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Cellular Prion Protein (PrPc): Putative Interacting Partners and Consequences of the Interaction
Cellular prion protein (PrPc) is a small glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchored protein most abundantly found in the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane (PM) in the central nervous system (CNS). PrPc misfolding causes neurodegenerative prion diseases in the CNS. PrPc interacts with a wide rang...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7583789/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32992764 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21197058 |
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author | Miranzadeh Mahabadi, Hajar Taghibiglou, Changiz |
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description | Cellular prion protein (PrPc) is a small glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchored protein most abundantly found in the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane (PM) in the central nervous system (CNS). PrPc misfolding causes neurodegenerative prion diseases in the CNS. PrPc interacts with a wide range of protein partners because of the intrinsically disordered nature of the protein’s N-terminus. Numerous studies have attempted to decipher the physiological role of the prion protein by searching for proteins which interact with PrPc. Biochemical characteristics and biological functions both appear to be affected by interacting protein partners. The key challenge in identifying a potential interacting partner is to demonstrate that binding to a specific ligand is necessary for cellular physiological function or malfunction. In this review, we have summarized the intracellular and extracellular interacting partners of PrPc and potential consequences of their binding. We also briefly describe prion disease-related mutations at the end of this review. |
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spelling | pubmed-75837892020-10-28 Cellular Prion Protein (PrPc): Putative Interacting Partners and Consequences of the Interaction Miranzadeh Mahabadi, Hajar Taghibiglou, Changiz Int J Mol Sci Review Cellular prion protein (PrPc) is a small glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchored protein most abundantly found in the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane (PM) in the central nervous system (CNS). PrPc misfolding causes neurodegenerative prion diseases in the CNS. PrPc interacts with a wide range of protein partners because of the intrinsically disordered nature of the protein’s N-terminus. Numerous studies have attempted to decipher the physiological role of the prion protein by searching for proteins which interact with PrPc. Biochemical characteristics and biological functions both appear to be affected by interacting protein partners. The key challenge in identifying a potential interacting partner is to demonstrate that binding to a specific ligand is necessary for cellular physiological function or malfunction. In this review, we have summarized the intracellular and extracellular interacting partners of PrPc and potential consequences of their binding. We also briefly describe prion disease-related mutations at the end of this review. MDPI 2020-09-25 /pmc/articles/PMC7583789/ /pubmed/32992764 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21197058 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Miranzadeh Mahabadi, Hajar Taghibiglou, Changiz Cellular Prion Protein (PrPc): Putative Interacting Partners and Consequences of the Interaction |
title | Cellular Prion Protein (PrPc): Putative Interacting Partners and Consequences of the Interaction |
title_full | Cellular Prion Protein (PrPc): Putative Interacting Partners and Consequences of the Interaction |
title_fullStr | Cellular Prion Protein (PrPc): Putative Interacting Partners and Consequences of the Interaction |
title_full_unstemmed | Cellular Prion Protein (PrPc): Putative Interacting Partners and Consequences of the Interaction |
title_short | Cellular Prion Protein (PrPc): Putative Interacting Partners and Consequences of the Interaction |
title_sort | cellular prion protein (prpc): putative interacting partners and consequences of the interaction |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7583789/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32992764 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21197058 |
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