Prions: Portable prion domains

被引:19
作者
Wickner, RB [1 ]
Taylor, KL [1 ]
Edskes, HK [1 ]
Maddelein, ML [1 ]
机构
[1] NIDDK, Lab Biochem & Genet, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
关键词
D O I
10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00460-7
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Self-propagating abnormal proteins, prions, have been identified in yeast; asparagine/glutamine rich 'prion domains' within these proteins can inactivate the linked functional domains; new prion domains and reporters have been used to make 'synthetic prions', leading to discoveries of new natural prions.
引用
收藏
页码:R335 / R337
页数:3
相关论文
共 36 条
[31]   Prion domain initiation of amyloid formation in vitro from native Ure2p [J].
Taylor, KL ;
Cheng, NQ ;
Williams, RW ;
Steven, AC ;
Wickner, RB .
SCIENCE, 1999, 283 (5406) :1339-1343
[32]  
TERAVANESYAN MD, 1994, GENETICS, V137, P671
[33]   Molecular genetics of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies [J].
Weissmann, C .
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 1999, 274 (01) :3-6
[34]   [URE3] AS AN ALTERED URE2 PROTEIN - EVIDENCE FOR A PRION ANALOG IN SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE [J].
WICKNER, RB .
SCIENCE, 1994, 264 (5158) :566-569
[35]  
WICKNER RB, 1976, GENETICS, V82, P273
[36]   TERMINATION OF TRANSLATION IN EUKARYOTES IS GOVERNED BY 2 INTERACTING POLYPEPTIDE-CHAIN RELEASE FACTORS, ERF1 AND ERF3 [J].
ZHOURAVLEVA, G ;
FROLOVA, L ;
LEGOFF, X ;
LEGUELLEC, R ;
INGEVECHTOMOV, S ;
KISSELEV, L ;
PHILIPPE, M .
EMBO JOURNAL, 1995, 14 (16) :4065-4072