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ᜪᐘણᠼᆢޑ߻០ނȐprecursorȑჹಒझࢥ܄ޑቹៜ

3.7 ᜪᐘણᠼᆢޑ߻០ނȐprecursorȑჹಒझࢥ܄ޑቹៜ

ϐ߻Γॺ࣬ߞǴคፕࢂԋዕޑᜪᐘણᠼᆢ܈ࢂ׎ԋ୴᠄ᆫ໣Ȑaggregateȑޑ

ೈқ፦ǴჹಒझԶقࣣࢂനڀࢥ܄ޑǴӢԜӧੰ౛Ꮲ΢೯தୀෳࢂցԖ୴᠄ᆫ໣

ϐೈқ፦ޑ؈ᐘٰղۓࢂցᑡ஻ύኰઓ࿶س಍ଏϯޑ੯ੰǶޔډന߈வ೚ӭਢٯ ύว౜Ǵځჴჹಒझനڀࢥ܄ޑᜪࠠϐ΃ࢂ pre-fibrillar aggregateȐΞᆀࣁᚇ໶ค ᠢޑᆫ໣Ȑamorphous aggregateȑǵೈқ፦ϩηიȐprotein micelleȑ܈ࢂᠼᆢচࠠ

ȐprotofibrilȑȑԶߚԋዕޑᠼᆢǴ੝ձࢂଞჹ AEǵDsynuclein аϷ transthyretin ԶقǴ߻Γൔ֋ύࣣࡰрځԐය܌ౢғޑᆫ໣ჹಒझࢂനڀࢥ܄ޑ134; 135; 136; 137;

138; 139

Ƕ

კ 3.9 ᆕᢀཥӝԋޑӭᴏ两ёૈޑၡ৩Ƕၡ৩ 1 ж߄ޑࢂ partially folded ᆶ native foldedޑރᄊǴӧ΋૓௃ݩΠೈқ፦໼ӛа native folded ׎ԄӸӧǴฅԶऩࢂೈ

қ፦ౢғँᡂǵ࿶ၸϯᏢঅႬ܈ࢂӸӧܭόᛙۓޑྋనΠ߾ೈқ፦཮а partially folded׎ԄӸӧǴ΋ѿౢғϼӭ partially folded ܈ denatured ޑೈқ፦ޑਔংǴ཮

೸ၸ proteasome ஒϐϩှǶऩԜమନᐒڋڙཞǴೈқ፦཮׎ԋόೕ߾ᆫ໣܈ࢂ

shifډၡ৩ 2 ޑၡጕǹၡ৩ 2 ܌وޑၡጕࢂӃ׎ԋ pre-fibrillar species നࡕӆᄌᄌ ߏԋԋዕޑᠼᆢȐၡ৩ 3ȑǶDANGER!߄Ңӧε೽ϩޑਢٯύǴpre-fibrillar species

КԋዕޑᠼᆢڀԖၨଯޑࢥ܄ǴHeat shock proteinȐHspȑёаᔅշ෧Ͽ pre-fibrillar ޑ׎ԋǴٯӵஒ partially folded ޑೈқ፦҅ዴᄙ᠄ԋཥޑӭᴏ两܈ࢂஒό҅ዴᄙ

᠄ޑೈқ፦ϩှ௞6Ƕ

ԜѦҭԖЎ᝘܌ၩ140Ǻஒӧᆫ໣ރೈқ፦Ԑය܌Ӄ׎ԋޑ pre-fibrillar species уΕਔ཮ჹಒझౢғࢥ܄Ǵ࣬ϸޑǴԋዕޑᠼᆢ߾ჹಒझ܌೷ԋޑࢥ܄໾্ၨ

λǴӢԜჹಒझ܌ౢғޑࢥ܄ࢂٰԾځ่ᄬౢғᆫ໣܌ᏤठǴԶߚӢࣁൂᡏᴏ两 Ȑmonomer polypeptideȑޑữ୷ለׇӈ܌೷ԋǴ೭ᆶԐӃךॺᇡࣁȨೈқ፦ޑ΋

