Entry
Name
Prion disease - Ursus maritimus (polar bear)
Description
Prion diseases, also termed transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), are a group of fatal neurodegenerative diseases that affect humans and a number of other animal species. The etiology of these diseases is thought to be associated with the conversion of a normal protein, PrPC, into an infectious, pathogenic form, PrPSc. The conversion is induced by prion infections (for example, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), iatrogenic CJD, Kuru), mutations (familial CJD, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome, fatal familial insomnia (FFI)) or unknown factors (sporadic CJD (sCJD)), and is thought to occur after PrPC has reached the plasma membrane or is re-internalized for degradation. The PrPSc form shows greater protease resistance than PrPC and accumulates in affected individuals, often in the form of extracellular plaques. Pathways that may lead to neuronal death comprise oxidative stress, regulated activation of complement, ubiquitin-proteasome and endosomal-lysosomal systems, synaptic alterations and dendritic atrophy, corticosteroid response, and endoplasmic reticulum stress. In addition, the conformational transition could lead to the lost of a beneficial activity of the natively folded protein, PrPC.
Class
Human Diseases; Neurodegenerative disease
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Disease
Organism
Ursus maritimus (polar bear) [GN:
umr ]
Gene
103656470 NDUFA4L2; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 4-like 2 [KO:K03948 ]
103657769 CACNA1S; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1S [KO:K04857 ]
103657962 NDUFC1; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 subunit C1, mitochondrial [KO:K03967 ]
103658293 HSPA6; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: heat shock 70 kDa protein 6 [KO:K03283 ]
103659502 PSMD14; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 14 [KO:K03030 ]
103659593 ATF2; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-2 isoform X1 [KO:K04450 ]
103659737 NDUFB3; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 3 [KO:K03959 ]
103659802 CREB1; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 1 isoform X1 [KO:K05870 ]
103659901 ATP5MC3; ATP synthase F(0) complex subunit C3, mitochondrial [KO:K02128 ]
103660109 NDUFA12; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 12 [KO:K11352 ]
103660136 APAF1; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: apoptotic protease-activating factor 1 [KO:K02084 ]
103660617 ATP5MC1; ATP synthase F(0) complex subunit C1, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K02128 ]
103661007 PSMD8; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 8 [KO:K03031 ]
103661161 PSMD9; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 9 [KO:K06693 ]
103661621 NDUFB9; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 9 [KO:K03965 ]
103662209 PSMD3; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 3 [KO:K03033 ]
103662415 NDUFV2; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] flavoprotein 2, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K03943 ] [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
103662680 PSMD1; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 1 isoform X1 [KO:K03032 ]
103662822 NDUFA10; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 10, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K03954 ]
103663617 PIK3R1; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha isoform X3 [KO:K02649 ]
103663752 NDUFA2; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 2 [KO:K03946 ]
103663818 VDAC1; voltage-dependent anion-selective channel protein 1 [KO:K05862 ]
103664628 NDUFS4; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 4, mitochondrial [KO:K03937 ]
103665634 PSMC5; 26S proteasome regulatory subunit 8 isoform X1 [KO:K03066 ]
103665659 PSMD12; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 12 isoform X1 [KO:K03035 ]
103666354 NDUFS5; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 5 [KO:K03938 ]
103666614 SDHB; succinate dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur subunit, mitochondrial [KO:K00235 ] [EC:1.3.5.1 ]
103666874 PIK3CD; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
103667024 NDUFB6; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 6 [KO:K03962 ]
103667087 CREB3; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3 [KO:K09048 ]
103667431 PSMD11; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 11 isoform X1 [KO:K03036 ]
103667517 PSMD4; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 4 isoform X1 [KO:K03029 ]
103667625 CACNA1F; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1F isoform X1 [KO:K04853 ]
103667825 PPP3CB; serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2B catalytic subunit beta isoform isoform X1 [KO:K04348 ] [EC:3.1.3.16 ]
103667846 VDAC2; voltage-dependent anion-selective channel protein 2 [KO:K15040 ]
103668021 MCU; calcium uniporter protein, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K20858 ]
103668409 CREB3L4; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 4 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
103668772 NDUFB10; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 10 [KO:K03966 ]
103669030 NDUFB2; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 2, mitochondrial [KO:K03958 ]
103669052 CREB3L2; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 2 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
103669950 NDUFB11; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 11, mitochondrial isoform X2 [KO:K11351 ]
103670360 NDUFA8; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 8 [KO:K03952 ]
103670766 PIK3R3; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit gamma [KO:K02649 ]
103671026 PSMD13; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 13 isoform X1 [KO:K03039 ]
103671936 EIF2S1; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit 1 [KO:K03237 ]
103672010 SDHC; succinate dehydrogenase cytochrome b560 subunit, mitochondrial [KO:K00236 ]
103672016 NDUFS2; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 2, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K03935 ] [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
