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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 277, Issue 39, 36775-36781, September 27, 2002

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Molecular Basis of Scrapie Strain Glycoform Variation^*

Ina Vorberg and Suzette A. Priola

From the Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, NIAID, National Institutes of Health, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, Montana 59840

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) are characterized by the conversion of a protease-sensitive host glycoprotein, prion protein or PrP-sen, to a protease-resistant form (PrP-res). PrP-res molecules that accumulate in the brain and lymphoreticular system of the host consist of three differentially glycosylated forms. Analysis of the relative amounts of the PrP-res glycoforms has been used to discriminate TSE strains and has become increasingly important in the differential diagnosis of human TSEs. However, the molecular basis of PrP-res glycoform variation between different TSE agents is unknown. Here we report that PrP-res itself can dictate strain-specific PrP-res glycoforms. The final PrP-res glycoform pattern, however, can be influenced by the cell and significantly altered by subtle changes in the glycosylation state of PrP-sen. Thus, strain-specific PrP-res glycosylation profiles are likely the consequence of a complex interaction between PrP-res, PrP-sen, and the cell and may indicate the cellular compartment in which the strain-specific formation of PrP-res occurs.

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