Doppel (Dpl ) 由于结构、生物化学的类似是象蛋白质一样的 prion (PrP ) ;然而, Dpl 和 PrP 的自然功能仍然保持不清楚。在这研究,编码 Dpl 蛋白质的一个 531-bp 人 PRND 基因序列从人的外部血白细胞被放大。全身、各种各样的截断的人的 Dpl 和 PrP 蛋白质从 Escherichia 被表示并且净化 coli。全身的 Dpl 的补充导致了显著 cytotoxicity,和负责的区域到人的 neuroblastoma 房间 SH-SY5Y 上因为它的 cytotoxicity 在 Dpl 的中间的片断被印射[氨基酸(aa ) 81122 ] 。有趣地,导致 Dpl 的 cytotoxicity 被全身的野类型的 PrP 的存在反对。PrP 异种的碎片上的分析证明 N 终端碎裂(aa 2390 ) PrP 为保护的活动负责。有 Dpl 在 SH-SY5Y 房间上导致了象 Dpl 一样 cytotoxicity 的类似的第二等的结构的截断的 PrP (PrP32121 ) 。而且,铜离子的绑定能在导致 Dpl 的 cytotoxicity 上提高 PrP 的反对效果。Apoptosis 试金表明 Dpl 导致的 cytotoxicity 通过 apoptotic 机制发生了。这些结果建议 Dpl 的功能对 PrP 而非 synergistic 对抗。
Doppel (Dpl) is a prion (PrP)-like protein due to the structural and biochemical similarities; however, the natural functions of Dpl and PrP remain unclear. In this study, a 531-bp human PRND gene sequence encoding Dpl protein was amplified from human peripheral blood leucocytes. Furl-length and various truncated human Dpl and PrP proteins were expressed and purified from Escherichia coil Supplement of the full-length Dpl onto human neuroblastoma cell SH-SY5Y induced remarkable cytotoxicity, and the region responsible for its cytotoxicity was mapped at the middle segment of Dpl [amino acids (aa) 81-122]. Interestingly, DpMnduced cytotoxicity was antagonized by the presence of full- length wild-type PrP. Analysis on fragments of PrP mutants showed that the N-terminal fragment (aa 23- 90) of PrP was responsible for the protective activity. A truncated PrP (PrPA32-121) with similar secondary structure as Dpl induced DpMike cytotoxicity on SH- SY5Y cells. Furthermore, binding of copper ion could enhance the antagonizing effect of PrP on Dpi-induced cytotoxicity. Apoptosis assays revealed that cytotoxicity induced by Dpl occurred through an apoptotic mechanism. These results suggested that the function of Dpl is antagonistic to PrP rather than synergistic.