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Cellular factors important for the de novo formation of yeast prions

Tuite, Mick F., Stojanovski, Klement, Ness, Frederique, Merritt, Gloria H., Koloteva-Levine, Nadejda (2008) Cellular factors important for the de novo formation of yeast prions. Biochemical Society Transactions, 36 (5). pp. 1083-1087. ISSN 0300-5127. (doi:10.1042/bst0361083) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:15273)

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Abstract

Prions represent an unusual structural form of a protein that is 'infectious'. in mammals, prions are associated with fatal neurodegenerative diseases such as CJD (Creutzfeldt-jakob disease), while in fungi they act as novel epigenetic regulators of phenotype. Even though most of the human prion diseases arise spontaneously, we still know remarkably little about how infectious prions form de novo. The [PSI+] prion of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae provides a highly tractable model in which to explore the underlying mechanism of de novo prion formation, in particular identifying key cis- and trans-acting factors. Most significantly, the de novo formation of [PSI+] requires the presence of a second prion called [PIN+], which is typically the prion form of Rnq1p, a protein rich in glutamine and aspartic acid residues. The molecular mechanism by which the [PIN+] prion facilitates de novo [PSI+] formation is not fully established, but most probably involves some form of cross-seeding. A number of other cellular factors, in particular chaperones of the Hsp70 (heat-shock protein 70) family, are known to modify the frequency of de novo prion formation in yeast.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1042/bst0361083
Additional information: Proceedings Paper.
Uncontrolled keywords: chaperone; prion; [PSI+] prion; ubiquitin-proteasome system; yeast
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences
Depositing User: Louise Dorman
Date Deposited: 09 Apr 1914 18:23 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:53 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/15273 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Tuite, Mick F..

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Merritt, Gloria H..

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Koloteva-Levine, Nadejda.

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