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Microbial Cell
Spermidine cures yeast of prions
Chris M. Grant1  Shaun H. Speldewinde1 
[1] University of Manchester, Faculty of Life Sciences, The Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK.;
关键词: autophagy;    oxidative stress;    prions;    spermidine;    yeast;   
DOI  :  10.15698/mic2016.01.474
来源: DOAJ
【 摘 要 】

Prions are self-perpetuating amyloid protein aggregates which underlie various neurodegenerative diseases in mammals. The molecular basis underlying their conversion from a normally soluble protein into the prion form remains largely unknown. Studies aimed at uncovering these mechanism(s) are therefore essential if we are to develop effective therapeutic strategies to counteract these disease-causing entities. Autophagy is a cellular degradation system which has predominantly been considered as a non-selective bulk degradation process which recycles macromolecules in response to starvation conditions. We now know that autophagy also serves as a protein quality control mechanism which selectively degrades protein aggregates and damaged organelles. These are commonly accumulated in various neurodegenerative disorders including prion diseases. In our recent study [Speldewinde et al. Mol. Biol. Cell. (2015)] we used the well-established yeast [PSI+]/Sup35 and [PIN­+]/Rnq1 prion models to show that autophagy prevents sporadic prion formation. Importantly, we found that spermidine, a polyamine that has been used to increase autophagic flux, acts as a protective agent which prevents spontaneous prion formation.

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