Copper binding sites in the C‐terminal domain of mouse prion protein: A hybrid (QM/MM) molecular dynamics study

2008 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 1084-1098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Carola Colombo ◽  
Joost VandeVondele ◽  
Sabine Van Doorslaer ◽  
Alessandro Laio ◽  
Leonardo Guidoni ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 285 (9) ◽  
pp. 6327-6336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik S. LeShane ◽  
Ujwal Shinde ◽  
Joel M. Walker ◽  
Amanda N. Barry ◽  
Ninian J. Blackburn ◽  
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Biochemistry ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 3991-4001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin S. Burns ◽  
Eliah Aronoff-Spencer ◽  
Christine M. Dunham ◽  
Paula Lario ◽  
Nikolai I. Avdievich ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 782-792
Author(s):  
Noriyuki Shiraishi ◽  
Yoshiaki Hirano

Background: It has been previously found that PrP23-98, which contains four highly conserved octarepeats (residues 60-91) and one partial repeat (residues 92-96), polymerizes into amyloid-like and proteinase K-resistant spherical aggregates in the presence of NADPH plus copper ions. Objective: We aimed to determine the requirements for the formation of these aggregates. Methods: In this study, we performed an aggregation experiment using N-acetylated and Camidated PrP fragments of the N-terminal domain, Octa1, Octa2, Octa3, Octa4, PrP84−114, and PrP76−114, in the presence of NADPH with copper ions, and focused on the effect of the number of copper-binding sites on aggregation. Results: Among these PrP fragments, Octa4, containing four copper-binding sites, was particularly effective in forming aggregates. We also tested the effect of other pyridine nucleotides and adenine nucleotides on the aggregation of Octa4. ATP was equally effective, but NADH, NADP, ADP, and AMP had no effect. Conclusion: The phosphate group on the adenine-linked ribose moiety of adenine nucleotides and pyridine nucleotides is presumed to be essential for the observed effect on aggregation. Efficient aggregation requires the presence of the four octarepeats. These insights may be helpful in the eventual development of therapeutic agents against prion-related disorders.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sun Huang ◽  
Stefanie A. Black ◽  
Junting Huang ◽  
Peter K. Stys ◽  
Gerald W. Zamponi

AbstractWe have previously reported that cellular prion protein (PrPC) can down-regulate NMDA receptor activity and in a copper dependent manner. Here, we employed AAV9 to introduce murine cellular prion protein into mouse hippocampal neurons in primary cultures from PrP null mice to determine the role of the six copper binding motifs located within the N-terminal domain of PrPC. The results demonstrate that viral expression of wild type PrPC lowers NMDAR activity in PrP null mouse hippocampal neurons by reducing the magnitude of non-desensitizing currents. Elimination of the last two copper binding sites alone, or in combination with the remaining four attenuates this protective effect. Thus our data suggest that copper ion interactions with specific binding sites on PrPC are critical for PrPC dependent modulation of NMDA receptor function.


2001 ◽  
Vol 105 (8) ◽  
pp. 1631-1639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Van Doorslaer ◽  
Grazia M. Cereghetti ◽  
Rudi Glockshuber ◽  
Arthur Schweiger

2001 ◽  
Vol 204 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 31-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian K. Bluhm ◽  
Sharon J. Shields ◽  
Craig A. Bayse ◽  
Michael B. Hall ◽  
David H. Russell

2007 ◽  
pp. 4895 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Bauke Albada ◽  
Fouad Soulimani ◽  
Bert M. Weckhuysen ◽  
Rob M. J. Liskamp

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 594-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Roland ◽  
Rebecca A. Patterson ◽  
David S. Leake

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