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Multifaceted Role of Sialylation in Prion Diseases

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Title
Multifaceted Role of Sialylation in Prion Diseases
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Frontiers in Neuroscience, August 2016
DOI 10.3389/fnins.2016.00358
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Ilia V. Baskakov, Elizaveta Katorcha

Abstract

Mammalian prion or PrP(Sc) is a proteinaceous infectious agent that consists of a misfolded, self-replicating state of a sialoglycoprotein called the prion protein, or PrP(C). Sialylation of the prion protein N-linked glycans was discovered more than 30 years ago, yet the role of sialylation in prion pathogenesis remains poorly understood. Recent years have witnessed extraordinary growth in interest in sialylation and established a critical role for sialic acids in host invasion and host-pathogen interactions. This review article summarizes current knowledge on the role of sialylation of the prion protein in prion diseases. First, we discuss the correlation between sialylation of PrP(Sc) glycans and prion infectivity and describe the factors that control sialylation of PrP(Sc). Second, we explain how glycan sialylation contributes to the prion replication barrier, defines strain-specific glycoform ratios, and imposes constraints for PrP(Sc) structure. Third, several topics, including a possible role for sialylation in animal-to-human prion transmission, prion lymphotropism, toxicity, strain interference, and normal function of PrP(C), are critically reviewed. Finally, a metabolic hypothesis on the role of sialylation in the etiology of sporadic prion diseases is proposed.

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Country Count As %
Russia 1 2%
Unknown 40 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 14 34%
Student > Bachelor 8 20%
Researcher 7 17%
Professor 2 5%
Lecturer 1 2%
Other 4 10%
Unknown 5 12%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 12 29%
Neuroscience 8 20%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 12%
Chemistry 2 5%
Medicine and Dentistry 2 5%
Other 5 12%
Unknown 7 17%
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