ભ่ᄬёа،ۓΟભ่ᄬаϷғ౛բҔȩޑᢀۺԖ܌рΕǶӢԜǴךॺགྷޕၰҁ ჴᡍύޑӚঁදҥܳᴏ两ჹಒझޑࢥ܄ቹៜࣁՖǴவ΢ॊޑჴᡍȐtime courseȑ

่݀ᡉҢǴӚᅿදҥܳᴏ两வൂᡏ׎ԋᜪᐘણᠼᆢ܌ሡޑਔ໔ନ catPrP คݤෳ

ளѦǴځᎩᴏ两׎ԋᜪᐘણᠼᆢ܌ሡਔ໔ऊ 40 λਔԿ 120 λਔό฻ǴӢԜ྽୻

Ꭶӧ୻ᎦనȐmediumȑ48 λਔࡕϐදҥܳᴏ两уΕ N2a ಒझਔǴჹಒझౢғޑ ࢥ܄ӵΠკȐკ 3.13ȑǴᒗޑಒझࢥ܄നமǴ፜ԛϐǴԶঊႵჹಒझޑ໾্നλǴ ӆٰࢂчऍεفജԛϐǴځᎩނᅿჹಒझޑ໾্࣬ৡόӭǹჹಒझࢥ܄ቹៜ߻Ο ӜϩձࣁǺᒗǵ፜аϷᒲႵǴฅځғߏᒨᅉයϩձࣁǺคݤෳளȐᒗȑǵ117.8±1.5 λਔȐ፜ȑаϷ 42.3±13.5 λਔȐᒲႵȑǶᒗᆶᒲႵදҥܳᴏ两ғߏᒨᅉයอǴӢ Ԝӧ࠻ྕΠ୻Ꭶ 24 λਔࡕӆуΕಒझਔǴදҥܳᴏ两܌׎ԋޑ่ᄬ܈೚ࢂখӳ

৒ܰ೷ԋಒझࢥ܄ޑ pre-fibrillaǴฅԶჹܭғߏᒨᅉයၨߏޑ፜ᆶঊႵදҥܳᴏ 两ԶقǴ௃ݩ൩ၨᜤ౛ှǴᗨฅ፜ᆶঊႵදҥܳޑғߏᒨᅉය࣬ৡόӭȐϩձࣁ 117.8±1.5 λਔȐ፜ȑǵ118.9±4.9 λਔȐঊႵȑȑǴՠჹಒझӸࢲ౗ࠅԖ܌ৡ౦ Ȑ67.3±4.8 &Ȑ፜ȑǵ93.0±5.9 &ȐঊႵȑȑȐ߄ 3.5ȑǶ

bPrPcatPrP

dogPrPmdPrPmPrPhaPrPbvPrPlionPrP huPrP

pigPrPbuffer

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Cell viability (%)

peptides

კ 3.10 ϯᏢӝԋޑදҥܳᴏ两ჹಒझࢥ܄ޑቹៜǶவಒझӸࢲ౗ளޕӚදҥܳ

ᴏ两ჹಒझޑࢥ܄࣬ৡόӭǴฅϝКၨр catPrP ڀၨமࢥ܄Զ haPrP ޑࢥ܄ന১Ƕ

߄ 3.9

Peptides lag time

Ȑhrȑ

Cell viability Ȑ%ȑ

bPrP 61.1±10 76.5±5.7

catPrP / bPrPV112M N.D 63.8±3.7

dogPrP / bPrPM129L 71.4±12*** 77.7±5.9 bvPrP / bPrPL138M 42.3±13.5** 69.7±6.7 mdPrP / bPrPS135N 72.2±5.5 85.9±6.1 pigPrP /bPrPN143S 117.8±1.5 67.3±4.8 lionPrP

(V112M,S135N) 51.2±14.3 73.4±6.0

mPrP

(M109L,L138M) 65.5±6.8*** 77.2±4.3

haPrP

(V112M,L138M,I139M) 118.9±4.9*** 93.0±5.9

huPrP

(V112M,L138I,N143S) 61.8±8.4*** 78.9±6.9

ഢຏΚp<0.05ʽΙp<0.01**Ιp<0.001***

߄ 3.9 Ӛঁදҥܳᴏ两ځғߏᒨᅉයᆶჹಒझࢥ܄ޑቹៜǶჹಒझࢥ܄ቹៜന εޑ߻ΟӜࣁᒗǵ፜ᆶᒲႵǴԶჹಒझࢥ܄ቹៜനλޑࣁঊႵǴځᎩނᅿჹಒझ ޑቹៜ࣬߈Ƕ

ಃѤകʳ ่݀ᆶ૸ፕ!

!

!!! TSE ္܌ᇥޑᅿ௼ࡀምࢂࡰǺ྽΋ނᅿஒ TSE ੯ੰགࢉќ΋ނᅿਔǴ೏ག

ࢉޑނᅿჹԜ੯ੰԖܢל܄ǶԶ܌ᒏޑܢל܄൩ࢂǺӧ TSE agent གࢉཥޑނᅿ ਔǴ၀ނᅿಃ΋жև౜Ԗၨߏޑ୻Ꭶਔ໔ǴԶ೭ঁਔ໔ࣗԿ཮ຬၸނᅿޑғڮຼ

යǶՠࢂ྽ agent ᒿ๱ኧж௢౽ਔǴ၀ނᅿ཮ౢғ፾ᔈ܄٠Ъᕭอ୻Ꭶਔ໔ޔၲ

ᛙۓރᄊǶԾவम୯ᆶऍ୯ᛈว BSE ᆶ CWDǴךॺ࣬ߞǴBSE ᆶΓᜪ vCJD ࢂ

࣬ᜢޑǴΨࢂவٗਔংω໒ۈख़ຎ TSE ჹځдނᅿགࢉޑᅿ௼ࡀምୢᚒǶӧނ ᅿགࢉ prion agent ਔǴdonor ᆶ receptor ޑ PrP ữ୷ለׇӈϐ࣬՟ࡋӧᙯඤၸำ ύתᄽख़ाفՅǶPrP ữ୷ለׇӈ࣬՟ࡋଯǴ߾׎ԋ PrP-res ޑਏ౗ӳǴΨ൩ࢂ

PrP-res ཮ၨזಕᑈԶౢғᖏ׉੯ੰǴϸϐ PrP ữ୷ለׇӈ࣬՟ࡋեޑ၉ȐЇ඲

ਏ݀ৡȑǴᏤठ PrP-res όܰ׎ԋԶफ़եΑੰวၸำǶ

ӧҁԛჴᡍύךॺᄒڗჹܭᜪᐘણ׎ԋ࣬྽ख़ाޑ୔ࢤȐ࣬྽ܭΓᜪදҥܳ

ׇӈ 108-145*ࣁኳࠠǴନΑۓໆ໺ࢉࡀምѦǴ٠׳຾΋؁Αှӧ඲ᅿӸӧΠߦ຾

PrPC่ᄬޑᙯᡂၸำύ੝ਸޑữ୷ለ܌஥ٰޑቹៜǺM112 ӢࣁуೲΑԋਡբҔ

٬ள׳ӭޑE-PrP ёٮЇ඲ਔ٬ҔǴӢԜ཮ߦ຾ PrP ่ᄬޑᙯᡂǴS143ǵM139

཮ۯᒨԋਡբҔǴԶ྽уೲᆶۯᒨٿ໨ӢηӸӧ࣬ӕ peptide ΢ਔǴ཮࣬ϕܢᎍ ځਏ݀ǴӢԜঊႵȐhaPrPȑᆶΓᜪȐhuPrPȑޑғߏᒨᅉයᆶФȐbPrPȑ࣬߈Ƕ КၨФᆶജ྽඲ᅿǴϩձჹӚނᅿ຾ՉЇ඲ࡀምว౜ځ่݀ᜪ՟ǴჹܭᒲႵǵλ ႵǵᒗаϷྰη฻ނᅿǴவ߻Γޑჴᡍ൩ς࿶᛾ჴ཮ڙډ BSE ܈ࢂ CWD ޑག

18; 121ǴӢԜჹ೭٤ނᅿޑЇ඲ਏ౗ӳǴᅿ௼ࡀምҭ᪲Ǵ੝ձࢂჹᒗٰᇥǴϐ

߻ԖࣴزᡉҢ BSE К CWD ׳৒ܰЇଆᒗགࢉ TSE ੯ੰǴԶҗЇ඲բҔҭว౜

ӕኬޑ่݀ǹԶჹކǵ፜ٰᇥǴࢂ೏኱Ңࣁჹ BSE ܈ࢂ CWD ԖܢלΚޑނᅿǴ ӢԜЇ඲ਏ݀ৡǴᅿ௼ࡀምଯǶԜѦǴคፕࢂФჹജ຾ՉЇ඲ჴᡍ܈ࢂജ྽඲ᅿ ჹФ຾ՉЇ඲Ǵࣣว౜۶Ԝ໔ޑᅿ௼ࡀም೿ࡐଯǴӢԜճҔ oral БԄၠᅿགࢉޑ

ёૈ܄ࡐեǹКၨٯѦޑࢂ௶ճ٥ঊႵǴ௶ճ٥ঊႵᗨฅ཮ڙډ BSE གࢉǴՠ

྽ CWD གࢉਔࠅӢӸӧόӕ strain Զቹៜځགࢉਏ౗Ȑऩ strain ӧ 135 Տ࿼ࣁ SerǴ߾Ї඲ࡀምࣁ 1Ǻ2Ǵऩ strain ӧ 135 Տ࿼ࣁ AsnǴ߾Ї඲ࡀምࣁ 1Ǻ8ȑǹჹ ܭΓᜪԶقǴς࿶ว౜ӢӞΑ஻ԖئФੱޑФԺԶᏤठᑡ஻ vCJDǴவЇ඲ჴᡍ

᛾ჴФჹΓϐ໔ޑᅿ௼ࡀም٠όଯǴՠԿϞࠅۘ҂ว౜ӢӞΑڙ CWD གࢉޑജ ԺԶᑡ஻Γᜪ TSE ੯ੰǴԶךॺޑჴᡍΨว౜ജჹΓϐ໔ޑଯᅿ௼ࡀምǶа bPrP ࣁ඲ᅿ຾ՉЇ඲ਔǴM138 ཮फ़եЇ඲ࡀምǴL129ǵN135ǵM139 аϷ S143 ࣣ

཮ቚуЇ඲ࡀምǴӢԜ྽फ़եᆶቚуٿ໨ӢηӕਔӸӧ࣬ӕ peptide ਔǴځਏ݀

཮೏ύکǴႽࢂΓᜪȐhuPrPȑǴԜѦ bPrP ჹ dogPrP ᆶ pigPrP ޑЇ඲ࡀምϩձࣁ 4 ७ᆶ 8 ७Ǵ൩ϩηቫԛԶقǴBSE ၨᜤၠຫᅿ௼ࡀም໺ࢉ๏ކᆶ፜ǶԶ྽а mdPrPࣁ඲ᅿ຾ՉЇ඲ਔǴmdPrP ჹ haPrP ޑᅿ௼ࡀምࣁ 8 ७ǴӢԜ CWD ၨᜤ

ၠຫᅿ௼ࡀም໺ࢉ๏ঊႵǴԜѦ mdPrP ჹ huPrP ޑᅿ௼ࡀምࣁ 16 ७ᡉҢ CWD К BSE ׳ᜤ໺ࢉ๏ΓᜪǶஒӝԋޑදҥܳᴏ两ځԾว܄׎ԋᜪᐘણ୏ΚᏢаϷ Ї඲ࡀም่݀᏾౛ԋკ߄Ȑ߄ 4.1ȑǶ

Զவ዗ΚᏢྋှࡋჴᡍύว౜ǴᗨฅҁጇፕЎύ܌Ԗӝԋޑදҥܳᴏ两ྋှ

ࡋࣣࡐӳǴՠӚදҥܳᴏ两ϝӸӧᠼᆢྋనύ҂׎ԋᜪᐘણᠼᆢޑ PrPScൂᡏᐚ ࡋᆶځữ୷ለϯᏢឦ܄٠ό࣬಄Ъᆶ lag time کЇ඲ࡀምҭค࣬ᜢ܄ǶԜѦǴӚ දҥܳᴏ两ჹಒझࢥ܄ޑբҔ࣬ৡόӭǴ٠คܴᡉ୔ձǶ

