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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 29.
Published in final edited form as: Biochemistry. 2018 Feb 9;57(8):1285–1292. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b01285

Table 2.

Anti-prion systems in yeast

Anti-prion protein Target priori Action Mechanism Ref.
Btn2p [URE3] curing Sequester amyloid (23, 31)
Cur1p [URE3] curing unkown (23, 31)
Ssb1,2p [PSI+] block generation assist proper folding (64, 91)
Sis1p [PSI+] block lethality unknown (71)
Hsp104p [PSI+] curing controversial (47)
Siw14p [PSI+] curing lowering inositol 5-pyrophosphates (48)
Upf1,2,3p [PSI+] curing binding Sup35p or blocking amyloid elongation (56)