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Alcohol oxidase (AOX1) from Pichia pastoris is a novel inhibitor of prion propagation and a potential ATPase.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Feb 2009
Zhang Hong, Loovers Harriët M, Xu Li-Qiong, Wang Mingzhu, Rowling Pamela J E, Itzhaki Laura S, Gong Weimin, Zhou Jun-Mei, Jones Gary W, Perrett Sarah
Abstract excerpt
Previous results suggest that methylotrophic yeasts may contain factors that modulate prion stability. Alcohol oxidase (AOX), a key enzyme in methanol metabolism, is an abundant protein that is specific to methylotrophic yeasts. We examined the effect of Pichia pastoris AOX1 on prion phenotypes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The S. cerevisiae prion states [PSI(+)] and [URE3] arise from aggregation of the proteins...
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