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Hendershot LM, Buck TM, Brodsky JL. The Essential Functions of Molecular Chaperones and Folding Enzymes in Maintaining Endoplasmic Reticulum Homeostasis. J Mol Biol 2023:168418. [PMID: 38143019 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
Abstract
It has been estimated that up to one-third of the proteins encoded by the human genome enter the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) as extended polypeptide chains where they undergo covalent modifications, fold into their native structures, and assemble into oligomeric protein complexes. The fidelity of these processes is critical to support organellar, cellular, and organismal health, and is perhaps best underscored by the growing number of disease-causing mutations that reduce the fidelity of protein biogenesis in the ER. To meet demands encountered by the diverse protein clientele that mature in the ER, this organelle is populated with a cadre of molecular chaperones that prevent protein aggregation, facilitate protein disulfide isomerization, and lower the activation energy barrier of cis-trans prolyl isomerization. Components of the lectin (glycan-binding) chaperone system also reside within the ER and play numerous roles during protein biogenesis. In addition, the ER houses multiple homologs of select chaperones that can recognize and act upon diverse peptide signatures. Moreover, redundancy helps ensure that folding-compromised substrates are unable to overwhelm essential ER-resident chaperones and enzymes. In contrast, the ER in higher eukaryotic cells possesses a single member of the Hsp70, Hsp90, and Hsp110 chaperone families, even though several homologs of these molecules reside in the cytoplasm. In this review, we discuss specific functions of the many factors that maintain ER quality control, highlight some of their interactions, and describe the vulnerabilities that arise from the absence of multiple members of some chaperone families.
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- Linda M Hendershot
- Department of Tumor Cell Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, United States.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States
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Fathinejad F, Ghafouri H, Barzegari E, Sarikhan S, Alizadeh A, Howard N. Gene cloning and characterization of a novel recombinant 40-kDa heat shock protein from Mesobacillus persicus B48. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:248. [PMID: 37436487 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03693-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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The present study reports the recognition and characterization of the gene encoding the co-chaperone DnaJ in the halophilic strain Mesobacillus persicus B48. The new extracted gene was sequenced and cloned in E. coli, followed by protein purification using a C-terminal His-tag. The stability and function of the recombinant DnaJ protein under salt and pH stress conditions were evaluated. SDS-PAGE revealed a band on nearly 40-kDa region. The homology model structure of new DnaJ demonstrated 56% similarity to the same protein from Streptococcus pneumonia. Fluorescence spectra indicated several hydrophobic residues located on the protein surface, which is consistent with the misfolded polypeptide recognition function of DnaJ. Spectroscopic results showed 56% higher carbonic anhydrase activity in the presence of the recombinant DnaJ homolog compared to its absence. In addition, salt resistance experiments showed that the survival of recombinant E. coli+DnaJ was 2.1 times more than control cells in 0.5 M NaCl. Furthermore, the number of recombinant E. coli BL21+DnaJ colonies was 7.7 times that of the control colonies in pH 8.5. Based on the results, DnaJ from the M. persicus can potentially be employed for improving the functional features of enzymes and other proteins in various applications.
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- Fatemeh Fathinejad
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
- Department of Marine Sciences, The Caspian Sea Basin Research Center, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
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- Medical Biology Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Molecular Bank, Iranian Biological Resource Center (IBRC), ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Sriwastaw S, Rai R, Raj A, Kesari V, Rai LC. All3048, a DnaJ III homolog of Anabaena sp. PCC7120 mediates heat shock response in E. coli and its N-terminus J-domain stimulates DnaK ATPase activity. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 233:123563. [PMID: 36746302 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Cyanobacterial DnaJ offers thermo-tolerance and effectively prevents aggregation of denatured protein in coordination with DnaK. The hypothetical protein All3048 of Anabaena sp. PCC7120 was found to be a 24 kDa DnaJ III protein with a putative J-domain at the extreme N-terminus. This paper decodes the role of All3048 in thermo-tolerance and as a co-chaperon of DnaK. Semi-quantitative and RT-PCR results showed up-accumulation of all3048 in heat, UV-B, cadmium, arsenic and salt. BL21/pET-28a-all3048, all3048(1-95) and all3048(31-128) reduced the heat stress-induced ROS generation by 40 %, 21 % and 24 % as compared to BL21/pET-28-a. Conformational properties of All3048 and its truncated variants were assessed using bis ANS, guanidine hydrochloride and acrylamide quenching. All3048(1-95), All3048 and All3048(31-128) increased DnaK ATPase activity by 8.6, 8.2, and 2.5 fold, respectively. The thermostability investigated using DSC and DSF methods affirmed the relative stability of All3048 and All3048 (31-128), whereas All3048 (1-95) was the least stable. All3048 is a novel cyanobacterial DnaJ III that imparts heat stress tolerance in E. coli; however, only the J-domain present at N-terminus was sufficient for stimulating DnaK's ATPase activity.
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- Sonam Sriwastaw
- Molecular Biology Section, Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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- Molecular Biology Section, Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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- Molecular Biology Section, Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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- Molecular Biology Section, Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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- Molecular Biology Section, Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
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Mutagenesis and structural modeling implicate RME-8 IWN domains as conformational control points. PLoS Genet 2022; 18:e1010296. [DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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After endocytosis, transmembrane cargo is differentially sorted into degradative or recycling pathways. This process is facilitated by recruitment into physically distinct degradative or recycling microdomains on the limiting membrane of individual endosomes. Endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT) mark the degradative microdomain, while the recycling domain is marked by the retromer complex and associated proteins RME-8 and SNX-1. The separation of endosomal microdomains is also controlled by RME-8 and SNX-1, at least in part via removal of degradative component HRS/HGRS-1 from the recycling microdomain. This activity is likely due to recruitment and activation of chaperone Hsc70 on the endosome by the RME-8 DNAJ domain. To better understand the mechanism of RME-8 function we performed a new phylogenetic analysis of RME-8 and identified new conserved sequence features. In a complementary approach, we performed structure-function analysis that identified the C-terminus as important for microdomain localization and likely substrate binding, while N-terminal sequences beyond the known single N-terminal PH-like domain are important for endosome recruitment. Random mutagenesis identified IWN4, and by analogy IWN3, to be important for the autoinhibitory DNAJ domain binding, with IWN3 playing a critical role in HRS uncoating activity. Combining AlphaFold structural predictions with in vivo mutation analysis of RME-8, we propose a model whereby SNX-1 and the IWN domains control the conformation of RME-8 and hence the productive exposure of the DNAJ domain. Furthermore, we propose that the activation of RME-8 is cyclical, with SNX-1 acting as an activator and a target of RME-8 uncoating activity.
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Feng H, Li C, Zhou J, Yuan Y, Feng Z, Shi Y, Zhao L, Zhang Y, Wei F, Zhu H. A cotton WAKL protein interacted with a DnaJ protein and was involved in defense against Verticillium dahliae. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 167:633-643. [PMID: 33275973 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.11.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Accumulating evidence indicates that plant cell wall-associated receptor-like kinases (WAKs) involve in defense against pathogen attack, but their related signaling processes and regulatory mechanism remain largely unknown. We identified a WAK-like kinase (GhWAKL) from upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and characterized its functional mechanism. Expression of GhWAKL in cotton plants was induced by Verticillium dahliae infection and responded to the application of salicylic acid (SA). Knockdown of GhWAKL expression results in the reduction of SA content and suppresses the SA-mediated defense response, enhancing cotton plants susceptibility to V. dahliae. And, ecotopic overexpression of GhWAKL in Arabidopsis thaliana conferred plant resistance to the pathogen. Further analysis demonstrated that GhWAKL interacted with a cotton DnaJ protein (GhDNAJ1) on the cell membrane. Silencing GhDNAJ1 also enhanced cotton susceptibility to V. dahliae. Moreover, the mutation of GhWAKL at site Ser628 with the phosphorylation decreased the interaction with GhDNAJ1 and compromised the plant resistance to V. dahliae. We propose that GhWAKL is a potential molecular target for improving resistance to Verticillium wilt in cotton.
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- Hongjie Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, Henan 455000, China; Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China; School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, Henan 455000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, Henan 455000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, Henan 455000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, Henan 455000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, Henan 455000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, Henan 455000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, Henan 455000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, Henan 455000, China; Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China; School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, Henan 455000, China; Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China; School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China.
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Barriot R, Latour J, Castanié-Cornet MP, Fichant G, Genevaux P. J-Domain Proteins in Bacteria and Their Viruses. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:3771-3789. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Roma JS, D’Souza S, Somers PJ, Cabo LF, Farsin R, Aksoy S, Runyen-Janecky LJ, Weiss BL. Thermal stress responses of Sodalis glossinidius, an indigenous bacterial symbiont of hematophagous tsetse flies. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019; 13:e0007464. [PMID: 31738754 PMCID: PMC6887450 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) house a taxonomically diverse microbiota that includes environmentally acquired bacteria, maternally transmitted symbiotic bacteria, and pathogenic African trypanosomes. Sodalis glossinidius, which is a facultative symbiont that resides intra and extracellularly within multiple tsetse tissues, has been implicated as a mediator of trypanosome infection establishment in the fly’s gut. Tsetse’s gut-associated population of Sodalis are subjected to marked temperature fluctuations each time their ectothermic fly host imbibes vertebrate blood. The molecular mechanisms that Sodalis employs to deal with this heat stress are unknown. In this study, we examined the thermal tolerance and heat shock response of Sodalis. When grown on BHI agar plates, the bacterium exhibited the most prolific growth at 25oC, and did not grow at temperatures above 30oC. Growth on BHI agar plates at 31°C was dependent on either the addition of blood to the agar or reduction in oxygen levels. Sodalis was viable in liquid cultures for 24 hours at 30oC, but began to die upon further exposure. The rate of death increased with increased temperature. Similarly, Sodalis was able to survive for 48 hours within tsetse flies housed at 30oC, while a higher temperature (37oC) was lethal. Sodalis’ genome contains homologues of the heat shock chaperone protein-encoding genes dnaK, dnaJ, and grpE, and their expression was up-regulated in thermally stressed Sodalis, both in vitro and in vivo within tsetse fly midguts. Arrested growth of E. coli dnaK, dnaJ, or grpE mutants under thermal stress was reversed when the cells were transformed with a low copy plasmid that encoded the Sodalis homologues of these genes. The information contained in this study provides insight into how arthropod vector enteric commensals, many of which mediate their host’s ability to transmit pathogens, mitigate heat shock associated with the ingestion of a blood meal. Microorganisms associated with insects must cope with fluctuating temperatures. Because symbiotic bacteria influence the biology of their host, how they respond to temperature changes will have an impact on the host and other microorganisms in the host. The tsetse fly and its symbionts represent an important model system for studying thermal tolerance because the fly feeds exclusively on vertebrate blood and is thus exposed to dramatic temperature shifts. Tsetse flies house a microbial community that can consist of symbiotic and environmentally acquired bacteria, viruses, and parasitic African trypanosomes. This work, which makes use of tsetse’s commensal endosymbiont, Sodalis glossinidius, is significance because it represents the only examination of thermal tolerance mechanisms in a bacterium that resides indigenously within an arthropod disease vector. A better understanding of the biology of thermal tolerance in Sodalis provides insight into thermal stress survival in other insect symbionts and may yield information to help control vector-borne disease.
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- Jose Santinni Roma
- Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
- * E-mail: (LJR-J); (BLW)
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- Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- * E-mail: (LJR-J); (BLW)
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Ajayi OO, Peters SO, De Donato M, Mujibi FD, Khan WA, Hussain T, Babar ME, Imumorin IG, Thomas BN. Genetic variation in N- and C-terminal regions of bovine DNAJA1 heat shock protein gene in African, Asian and American cattle. J Genomics 2018; 6:1-8. [PMID: 29290829 PMCID: PMC5744232 DOI: 10.7150/jgen.23248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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DNAJA1 or heat shock protein 40 (Hsp40) is associated with heat adaptation in various organisms. We amplified and sequenced a total of 1,142 bp of bovine Hsp40 gene representing the critical N-terminal (NTR) and C-terminal (CTR) regions in representative samples of African, Asian and American cattle breeds. Eleven and 9 different haplotypes were observed in the NTR in Asian and African breeds respectively while in American Brangus, only two mutations were observed resulting in two haplotypes. The CTR appears to be highly conserved between cattle and yak. In-silico functional analysis with PANTHER predicted putative deleterious functional impact of c.161 T>A; p. V54Q while alignment of bovine and human NTR-J domains revealed that p.Q19H, p.E20Q and p. E21X mutations occurred in helix 2 and p.V54Q missense mutation occurred in helix 3 respectively. The 124 bp insertion found in the yak DNAJA1 ortholog may have significant functional relevance warranting further investigation. Our results suggest that these genetic differences may be concomitant with population genetic history and possible functional consequences for climate adaptation in bovidae.
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- Oyeyemi O. Ajayi
- Animal Genetics and Genomics Laboratory, International Programs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Berry College, Mount Berry, GA 30149
- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
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- Animal Genetics and Genomics Laboratory, International Programs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
- Departamento Regional de Bioingenierias, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Queretaro, Mexico
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- Usomi Ltd., PO Box 105086-00101, Ushirika Road, Karen, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Animal Genetics and Genomics Laboratory, International Programs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Animal Genetics and Genomics Laboratory, International Programs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
- Department of Molecular Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan
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- African Institute for Biosciences Research and Training, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Animal Genetics and Genomics Laboratory, International Programs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332
- African Institute for Biosciences Research and Training, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY, 14623
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Kityk R, Kopp J, Mayer MP. Molecular Mechanism of J-Domain-Triggered ATP Hydrolysis by Hsp70 Chaperones. Mol Cell 2017; 69:227-237.e4. [PMID: 29290615 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2017.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Efficient targeting of Hsp70 chaperones to substrate proteins depends on J-domain cochaperones, which in synergism with substrates trigger ATP hydrolysis in Hsp70s and concomitant substrate trapping. We present the crystal structure of the J-domain of Escherichia coli DnaJ in complex with the E. coli Hsp70 DnaK. The J-domain interacts not only with DnaK's nucleotide-binding domain (NBD) but also with its substrate-binding domain (SBD) and packs against the highly conserved interdomain linker. Mutational replacement of contacts between J-domain and SBD strongly reduces the ability of substrates to stimulate ATP hydrolysis in the presence of DnaJ and compromises viability at heat shock temperatures. Our data demonstrate that the J-domain and the substrate do not deliver completely independent signals for ATP hydrolysis, but the J-domain, in addition to its direct influence on Hsp70s catalytic center, makes Hsp70 more responsive for the hydrolysis-inducing signal of the substrate, resulting in efficient substrate trapping.
