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Isolation of Soluble and Insoluble PrP Oligomers in the Normal Human Brain
Published on: October 3, 2012
含有瓦林129的人类蛋白阻止了变异性CJD表型的表达
Jonathan D F Wadsworth1, Emmanuel A Asante, Melanie Desbruslais
1Medical Research Council (MRC) Prion Unit and Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
概括
人类蛋白 (PrP) 基因型在129号码区影响牛性脑病变 (BSE) 病. 对于变异的克鲁茨菲尔特-雅各布病 (vCJD) 现型,甲129是必需的,而129则赋予了耐药性.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 病理学 病理学 病理学
背景情况:
- 变体克鲁茨菲尔特-雅各布病 (vCJD) 是一种致命的神经退行性疾病,与牛性脑病变 (BSE) 相关.
- 人类蛋白 (PrP) 基因在129号编码子中具有共同的多态性,其中有甲 (M) 或 (V).
研究的目的:
- 研究人类PrP码头129多态性在BSE衍生的感染的传播和表型中的作用.
- 为了确定不同的PrP基因型是否会影响得到的菌株和疾病特征.
主要方法:
- 转基因小鼠表达人类PrP的甲素129 (PrP-129M) 或素129 (PrP-129V) 被注射了BSE子.
- 在小鼠疾病的表型分析,包括潜伏期,神经病理学和子菌株类型.
主要成果:
- PrP-129M转基因小鼠开发了一个类似于vCJD的表型.
- PrP-129V转基因小鼠表现出明显的表型和对BSE子传播的显著障碍,即使是在下通道时.
- 人类PrP的129编码子多态性决定了BSE子感染后不同的子菌株的传播.
结论:
- 人类PrP码头129基因型是BSE衍生的病的表型和传染性的关键决定因素.
- 人类初级和二级感染BSE子可以导致不同的临床和分子表型,包括零星的CJD类或新型形式,除了vCJD.
- 这些发现突出了子菌株,宿主基因型和人类子疾病中的疾病表现之间的复杂相互作用.
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