103672304 NDUFS3; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 3, mitochondrial [KO:K03936 ] [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
103672308 PSMC3; 26S proteasome regulatory subunit 6A isoform X1 [KO:K03065 ]
103672393 CREB3L1; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 1 [KO:K09048 ]
103672884 NDUFA3; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 3 [KO:K03947 ]
103672921 PSMC6; 26S proteasome regulatory subunit 10B isoform X1 [KO:K03064 ]
103673070 ATP5PF; ATP synthase-coupling factor 6, mitochondrial [KO:K02131 ]
103673318 PPP3CC; serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2B catalytic subunit gamma isoform isoform X1 [KO:K04348 ] [EC:3.1.3.16 ]
103673708 PSMD7; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 7 [KO:K03038 ]
103673805 NDUFB1; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 1 [KO:K03957 ]
103674068 NDUFA6; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 6 [KO:K03950 ]
103674226 PSMD6; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 6 [KO:K03037 ]
103674739 CACNA1D; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D isoform X1 [KO:K04851 ]
103674915 NDUFA13; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 13 [KO:K11353 ]
103675040 ATP5PB; ATP synthase F(0) complex subunit B1, mitochondrial [KO:K02127 ]
103675162 PIK3R2; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit beta [KO:K02649 ]
103675310 GRIN1; glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 1 isoform X1 [KO:K05208 ]
103675324 CACNA1B; voltage-dependent N-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1B isoform X1 [KO:K04849 ]
103675541 ATP5MC2; ATP synthase F(0) complex subunit C2, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K02128 ]
103675706 CACNA1C; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1C isoform X1 [KO:K04850 ]
103675753 NDUFA9; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 9, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K03953 ]
103676082 PSMD2; 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 2 [KO:K03028 ]
103676116 NDUFB5; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 5, mitochondrial isoform X2 [KO:K03961 ]
103676125 PIK3CA; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
103676258 ATP5F1C; ATP synthase subunit gamma, mitochondrial isoform X2 [KO:K02136 ]
103676372 ATF4; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-4 [KO:K04374 ]
103676407 RAC2; ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 2 isoform X1 [KO:K07860 ]
103676612 NDUFA5; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 5 [KO:K03949 ]
103677056 VDAC3; voltage-dependent anion-selective channel protein 3 [KO:K15041 ]
103677527 NDUFB8; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 8, mitochondrial [KO:K03964 ]
103677743 NDUFA1; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 1 [KO:K03945 ]
103677943 PPP3CA; serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2B catalytic subunit alpha isoform isoform X1 [KO:K04348 ] [EC:3.1.3.16 ]
103678592 PIK3CB; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta isoform isoform X1 [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
103678783 NDUFB4; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 4 [KO:K03960 ]
103679235 NDUFS6; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 6, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K03939 ]
103679246 SDHA; succinate dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] flavoprotein subunit, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K00234 ] [EC:1.3.5.1 ]
103679622 NDUFS8; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 8, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K03941 ] [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
103680708 NDUFV3; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] flavoprotein 3, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K03944 ]
103681635 NDUFS7; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 7, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K03940 ] [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
103681679 CREB3L3; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 3 [KO:K09048 ]
103681700 NDUFA11; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 11 [KO:K03956 ]
103681725 NDUFA7; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 7 [KO:K03951 ]
103682114 NDUFB7; NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 7 [KO:K03963 ]
103682282 ATF6B; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-6 beta isoform X1 [KO:K09049 ]
Compound
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Title
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Title
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Title
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Title
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Title
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Title
The release of calcium from the endoplasmic reticulum induced by amyloid-beta and prion peptides activates the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.
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Title
An endoplasmic-reticulum-specific apoptotic pathway is involved in prion and amyloid-beta peptides neurotoxicity.
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Title
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Title
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Disease-associated prion protein oligomers inhibit the 26S proteasome.
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Ca2+-induced apoptosis through calcineurin dephosphorylation of BAD.
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Title
Caspase-12 and endoplasmic reticulum stress mediate neurotoxicity of pathological prion protein.
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Title
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Title
Prion protein inhibits fast axonal transport through a mechanism involving casein kinase 2.
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Title
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Title
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Title
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Title
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Title
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