GPI-anchorless human prion protein is secreted and glycosylated but lacks superoxide dismutase activity

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-222

  Sakudo, Akikazu ^a   Nakamura, Izuru ^a   Tsuji, Shotaro ^a   Ikuta, Kazuyoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glycosylation; Prion disease; Prion protein; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PRION PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUNICAMYCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; KIDNEY EPITHELIUM; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; RABBIT; RNA TRANSLATION; WILD TYPE;

EID: 38949201989     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.21.2.217     Document Type: Article

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