NR ADGP
AU Derkatch,I.L.; Bradley,M.E.; Hong,J.Y.; Liebman,S.W.
TI Prions affect the appearance of other prions: the story of [PIN(+)].
QU Cell 2001 Jul 27; 106(2): 171-82
PT journal article
AB Prions are self-propagating protein conformations. Recent research brought insight into prion propagation, but how they first appear is unknown. We previously established that the yeast non-Mendelian trait [PIN(+)] is required for the de novo appearance of the [PSI(+)] prion. Here, we show that the presence of prions formed by Rnq1 or Ure2 is sufficient to make cells [PIN(+)]. Thus, [PIN(+)] can be caused by more than one prion. Furthermore, an unbiased functional screen for [PIN(+)] prions uncovered the known prion gene, URE2, the proposed prion gene, NEW1, and nine novel candidate prion genes all carrying prion domains. Importantly, the de novo appearance of Rnq1::GFP prion aggregates also requires the presence of other prions, suggesting the existence of a general mechanism by which the appearance of prions is enhanced by heterologous prion aggregates.
MH Fungal Proteins/chemistry/genetics/metabolism; Genes, Fungal/genetics; Models, Biological; Phenotype; Plasmids/genetics; Prions/chemistry/*genetics/*metabolism; Protein Binding; Protein Structure, Quaternary; Protein Structure, Tertiary; Recombinant Fusion Proteins/chemistry/genetics/metabolism; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/chemistry/*genetics/*metabolism; Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
AD Laboratory for Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 900 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
SP englisch
PO USA