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ArticleBiochemical and biophysical research communications2015

Transgenic over-expression of mammalian heparanase delays prion disease onset and progression.

O Kovalchuk Ben-Zaken, I Nissan, S Tzaban, A Taraboulos, E Zcharia, S Matzger, I Shafat, I Vlodavsky, Y Tal

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Article in Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

O Kovalchuk Ben-ZakenDepartment of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel; Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, 31096, Haifa, Israel.
I NissanDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC), Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.
S TzabanDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC), Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.
A TaraboulosDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC), Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.
E ZchariaDepartment of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.
S MatzgerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.
I ShafatCancer and Vascular Biology Research Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, 31096, Haifa, Israel.
I VlodavskyCancer and Vascular Biology Research Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, 31096, Haifa, Israel. Electronic address: vlodavsk@cc.huji.ac.il.
Y TalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.
Hadassah Medical Center · ILHebrew University of Jerusalem · ILRappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences · IL

Funding

Regulation of heparanase in cancer progressionR01CA106456 · NCI · TECHNION-ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI VLODAVSKY, ISRAEL · 2004 to 2013
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS CA106456NCI NIH HHS R01 CA106456
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular heparan sulfate (HS) has a dual role in scrapie pathogenesis; it is required for PrP(Sc) (scrapie prion protein) formation and facilitates infection of cells, mediating cellular uptake of prions. We examined the involvement of heparanase, a mammalian endoglycosidase degrading HS, in scrapie infection. In cultured cells, heparanase treatment or over-expression resulted in a profound decrease in PrP(Sc). Moreover, disease onset and progression were dramatically delayed in scrapie infected transgenic mice over-expressing heparanase. Together, our results provide direct in vivo evidence for the involvement of intact HS in the pathogenesis of prion disease and the protective role of heparanase both in terms of susceptibility to infection and disease progression.

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AnimalsCell LineCricetinaeDisease ProgressionDisease SusceptibilityFemaleGlucuronidaseHeparanaseHeparan SulfateHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPrion DiseasesPrPSc ProteinsGlucuronidaseHeparanaseHeparan SulfatePrPSc ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsHeparanaseHeparan sulfatePrion diseaseScrapie prion proteinSurvival timeTransgenic mice

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PMID26168721
PMCPMC4532585
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