ჹදҥܳೈқٰᇥǴữ୷ᆄޑׇӈ 1-94 ჹܭ PrP-res ޑ׎ԋόڀख़ा܄ǴӢ ࣁ೭ࢤ୔ୱ࣬ჹ᏾చදҥܳೈқٰᇥڀԖቸ܄ЪόڀԖҺՖ่ᄬ܄ǴฅԶࠅёૈ

ੋϷϩη໔Ȑinter-ȑ܈ϩηϣȐintra-ȑჹܭೈқ፦ύЈȐprotein coreȑǵಒझ߄ य़аϷϺฅଛᡏȐnatural ligandȑ໔ޑբҔǹฅԶׇӈ 106-147 ࠅࢂᄬ׎ᙯᡂ୴

᠄ԋᜪᐘણᠼᆢЬाวғޑ୔ୱǶӧεӭኧޑࣴزύ܌٬Ҕޑ೿ࢂλТࢤޑදҥ

ܳᴏ两Զჹܭදҥܳೈқޑځд୔ୱࢂցԖϟΕᜪᐘણᠼᆢޑ׎ԋࠅόమཱǴவ ҁჴᡍ่݀Ψளޕൂ΋ữ୷ለޑॄय़ቹៜȐᜪᐘણ׎ԋਏ౗ᆶЇ඲ࡀምȑёа࿶

҂ٰӵૈஒࣴزߏࡋۯ՜Ǵஒ௖૸ޑόஒ໻໻߳ज़ܭׇӈޑ࣬՟ࡋჹ PrP-res ޑ ቹៜǴԶࢂ൩᏾ᡏදҥܳೈқޑΟભ่ᄬ଺ࣴزǶ!

߄ 4.1 දҥܳᴏ两ځԾว܄׎ԋᜪᐘણ୏ΚᏢǵ዗ΚᏢྋှࡋаϷЇ඲ࡀም

Peptides lag time (hr) using bPrP

fibrils as seeds fibrils as

seeds bPrP 61.1±10 1.95±0.33 1 4 mdPrP/bPrPS135N 72.2±5.5 1.62±0.24 8 1

One-residue different

catPrP / bPrPV112M N.D 1.65±0.11 1 2 dogPrP / bPrPM129L 71.4±12 1.19±0.07*** 4 4 bvPrP / bPrPL138M 42.3±13.5* 1.39±0.01** 0.5 1 pigPrP /bPrPN143S 117.8±1.5*** 2.79±0.23*** 8 4

Two-residue different lionPrP

(V112M,S135N) 51.2±14.3 1.63±0.06 2 2

mPrP

(M109L,L138M) 65.5±6.8 1.09±0.02*** 2 2

Three-residue different haPrP

(V112M,L138M,I139M) 118.9±4.9*** 2.95±0.59*** 2 8

huPrP

(V112M,L138I,N143S) 61.8±8.4 1.16±0.07*** 2 16 ഢຏΚp<0.05ʽΙp<0.01**Ιp<0.001***

N.DΚnot-detectable

bPrPcatPrdogPrPbvPrPmdPrPlionPrPmPrPpigPrPhuPrPhaPrPP 0

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

seeding barrier

target peptides

mdPrP as seed bPrP as seed

კ 4.1 а bPrP ܈ mdPrP ࣁ඲ᅿჹӚނᅿදҥܳᴏ两ϐЇ඲ࡀምǶคፕࢂа bPrP

܈ mPrP ࣁ඲ᅿਔǴჹ dogPrP ᆶ pigPrP ϐЇ඲ࡀምࣣଯȐ1:4ȑǴฅԶа mdPrP ࣁ඲ᅿਔǴჹ haPrP ᆶ huPrP ϐЇ඲ࡀምȐϩձࣁ 1:8 ᆶ 1:16ȑКа bPrP ࣁ඲ᅿ ਔଯȐϩձࣁ 1:2 ᆶ 1:2ȑǶ

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