title: Transformation of yeast by infectious prion particles.
abstract: We present methods to prepare infectious Sup35 protein aggregates and use them for genetic transformation of yeast. The protein aggregates are prepared from bacterially expressed recombinant protein, which is converted to amyloid fibers by extended incubation or by nucleated growth using yeast prion particles as seeds. The aggregates are introduced into yeast by a modified spheroplast transformation protocol. The phenotype of the yeast transformants is further characterized by robust prion strain typing methods. The methodology can be used to introduce different [PSI(+)] particles to many laboratory yeast genetic backgrounds. It can be adapted for applications in other yeast prion systems as well.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. cking@imb.sinica.edu.tw
authors.forename: Chih-Yen
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Hui-Ling
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hsiang-Yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000682:Amyloid / Q000737:chemistry; D002459:Cell Fusion / Q000379:methods; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020125:Mutation, Missense / Q000235:genetics; D010454:Peptide Termination Factors; D010858:Pigmentation; D011328:Prions / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D013104:Spheroplasts / Q000235:genetics; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; D010454:Peptide Termination Factors; D011328:Prions; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C068068:SUP35 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins