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  • Title: Prion-inducing domain 2-114 of yeast Sup35 protein transforms in vitro into amyloid-like filaments.
    Author: King CY, Tittmann P, Gross H, Gebert R, Aebi M, Wüthrich K.
    Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A; 1997 Jun 24; 94(13):6618-22. PubMed ID: 9192614.
    Abstract:
    The yeast non-Mendelian genetic factor [PSI], which enhances the efficiency of tRNA-mediated nonsense suppression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is thought to be an abnormal cellular isoform of the Sup35 protein. Genetic studies have established that the N-terminal part of the Sup35 protein is sufficient for the genesis as well as the maintenance of [PSI]. Here we demonstrate that the N-terminal polypeptide fragment consisting of residues 2-114 of Sup35p, Sup35pN, spontaneously aggregates to form thin filaments in vitro. The filaments show a beta-sheet-type circular dichroism spectrum, exhibit increased protease resistance, and show amyloid-like optical properties. It is further shown that filament growth in freshly prepared Sup35pN solutions can be induced by seeding with a dilute suspension of preformed filaments. These results suggest that the abnormal cellular isoform of Sup35p is an amyloid-like aggregate and further indicate that seeding might be responsible for the maintenance of the [PSI] element in vivo.
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