2018
Liquid and Hydrogel Phases of PrPC Linked to Conformation Shifts and Triggered by Alzheimer’s Amyloid-β Oligomers
Kostylev MA, Tuttle MD, Lee S, Klein LE, Takahashi H, Cox TO, Gunther EC, Zilm KW, Strittmatter SM. Liquid and Hydrogel Phases of PrPC Linked to Conformation Shifts and Triggered by Alzheimer’s Amyloid-β Oligomers. Molecular Cell 2018, 72: 426-443.e12. PMID: 30401430, PMCID: PMC6226277, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino-terminal GlyCellular prion proteinProtein phase separationAmyloid-β OligomersPlasma membraneMembraneless organellesAla residuesRecombinant PrPPrion proteinCell surfaceConformation shiftConformational transitionHelical conformationAβ speciesPrPSupSpongiform degenerationEndogenous AβOsOrganellesPrPCSuch domainsSpeciesDomainProteinAβOs
2012
Role of Cellular Prion Protein in the Amyloid-β Oligomer Pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s Disease
Kaufman A, Strittmatter S. Role of Cellular Prion Protein in the Amyloid-β Oligomer Pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s Disease. 2012, 35-48. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5305-5_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlzheimer's diseaseMouse modelCellular prion proteinPrimary histopathological featureAD mouse modelAmyloid-beta plaquesTransgenic mouse modelLong-term potentiationHistopathological featuresPrion proteinNeuronal dysfunctionNeurofibrillary tanglesMemory deficitsMemory lossDiseaseExact mechanismCommon formEssential mediatorPathophysiologyToxic effectsCell deathPrPCHigh-affinity binding partnerSynaptotoxicityDysfunction
2010
Laurén et al. reply
Laurén J, Gimbel D, Nygaard H, Gilbert J, Strittmatter S. Laurén et al. reply. Nature 2010, 466: e4-e5. DOI: 10.1038/nature09218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease model miceTransgenic Alzheimer's disease model miceAlzheimer's disease model miceDisease miceModel miceDisease progressionTransgenic Alzheimer's disease miceSpatial learningAlzheimer's disease miceAlzheimer's disease progressionSynapse lossAxonal degenerationEarly deathTransgenic miceCellular prion proteinMicePrion proteinPrPCDeficitsExpression cloningDirect assessmentDegeneration
2009
β-amyloid oligomers and cellular prion protein in Alzheimer’s disease
Gunther EC, Strittmatter SM. β-amyloid oligomers and cellular prion protein in Alzheimer’s disease. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2009, 88: 331-338. PMID: 19960174, PMCID: PMC2846635, DOI: 10.1007/s00109-009-0568-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseAβ oligomersDisease pathophysiologyCellular prion proteinProgression of ADAlzheimer's disease pathophysiologyΒ-amyloid oligomersΒ-amyloid peptidePrion proteinBrain slicesAlzheimer's diseaseSynaptic functionFunctional receptorsNeurodegenerative diseasesDiseasePotential mediatorsAβ assembliesReceptorsAβ monomersPrPCPathophysiologyNeurotoxicityPlaquesProgression