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Prions are formed of misfolded assemblies (PrP Sc ) of the variably N-glycosylated cellular prion protein (PrP C ). In infected species, prions replicate by seeding the conversion and polymerization of host PrP C . Distinct prion strains can be recognized, exhibiting defined PrP Sc  biochemical properties such as the glycotype and specific biological traits. While strain information is encoded within the conformation of PrP Sc  assemblies, the storage of the structural information and the molecular requirements for self-perpetuation remain uncertain. Here, we investigated the specific role of PrP C  glycosylation status. First, we developed an efficient protein misfolding cyclic amplification method using cells expressing the PrP C  species of interest as substrate. Applying the technique to PrP C  glycosylation mutants expressing cells revealed that neither PrP C  nor PrP Sc  glycoform stoichiometry was instrumental to PrP Sc  formation and strainness perpetuation. Our study supports the view that strain properties, including PrP Sc  glycotype are enciphered within PrP Sc  structural backbone, not in the attached glycans.

Glycoform-independent prion conversion by highly efficient, cell-based, protein misfolding cyclic amplification