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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 277, Issue 3, Pages 1981-1990Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M108744200
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Although Cu(II) ions bind to the prion protein (PrP), there have been conflicting findings concerning the number and location of binding sites. We have combined diethyl pyrocarbonate (DEPC)-mediated carbethoxylation, protease digestion, and mass spectrometric analysis of apo-PrP and copper-coordinated mouse PrP23-231 to footprint histidine-dependent Cu(II) coordination sites within this molecule. At pH 7.4 Cu(II) protected five histidine residues from DEPC modification. No protection was afforded by Ca(II), Mn(II), or Mg(II) ions, and only one or two residues were protected by Zn(II) or MUD ions. Post-source decay mapping of DEPC-modified histidines pinpointed residues 60, 68, 76, and 84 within the four PHGGG/SWGQ octarepeat units and residue 95 within the related sequence GGGTHNQ. Besides defining a copper site within the protease-resistant core of PrP, our findings suggest application of DEPC foot-printing methodologies to probe copper occupancy and pathogenesis-associated conformational changes in PrP purified from tissue samples.
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