000062861 001__ 62861 000062861 005__ 20200402210514.0 000062861 0247_ $$2pmid$$apmid:18268326 000062861 0247_ $$2pmc$$apmc:PMC2268150 000062861 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.1073/pnas.0712036105 000062861 0247_ $$2WOS$$aWOS:000253469900031 000062861 0247_ $$2altmetric$$aaltmetric:21819146 000062861 037__ $$aPreJuSER-62861 000062861 041__ $$aeng 000062861 082__ $$a000 000062861 084__ $$2WoS$$aMultidisciplinary Sciences 000062861 1001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aStöhr, J.$$b0 000062861 245__ $$aMechanisms of prion protein assembly into amyloid 000062861 260__ $$aWashington, DC$$bAcademy$$c2008 000062861 300__ $$a2409 - 2414 000062861 3367_ $$0PUB:(DE-HGF)16$$2PUB:(DE-HGF)$$aJournal Article 000062861 3367_ $$2DataCite$$aOutput Types/Journal article 000062861 3367_ $$00$$2EndNote$$aJournal Article 000062861 3367_ $$2BibTeX$$aARTICLE 000062861 3367_ $$2ORCID$$aJOURNAL_ARTICLE 000062861 3367_ $$2DRIVER$$aarticle 000062861 440_0 $$05100$$aProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America$$v105$$x0027-8424$$y7 000062861 500__ $$aRecord converted from VDB: 12.11.2012 000062861 520__ $$aThe conversion of the alpha-helical, cellular isoform of the prion protein (PrP(C)) to the insoluble, beta-sheet-rich, infectious, disease-causing isoform (PrP(Sc)) is the key event in prion diseases. In an earlier study, several forms of PrP were converted into a fibrillar state by using an in vitro conversion system consisting of low concentrations of SDS and 250 mM NaCl. Here, we characterize the structure of the fibril precursor state, that is, the soluble state under fibrillization conditions. CD spectroscopy, analytical ultracentrifugation, and chemical cross-linking indicate that the precursor state exists in a monomer-dimer equilibrium of partially denatured, alpha-helical PrP, with a well defined contact site of the subunits in the dimer. Using fluorescence with thioflavin T, we monitored and quantitatively described the kinetics of seeded fibril formation, including dependence of the reaction on substrate and seed concentrations. Exponential, seed-enhanced growth can be achieved in homogeneous solution, which can be enhanced by sonication. From these data, we propose a mechanistic model of fibrillization, including the presence of several intermediate structures. These studies also provide a simplified amplification system for prions. 000062861 536__ $$0G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK409$$2G:(DE-HGF)$$aFunktion und Dysfunktion des Nervensystems$$cP33$$x0 000062861 588__ $$aDataset connected to Web of Science, Pubmed 000062861 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aAmyloid: chemistry 000062861 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aAmyloid: metabolism 000062861 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aAmyloid: ultrastructure 000062861 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aCircular Dichroism 000062861 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aCross-Linking Reagents: chemistry 000062861 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aDimerization 000062861 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aMicroscopy, Electron 000062861 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aPrions: chemistry 000062861 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aPrions: metabolism 000062861 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aPrions: ultrastructure 000062861 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aUltracentrifugation 000062861 650_7 $$00$$2NLM Chemicals$$aAmyloid 000062861 650_7 $$00$$2NLM Chemicals$$aCross-Linking Reagents 000062861 650_7 $$00$$2NLM Chemicals$$aPrions 000062861 650_7 $$2WoSType$$aJ 000062861 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aWeinmann, N.$$b1 000062861 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aWille, H.$$b2 000062861 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aKaimann, K.$$b3 000062861 7001_ $$0P:(DE-Juel1)VDB72731$$aNagel-Steger, L.$$b4$$uFZJ 000062861 7001_ $$0P:(DE-Juel1)VDB65870$$aBirkmann, E.$$b5$$uFZJ 000062861 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aPanza, G.$$b6 000062861 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aPrusinder, S. B.$$b7 000062861 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aEigen, M.$$b8 000062861 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aRiesner, D.$$b9 000062861 773__ $$0PERI:(DE-600)1461794-8$$a10.1073/pnas.0712036105$$gVol. 105, p. 2409 - 2414$$p2409 - 2414$$q105<2409 - 2414$$tProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America$$v105$$x0027-8424$$y2008 000062861 8567_ $$2Pubmed Central$$uhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2268150 000062861 909CO $$ooai:juser.fz-juelich.de:62861$$pVDB 000062861 9131_ $$0G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK409$$bGesundheit$$kP33$$lFunktion und Dysfunktion des Nervensystems$$vFunktion und Dysfunktion des Nervensystems$$x0 000062861 9141_ $$y2008 000062861 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0010$$aJCR/ISI refereed 000062861 9201_ $$0I:(DE-Juel1)VDB805$$d31.12.2008$$gINB$$kINB-2$$lMolekulare Biophysik$$x0 000062861 970__ $$aVDB:(DE-Juel1)99742 000062861 980__ $$aVDB 000062861 980__ $$aConvertedRecord 000062861 980__ $$ajournal 000062861 980__ $$aI:(DE-Juel1)ISB-2-20090406 000062861 980__ $$aUNRESTRICTED 000062861 980__ $$aI:(DE-Juel1)ICS-6-20110106 000062861 981__ $$aI:(DE-Juel1)IBI-7-20200312 000062861 981__ $$aI:(DE-Juel1)ISB-2-20090406 000062861 981__ $$aI:(DE-Juel1)ICS-6-20110106