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Early detection of prion protein aggregation with a fluorescent pentameric oligothiophene probe using spectral confocal microscopy
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- Stepanchuk, Anastasiia (author)
- Univ Calgary, Canada
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- Tahir, Waqas (author)
- Univ Calgary, Canada
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- Nilsson, Peter (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Kemi,Tekniska fakulteten
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- 2020-09-17
- 2021
- English.
- In: Journal of Neurochemistry. - : WILEY. - 0022-3042 .- 1471-4159. ; 156:6, s. 1033-1048
- Journal article (peer-reviewed)
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- Misfolding of the prion protein (PrP) and templating of its pathological conformation onto cognate proteins causes a number of lethal disorders of central nervous system in humans and animals, such as Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, chronic wasting disease and bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Structural rearrangement of PrP (c) into PrP(Sc)promotes aggregation of misfolded proteins into beta-sheet-rich fibrils, which can be visualized by conformationally sensitive fluorescent probes. Early detection of prion misfolding and deposition might provide useful insights into its pathophysiology. Pentameric formyl thiophene acetic acid (pFTAA) is a novel amyloid probe that was shown to sensitively detect various misfolded proteins, including PrP. Here, we compared sensitivity of pFTAA staining and spectral microscopy with conventional methods of prion detection in mouse brains infected with mouse-adapted 22L prions. pFTAA bound to prion deposits in mouse brain sections exhibited a red-shifted fluorescence emission spectrum, which quantitatively increased with disease progression. Small prion deposits were detected as early as 50 days post-inoculation, well before appearance of clinical signs. Moreover, we detected significant spectral shifts in the greater brain parenchyma as early as 25 days post-inoculation, rivaling the most sensitive conventional method (real-time quaking-induced conversion). These results showcase the potential of pFTAA staining combined with spectral imaging for screening of prion-infected tissue. Not only does this method have comparable sensitivity to established techniques, it is faster and technically simpler. Finally, this readout provides valuable information about the spatial distribution of prion aggregates across tissue in the earliest stages of infection, potentially providing valuable pathophysiological insight into prion transmission.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Neurovetenskaper (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Basic Medicine -- Neurosciences (hsv//eng)
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- fluorescence; imaging; luminescent-conjugated polythiophenes; prion disease; protein misfolding; spectral microscopy
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