title: Expression of wild-type and V210I mutant prion protein in human neuroblastoma cells.
abstract: The conversion of the host-encoded prion protein (PrPc) into the insoluble, protease-resistant isoform (PrPsc) is the main pathogenic mechanism of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. They are fatal neurodegenerative disorders, which in human occur as sporadic, inherited or familial forms. These last forms are linked to insert or point mutations of PrPc which may facilitate the spontaneous conversion into PrPsc. We have established stably transfected human neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y) expressing mutant V210I, or wild-type PrPc. Both proteins were expressed and attached to the cell surface. The mutation in position 210 did not alter the biochemical properties of the protein in comparison with the wild-type protein nor induced any conformational changes similar to those observed in PrPsc.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Virology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vetrugno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malchow
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marziali
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Battistini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pocchiari
mesh_terms: D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000682:Amyloid / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D001932:Brain Neoplasms; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009447:Neuroblastoma; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D043265:Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase; D017354:Point Mutation; D018621:PrPC Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D018620:PrPSc Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D000072002:Prion Proteins; D011328:Prions; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; C512656:PRNP protein, human; D018621:PrPC Proteins; D018620:PrPSc Proteins; D000072002:Prion Proteins; D011328:Prions; D011498:Protein Precursors; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D043265:Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase