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Gorelik MG, Yakhnin H, Pannuri A, Walker AC, Pourciau C, Czyz D, Romeo T, Babitzke P. Multitier regulation of the E. coli extreme acid stress response by CsrA. J Bacteriol 2024; 206:e0035423. [PMID: 38319100 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00354-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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CsrA is an RNA-binding protein that regulates processes critical for growth and survival, including central carbon metabolism, motility, biofilm formation, stress responses, and expression of virulence factors in pathogens. Transcriptomics studies in Escherichia coli suggested that CsrA repressed genes involved in surviving extremely acidic conditions. Here, we examine the effects of disrupting CsrA-dependent regulation on the expression of genes and circuitry for acid stress survival and demonstrate CsrA-mediated repression at multiple levels. We show that this repression is critical for managing the trade-off between growth and survival; overexpression of acid stress genes caused by csrA disruption enhances survival under extreme acidity but is detrimental for growth under mildly acidic conditions. In vitro studies confirmed that CsrA binds specifically to mRNAs of structural and regulatory genes for acid stress survival, causing translational repression. We also found that translation of the top-tier acid stress regulator, evgA, is coupled to that of a small leader peptide, evgL, which is repressed by CsrA. Unlike dedicated acid stress response genes, csrA and its sRNA antagonists, csrB and csrC, did not exhibit a substantial response to acid shock. Furthermore, disruption of CsrA regulation of acid stress genes impacted host-microbe interactions in Caenorhabditis elegans, alleviating GABA deficiencies. This study expands the known regulon of CsrA to genes of the extreme acid stress response of E. coli and highlights a new facet of the global role played by CsrA in balancing the opposing physiological demands of stress resistance with the capacity for growth and modulating host interactions.IMPORTANCETo colonize/infect the mammalian intestinal tract, bacteria must survive exposure to the extreme acidity of the stomach. E. coli does this by expressing proteins that neutralize cytoplasmic acidity and cope with molecular damage caused by low pH. Because of the metabolic cost of these processes, genes for surviving acid stress are tightly regulated. Here, we show that CsrA negatively regulates the cascade of expression responsible for the acid stress response. Increased expression of acid response genes due to csrA disruption improved survival at extremely low pH but inhibited growth under mildly acidic conditions. Our findings define a new layer of regulation in the acid stress response of E. coli and a novel physiological function for CsrA.
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- Mark G Gorelik
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for RNA Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for RNA Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for RNA Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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Serebryany E, Zhao VY, Park K, Bitran A, Trauger SA, Budnik B, Shakhnovich EI. Systematic conformation-to-phenotype mapping via limited deep sequencing of proteins. Mol Cell 2023; 83:1936-1952.e7. [PMID: 37267908 PMCID: PMC10281453 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Non-native conformations drive protein-misfolding diseases, complicate bioengineering efforts, and fuel molecular evolution. No current experimental technique is well suited for elucidating them and their phenotypic effects. Especially intractable are the transient conformations populated by intrinsically disordered proteins. We describe an approach to systematically discover, stabilize, and purify native and non-native conformations, generated in vitro or in vivo, and directly link conformations to molecular, organismal, or evolutionary phenotypes. This approach involves high-throughput disulfide scanning (HTDS) of the entire protein. To reveal which disulfides trap which chromatographically resolvable conformers, we devised a deep-sequencing method for double-Cys variant libraries of proteins that precisely and simultaneously locates both Cys residues within each polypeptide. HTDS of the abundant E. coli periplasmic chaperone HdeA revealed distinct classes of disordered hydrophobic conformers with variable cytotoxicity depending on where the backbone was cross-linked. HTDS can bridge conformational and phenotypic landscapes for many proteins that function in disulfide-permissive environments.
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- Eugene Serebryany
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Center for Mass Spectrometry, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Center for Mass Spectrometry, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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Revealing novel synergistic defense and acid tolerant performance of Escherichia coli in response to organic acid stimulation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:7577-7594. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-12241-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Fang L, Feng X, Liu D, Han Z, Liu M, Hao X, Cao Y. 大肠杆菌合成中链脂肪酸研究进展. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN-CHINESE 2022. [DOI: 10.1360/tb-2022-0290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The challenges and prospects of Escherichia coli as an organic acid production host under acid stress. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:8091-8107. [PMID: 34617140 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11577-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Organic acids have a wide range of applications and have attracted the attention of many industries, and their large-scale applications have led fermentation production to low-cost development. Among them, the microbial fermentation method, especially using Escherichia coli as the production host, has the advantages of fast growth and low energy consumption, and has gradually shown better advantages and prospects in organic acid fermentation production. IMPORTANCE However, when the opportunity comes, the acidified environment caused by the acid products accumulated during the fermentation process also challenges E. coli. The acid sensitivity of E. coli is a core problem that needs to be solved urgently. The addition of neutralizers in traditional operations led to the emergence of osmotic stress inadvertently, the addition of strong acid substances to recover products in the salt state not only increases production costs, but the discharged sewage is also harmful to the environment. ELABORATION This article summarizes the current status of the application of E. coli in the production of organic acids, and based on the impact of acid stress on the physiological state of cells and the impact of industrial production profits, put forward some new conjectures that can make up for the deficiencies in existing research and application. IMPLICATION At this point, the diversified transformation of E. coli has become a chassis microbe that is more suitable for industrial fermentation, enhancing industrial application value. KEY POINTS • E. coli is a potential host for high value-added organic acids production. • Classify the damage mechanism and coping strategies of E. coli when stimulated by acid molecules. • Multi-dimensional expansion tools are needed to create acid-resistant E. coli chassis.
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Aguirre-Cardenas MI, Geddes-Buehre DH, Crowhurst KA. Removal of disulfide from acid stress chaperone HdeA does not wholly eliminate structure or function at low pH. Biochem Biophys Rep 2021; 27:101064. [PMID: 34307907 PMCID: PMC8258783 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2021.101064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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HdeA is an acid-stress chaperone that operates in the periplasm of various strains of pathogenic gram-negative bacteria. Its primary function is to prevent irreversible aggregation of other periplasmic proteins when the bacteria enter the acidic environment of the stomach after contaminated food is ingested; its role is therefore to help the bacteria survive long enough to enter and colonize the intestines. The mechanism of operation of HdeA is unusual in that this helical homodimer is inactive when folded at neutral pH but becomes activated at low pH after the dimer dissociates and partially unfolds. Studies with chemical reducing agents previously suggested that the intramolecular disulfide bond is important for maintaining residual structure in HdeA at low pH and may be responsible for positioning exposed hydrophobic residues together for the purpose of binding unfolded client proteins. In order to explore its role in HdeA structure and chaperone function we performed a conservative cysteine to serine mutation of the disulfide. We found that, although residual structure is greatly diminished at pH 2 without the disulfide, it is not completely lost; conversely, the mutant is almost completely random coil at pH 6. Aggregation assays showed that mutated HdeA, although less successful as a chaperone than wild type, still maintains a surprising level of function. These studies highlight that we still have much to learn about the factors that stabilize residual structure at low pH and the role of disulfide bonds.
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- M. Imex Aguirre-Cardenas
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA, 91330-8262, USA
- Present address: Department of Chemistry, University of California Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA, 91330-8262, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA, 91330-8262, USA
- Corresponding author.
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Detection of key sites of dimer dissociation and unfolding initiation during activation of acid-stress chaperone HdeA at low pH. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2020; 1869:140576. [PMID: 33253897 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2020.140576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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HdeA is a small acid-stress chaperone protein with a unique activity profile. At physiological pH, it forms a folded, but inactive, dimer. Below pH 3.0, HdeA unfolds and dissociates into disordered monomers, utilizing exposed hydrophobic patches to bind other unfolded proteins and prevent their irreversible aggregation. In this way, HdeA has a key role in helping pathogenic bacteria survive our acidic stomach and colonize our intestines, facilitating the spread of dysentery. Despite numerous publications on the topic, there remain questions about the mechanism by which HdeA unfolding and activation are triggered. Previous studies usually assessed HdeA unfolding over pH increments that are too far apart to gain fine detail of the process of unfolding and dimer dissociation, and often employed techniques that prevented thorough evaluation of specific regions of the protein. We used a variety of heteronuclear NMR experiments to investigate changes to backbone and side chain structure and dynamics of HdeA at four pHs between 3.0 and 2.0. We found that the long loop in the dimer interface is an early site of initiation of dimer dissociation, and that a molecular "clasp" near the disulfide bond is broken open at low pH as part, or as a trigger, of unfolding; this process also results in the separation of C-terminal helices and exposure of key hydrophobic client binding sites. Our results highlight important regions of HdeA that may have previously been overlooked because they lie too close to the disulfide bond or are thought to be too dynamic in the folded state to influence unfolding processes.
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Arcari T, Feger ML, Guerreiro DN, Wu J, O’Byrne CP. Comparative Review of the Responses of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli to Low pH Stress. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11111330. [PMID: 33187233 PMCID: PMC7698193 DOI: 10.3390/genes11111330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Acidity is one of the principal physicochemical factors that influence the behavior of microorganisms in any environment, and their response to it often determines their ability to grow and survive. Preventing the growth and survival of pathogenic bacteria or, conversely, promoting the growth of bacteria that are useful (in biotechnology and food production, for example), might be improved considerably by a deeper understanding of the protective responses that these microorganisms deploy in the face of acid stress. In this review, we survey the molecular mechanisms used by two unrelated bacterial species in their response to low pH stress. We chose to focus on two well-studied bacteria, Escherichia coli (phylum Proteobacteria) and Listeria monocytogenes (phylum Firmicutes), that have both evolved to be able to survive in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract. We review the mechanisms that these species use to maintain a functional intracellular pH as well as the protective mechanisms that they deploy to prevent acid damage to macromolecules in the cells. We discuss the mechanisms used to sense acid in the environment and the regulatory processes that are activated when acid is encountered. We also highlight the specific challenges presented by organic acids. Common themes emerge from this comparison as well as unique strategies that each species uses to cope with acid stress. We highlight some of the important research questions that still need to be addressed in this fascinating field.
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Pacheco S, Widjaja MA, Gomez JS, Crowhurst KA, Abrol R. The complex role of the N-terminus and acidic residues of HdeA as pH-dependent switches in its chaperone function. Biophys Chem 2020; 264:106406. [PMID: 32593908 PMCID: PMC8276670 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2020.106406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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HdeA is a small acid-stress chaperone protein found in the periplasm of several pathogenic gram-negative bacteria. In neutral pH environments HdeA is an inactive folded homodimer but when exposed to strong acidic environments it partially unfolds and, once activated, binds to other periplasmic proteins, protecting them from irreversible aggregation. Here we use a combination of hydrogen/deuterium exchange NMR experiments and constant pH molecular dynamics simulations to elucidate the role of HdeA's N-terminus in its activation mechanism. Previous work indicates that the N-terminus is flexible and unprotected at high pH while exhibiting interactions with some HdeA client binding site residues. It, however, becomes partially solvent-protected at pH 2.6 - 2.8 and then loses protection again at pH 2.0. This protection is not due to the appearance of new secondary structure, but rather increased contacts between N-terminal residues and the C-terminus of the other protomer in the dimer, as well as concurrent loosening of its hold on the client binding site residues, priming HdeA for interactions with periplasmic client proteins. This work also uncovers unusual protonation profiles of some titratable residues and suggests their complex role in chaperone function.
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- Sayuri Pacheco
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA 91330, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA 91330, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA 91330, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA 91330, United States of America.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA 91330, United States of America.
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Hu Y, Li C, He L, Jin C, Liu M. Mechanisms of Chaperones as Active Assistant/Protector for Proteins: Insights from NMR Studies. CHINESE J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201900441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yunfei Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan National Laboratory for OptoelectronicsNational Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Wuhan Hubei 430071 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan National Laboratory for OptoelectronicsNational Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Wuhan Hubei 430071 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan National Laboratory for OptoelectronicsNational Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Wuhan Hubei 430071 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan National Laboratory for OptoelectronicsNational Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Wuhan Hubei 430071 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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The periplasm of Gram-negative bacteria contains a specialized chaperone network that facilitates the transport of unfolded membrane proteins to the outer membrane as its primary functional role. The network, involving the chaperones Skp and SurA as key players and potentially additional chaperones, is indispensable for the survival of the cell. Structural descriptions of the apo forms of these molecular chaperones were initially provided by X-ray crystallography. Subsequently, a combination of experimental biophysical methods including solution NMR spectroscopy provided a detailed understanding of full-length chaperone-client complexes . The data showed that conformational changes and dynamic re-organization of the chaperones upon client binding, as well as client dynamics on the chaperone surface are crucial for function. This chapter gives an overview of the structure-function relationship of the dynamic conformational rearrangements that regulate the functional cycles of the periplasmic molecular chaperones Skp and SurA.
