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AU Kornblatt,J.A.; Marchal,S.; Rezaei,H.; Balny,C.
TI Characterization of a complex formed between human plasminogen and recombinant sheep prion: pressure and thermal sensitivity of complex formation.
QU Cellular and Molecular Biology (Noisy-le-Grand, France) 2004 Jun; 50(4): 387-96
PT journal article
AB Scrapie is thought to be caused by one or more conformations of a proteinacious particle called a prion. The infectious form(s) is referred to as the scrapie form of the prion protein (PrPsc) whereas a benign form, the cellular conformer, is referred to as PrPc. The cellular conformation of the sheep prion protein formed a 1:1 complex with human plasminogen. The complex precipitated at 0 degrees C (Ksp = 17* 10(-12) M2). This precipitation reaction was sensitive to both temperature and pressure. When subjected to hydrostatic pressure the precipitate dissolved. At 25 degrees C the complex was soluble with a dissociation constant of about 10(-7) M as determined by isothermal titration calorimetry. Absorption, fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopy showed that neither protein, in the complex, underwent a detectable structural change so long as proteolytic inhibitors were present. In the absence of proteolytic inhibitors, plasminogen slowly cleaved the prion protein.
MH Animals; Calorimetry; Humans; *Hydrostatic Pressure; Plasminogen/*chemistry/metabolism; Precipitation; Prions/*chemistry/metabolism; Protease Inhibitors/pharmacology; Protein Binding; Protein Conformation; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Sheep; Spectrum Analysis; *Temperature
AD Concordia University, Montreal, Qc, Canada. krnbltt@vax2.concordia.ca
SP englisch
PO Frankreich