Prion protein interaction with glycosaminoglycan occurs with the formation of oligomeric complexes stabilized by Cu(II) bridges |
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Authors: | González-Iglesias Reinerio Pajares María A Ocal Carmen Espinosa Juan Carlos Oesch Bruno Gasset María |
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Affiliation: | Insto Química-Física Rocasolano, CSIC, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain. |
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Abstract: | Several lines of evidence have shown glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) to be physiological ligands of the prion protein (PrP), but the molecular and regulatory aspects of the interaction remain unknown. Using full-length recombinant prion protein and low molecular mass heparin and heparan sulfate as glycosaminoglycans, we have found that the interaction occurs with the formation of oligomeric complexes. Within the protein-glycosaminoglycan complexes, PrP exhibited an enhanced fluorescence emission and a reduced solvent exposure. The pH and ionic strength-dependence of the interaction reveals His residues as the main binding sites at acid pH. A synthetic peptide consisting of four octarepeats is able to reproduce the His-dependent binding of the protein, thus demonstrating the role of the octarepeats in the GAG interaction. Alternatively, PrP can bind GAGs through His-bound Cu(II). These Cu(II) bridges promote a tighter interaction, as shown by the increased resistance to ionic strength, to protease action, and to pH-induced cation release. Inspection of other cations shows that Zn(II) but not Ni(II) shares the interaction trend. Taken together, our data suggest that the octarepeat region constitutes a novel GAG-binding sequence and that His-bound Cu(II) may act as a cofactor for intermolecular recognition reactions, allowing the formation of PrP-Cu(II)-glycosaminoglycan assemblies that may be crucial entities in the PrP metabolism. |
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Keywords: | prion protein glycosaminoglycans heparin heparan sulfate copper (II) |
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