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- Guillaume Mas
- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, Basel, 4056, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 9c, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, Basel, 4056, Switzerland.
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Yu XC, Hu Y, Ding J, Li H, Jin C. Structural basis and mechanism of the unfolding-induced activation of HdeA, a bacterial acid response chaperone. J Biol Chem 2018; 294:3192-3206. [PMID: 30573682 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.006398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The role of protein structural disorder in biological functions has gained increasing attention in the past decade. The bacterial acid-resistant chaperone HdeA belongs to a group of "conditionally disordered" proteins, because it is inactive in its well-structured state and becomes activated via an order-to-disorder transition under acid stress. However, the mechanism for unfolding-induced activation remains unclear because of a lack of experimental information on the unfolded state conformation and the chaperone-client interactions. Herein, we used advanced solution NMR methods to characterize the activated-state conformation of HdeA under acidic conditions and identify its client-binding sites. We observed that the structure of activated HdeA becomes largely disordered and exposes two hydrophobic patches essential for client interactions. Furthermore, using the pH-dependent chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) NMR method, we identified three acid-sensitive regions that act as structural locks in regulating the exposure of the two client-binding sites during the activation process, revealing a multistep activation mechanism of HdeA's chaperone function at the atomic level. Our results highlight the role of intrinsic protein disorder in chaperone function and the self-inhibitory role of ordered structures under nonstress conditions, offering new insights for improving our understanding of protein structure-function paradigms.
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- Xing-Chi Yu
- From the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering.,Beijing Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center
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- From the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, .,Beijing Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center
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- Beijing Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center.,College of Life Sciences
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- From the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering.,Beijing Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center
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- From the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, .,Beijing Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center.,College of Life Sciences.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Miyawaki S, Uemura Y, Hongo K, Kawata Y, Mizobata T. Acid-denatured small heat shock protein HdeA from Escherichia coli forms reversible fibrils with an atypical secondary structure. J Biol Chem 2018; 294:1590-1601. [PMID: 30530490 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.005611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Revised: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The periplasmic small heat shock protein HdeA from Escherichia coli is inactive under normal growth conditions (at pH 7) and activated only when E. coli cells are subjected to a sudden decrease in pH, converting HdeA into an acid-denatured active state. Here, using in vitro fibrillation assays, transmission EM, atomic-force microscopy, and CD analyses, we found that when HdeA is active as a molecular chaperone, it is also capable of forming inactive aggregates that, at first glance, resemble amyloid fibrils. We noted that the molecular chaperone activity of HdeA takes precedence over fibrillogenesis under acidic conditions, as the presence of denatured substrate protein was sufficient to suppress HdeA fibril formation. Further experiments suggested that the secondary structure of HdeA fibrils deviates somewhat from typical amyloid fibrils and contains α-helices. Strikingly, HdeA fibrils that formed at pH 2 were immediately resolubilized by a simple shift to pH 7 and from there could regain molecular chaperone activity upon a return to pH 1. HdeA, therefore, provides an unusual example of a "reversible" form of protein fibrillation with an atypical secondary structure composition. The competition between active assistance of denatured polypeptides (its "molecular chaperone" activity) and the formation of inactive fibrillary deposits (its "fibrillogenic" activity) provides a unique opportunity to probe the relationship among protein function, structure, and aggregation in detail.
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- Shiori Miyawaki
- Graduate School of Sustainability Science, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, Japan
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- Department of Engineering, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sustainability Science, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, Japan; Department of Engineering, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, Japan; Center for Research on Green Sustainable Chemistry, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sustainability Science, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, Japan; Department of Engineering, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, Japan; Center for Research on Green Sustainable Chemistry, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sustainability Science, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, Japan; Department of Engineering, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, Japan; Center for Research on Green Sustainable Chemistry, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, Japan.
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Kleanthous C. Compartmentalizing acid stress in bacteria. Nat Chem Biol 2018; 14:993-994. [DOI: 10.1038/s41589-018-0148-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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