title: Effects of randomizing the Sup35NM prion domain sequence on formation of amyloid fibrils in vitro.
abstract: The mechanism by which proteins aggregate and form amyloid fibrils is still elusive. In order to preclude interference by cellular factors and to clarify the role of the primary sequence of Sup35p prion domain in formation of amyloid fibrils, we generated five Sup35NM variants by randomizing amino acid sequences in PrDs without altering the amino acid composition and analyzed the in vitro process of amyloid fibril formation. The results showed that each of the five Sup35NM variants polymerized into amyloid fibrils in vitro under native conditions. Furthermore, the Sup35NM variants showed differences in their aggregation time courses. These findings indicate that specific amino acid sequence features in PrD can modify the rate of conversion of Sup35p into amyloid fibrils in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.
authors.forename: Yingxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Haiyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Jianwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jianguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Weiming
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Hung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tao
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000682:Amyloid / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D001665:Binding Sites; D019281:Dimerization; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D010454:Peptide Termination Factors; D011328:Prions / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011897:Random Allocation; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D010454:Peptide Termination Factors; D011328:Prions; C068068:SUP35 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins