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  • Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) open reading frame 10 protein, the homolog of the essential herpes simplex virus protein VP16, is dispensable for VZV replication in vitro. 7966575

    Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) open reading frame 10 (ORF10) protein in the homolog of the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) protein VP16. VZV ORF10 transactivates the VZV IE62 gene and is a tegument protein present in the virion. HSV-1 VP16, a potent transactivator of HSV-1 immediate-early genes and tegument protein, is essential for HSV-1 replication in vitro. To determine whether VZV ORF10 is required for viral replication in vitro, we constructed two VZV mutants which were unable to express ORF10. One mutant had a stop codon after the 61st codon of the ORF10 gene, and the other mutant was deleted for all but the last five codons of the gene. Both VZV mutants grew in cell culture to titers similar to that of the parental virus. To determine whether HSV-1 VP16 alters the growth of VZV, we constructed a VZV mutant in which VP16 was inserted in place of ORF10. Using immune electron microscopy, we found that HSV-1 VP16 was present in the tegument of the recombinant VZV virions. The VZV VP16 substitution mutant produced smaller plaques and grew to a lower titer than parental virus. Thus, VZV ORF10 is not required for growth of the virus in vitro, and substitution of HSV-1 VP16 for VZV ORF10 impairs the growth of VZV.
    Document Type:
    Reference
    Product Catalog Number:
    MAB8612
    Product Catalog Name:
    Anti-Varicella-Zoster Virus Antibody, Glycoprotein I

  • An overlapping reading frame in the PRNP gene encodes a novel polypeptide distinct from the prion protein. 21478263

    The prion protein gene PRNP directs the synthesis of one of the most intensively studied mammalian proteins, the prion protein (PrP). Yet the physiological function of PrP has remained elusive and has created controversies in the literature. We found a downstream alternative translation initiation AUG codon surrounded by an optimal Kozak sequence in the +3 reading frame of PRNP. The corresponding alternative open reading frame encodes a polypeptide termed alternative prion protein (AltPrP) with a completely different amino acid sequence from PrP. We introduced a hemagglutinin (HA) tag in frame with AltPrP in PrP cDNAs from different species to test the expression of this novel polypeptide using anti-HA antibodies. AltPrP is constitutively coexpressed with human, bovine, sheep, and deer PrP. AltPrP is localized at the mitochondria and is up-regulated by endoplasmic reticulum stress and proteasomal inhibition. Generation of anti-AltPrP antibodies allowed us to test for endogenous expression of AltPrP in wild-type human cells expressing PrP. By transfecting cells with siRNA against PrP mRNA, we repressed expression of both PrP and AltPrP, confirming endogenous expression of AltPrP from PRNP. AltPrP was also detected in human brain homogenate, primary neurons, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells. These results demonstrate an unexpected function for PRNP, which, in addition to plasma membrane-anchored PrP, also encodes a second polypeptide termed AltPrP.-Vanderperre, B., Staskevicius, A. B., Tremblay, G., McCoy, M., O\'Neill, M. A., Cashman, N. R., Roucou, X. An overlapping reading frame in the PRNP gene encodes a novel polypeptide distinct from the prion protein.
    Document Type:
    Reference
    Product Catalog Number:
    AB9485
    Product Catalog Name:
    Anti-Somatostatin Receptor Type 1 Antibody

  • Phosphorylation of right open reading frame 2 (Rio2) protein kinase by polo-like kinase 1 regulates mitotic progression. 21880710

    Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) plays essential roles during multiple stages of mitosis by phosphorylating a number of substrates. Here, we report that the atypical protein kinase Rio2 is a novel substrate of Plk1 and can be phosphorylated by Plk1 at Ser-335, Ser-380, and Ser-548. Overexpression of Rio2 causes a prolonged mitotic exit whereas knockdown of Rio2 accelerates mitotic progression, suggesting that Rio2 is required for the proper mitotic progression. Overexpression of phospho-mimicking mutant Rio2 S3D but not the nonphosphorylatable mutant Rio2 S3A displays a profile similar to that of wild-type Rio2. These results indicate that the phosphorylation status of Rio2 correlates with its function in mitosis. Furthermore, time-lapse imaging data show that overexpression of Rio2 but not Rio2 S3A results in a slowed metaphase-anaphase transition. Collectively, these findings strongly indicate that the Plk1-mediated phosphorylation of Rio2 regulates metaphase-anaphase transition during mitotic progression.
    Document Type:
    Reference
    Product Catalog Number:
    AB1603
    Product Catalog Name:
    Anti-Phosphoserine Antibody