPressureProtein Structure, QuaternaryPrPC ProteinsTemperatureTryptophanPrPC ProteinsTryptophan

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PMID19158507
PMCPMC2634530

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