1These authors contributed equally to this study.Abbreviations used: AEQ, aequorin; BSA, bovine serum albumin; CGN, cerebellar granule neurons; CH1, immunoglobulin heavy chain constant region 1; ER, endoplasmic reticulum; GFAP, glial fibrillary acidic protein; HA, hemagglutinin; IB, isolation buffer; KO, knock-out; KRB, Krebs-Ringer buffer; lsCSQ, leader sequence of calsequestrin; mAb, monoclonal antibody; pAb, polyclonal antibody; PBS, phosphatebuffered saline; PM, plasma membrane; PMCA, plasma membrane Ca 2+ -ATPase; PrP, prion protein; SDS, sodium dodecyl-sulphate; SER-CA, sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca 2+ -ATPase; SOC, store-operated channels; SOCE, store-operated Ca 2+ entry; STIM, stromal interaction molecule; Tg, transgenic; TSE, transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; VOC, voltage-operated channels; WT, wild-type.
AbstractThe cellular prion protein (PrP C ) is a cell-surface glycoprotein mainly expressed in the CNS. The structural conversion of PrP C generates the prion, the infectious agent causing