Presenilin-binding protein forms aggresomes in monkey kidney COS-7 cells

Cell Surface Protein-protein Binding on COS-7 Cells.

Examination of interactions between a transmembrane protein and a soluble protein by pull-down or immunoprecipitation assays can be tricky and complicated due to the detergent extraction of membrane proteins during the lysate preparation step. The choice and concentration of detergents must be determined empirically and the procedure can be burdensome. Here, we describe a simplified binding ass...

Disease-related prion protein forms aggresomes in neuronal cells leading to caspase activation and apoptosis.

The molecular basis for neuronal death in prion disease is not established, but putative pathogenic roles for both disease-related prion protein (PrP(Sc)) and accumulated cytosolic PrP(C) have been proposed. Here we report that only prion-infected neuronal cells become apoptotic after mild inhibition of the proteasome, and this is strictly dependent upon sustained propagation of PrP(Sc). Wherea...

Sequential cellular changes produced by african horse sickness virus in monkey kidney cells

Cloning and high level expression of bovine interferon gamma gene in eukaryotic cells (COS-7)

Interferon gamma (IFN-γ) is one of the key cytokines in defining T helper 1 lymphocyte immuneresponses. In this study, the bovine IFN-γ gene was cloned from spleen tissue RNA using the reversetranscription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). IFN-γ cDNA was sub-cloned and expressed inmammalian expression plasmid (pcDNA3.1(+)) under the control of the human cytomegalovirus (CMV)promoter. The pred...

Divergent Pathways in COS-7 Cells Mediate Defective Internalization and Intracellular Routing of Truncated G-CSFR Forms in SCN/AML

BACKGROUND Expression of truncated G-CSFR forms in patients with SCN/AML induces hyperproliferation and prolonged cell survival. Previously, we showed that ligand internalization is delayed and degradation of truncated G-CSFR forms is defective in patients with SCN/AML. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In this study, we investigated the potential roles of dileucine and tyrosine-based motifs wit...