Article
Structural definition is important for the propagation of the yeast [PSI+] prion.
Molecular cell - 6 Jun 2013
Marchante Ricardo, Rowe Michelle, Zenthon Jo, Howard Mark J, Tuite Mick F
Abstract excerpt
Prions are propagated in Saccharomyces cerevisiae with remarkable efficiency, yet we know little about the structural basis of sequence variations in the prion protein that support or prohibit propagation of the prion conformation. We show that certain single-amino-acid substitutions in the prion protein Sup35 impact negatively on the maintenance of the associated prion-based [PSI(+)] trait by combining in vivo...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Conserved Sequence
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Mutation
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
- Peptide Termination Factors
- Phenotype
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