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- Roman Kityk
- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biochemistry Center of Heidelberg University (BZH), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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The Role of Cysteine String Protein α Phosphorylation at Serine 10 and 34 by Protein Kinase Cγ for Presynaptic Maintenance. J Neurosci 2017; 38:278-290. [PMID: 29167402 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1649-17.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Protein kinase Cγ (PKCγ) knock-out (KO) animals exhibit symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), including dopaminergic neuronal loss in the substantia nigra. However, the PKCγ substrates responsible for the survival of dopaminergic neurons in vivo have not yet been elucidated. Previously, we found 10 potent substrates in the striatum of PKCγ-KO mice. Here, we focused on cysteine string protein α (CSPα), a protein from the heat shock protein (HSP) 40 cochaperone families localized on synaptic vesicles. We found that in cultured cells, PKCγ phosphorylates CSPα at serine (Ser) 10 and Ser34. Additionally, apoptosis was found to have been enhanced by the overexpression of a phosphorylation-null mutant of CSPα, CSPα(S10A/S34A). Compared with wild-type (WT) CSPα, the CSPα(S10A/S34A) mutant had a weaker interaction with HSP70. However, in sharp contrast, a phosphomimetic CSPα(S10D/S34D) mutant, compared with WT CSPα, had a stronger interaction with HSP70. In addition, total levels of synaptosomal-associated protein (SNAP) 25, a main downstream target of the HSC70/HSP70 chaperone complex, were found to have decreased by the CSPα(S10A/S34A) mutant through increased ubiquitination of SNAP25 in PC12 cells. In the striatum of 2-year-old male PKCγ-KO mice, decreased phosphorylation levels of CSPα and decreased SNAP25 protein levels were observed. These findings indicate the phosphorylation of CSPα by PKCγ may protect the presynaptic terminal from neurodegeneration. The PKCγ-CSPα-HSC70/HSP70-SNAP25 axis, because of its role in protecting the presynaptic terminal, may provide a new therapeutic target for the treatment of PD.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Cysteine string protein α (CSPα) is a protein belonging to the heat shock protein (HSP) 40 cochaperone families localized on synaptic vesicles, which maintain the presynaptic terminal. However, the function of CSPα phosphorylation by protein kinase C (PKC) for neuronal cell survival remains unclear. The experiments presented here demonstrate that PKCγ phosphorylates CSPα at serine (Ser) 10 and Ser34. CSPα phosphorylation at Ser10 and Ser34 by PKCγ protects the presynaptic terminal by promoting HSP70 chaperone activity. This report suggests that CSPα phosphorylation, because of its role in modulating HSP70 chaperone activity, may be a target for the treatment of neurodegeneration.
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Zuiderweg ERP, Hightower LE, Gestwicki JE. The remarkable multivalency of the Hsp70 chaperones. Cell Stress Chaperones 2017; 22:173-189. [PMID: 28220454 PMCID: PMC5352603 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-017-0776-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Hsp70 proteins are key to maintaining intracellular protein homeostasis. To carry out this task, they employ a large number of cochaperones and adapter proteins. Here, we review what is known about the interaction between the chaperones and partners, with a strong slant toward structural biology. Hsp70s in general, and Hsc70 (HSPA8) in particular, display an amazing array of interfaces with their protein cofactors. We also review the known interactions between Hsp70s with lipids and with active compounds that may become leads toward Hsp70 modulation for treatment of a variety of diseases.
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- Erik R P Zuiderweg
- Department of Biological Chemistry, The University of Michigan Medical School, 1500 Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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- Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, University of California at San Francisco, 675 Nelson Rising Lane, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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Borges JC, Seraphim TV, Dores-Silva PR, Barbosa LRS. A review of multi-domain and flexible molecular chaperones studies by small-angle X-ray scattering. Biophys Rev 2016; 8:107-120. [PMID: 28510050 PMCID: PMC5425780 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-016-0194-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Intrinsic flexibility is closely related to protein function, and a plethora of important regulatory proteins have been found to be flexible, multi-domain or even intrinsically disordered. On the one hand, understanding such systems depends on how these proteins behave in solution. On the other, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is a technique that fulfills the requirements to study protein structure and dynamics relatively quickly with few experimental limitations. Molecular chaperones from Hsp70 and Hsp90 families are multi-domain proteins containing flexible and/or disordered regions that play central roles in cellular proteostasis. Here, we review the structure and function of these proteins by SAXS. Our general approach includes the use of SAXS data to determine size and shape parameters, as well as protein shape reconstruction and their validation by using accessory biophysical tools. Some remarkable examples are presented that exemplify the potential of the SAXS technique. Protein structure can be determined in solution even at limiting protein concentrations (for example, human mortalin, a mitochondrial Hsp70 chaperone). The protein organization, flexibility and function (for example, the J-protein co-chaperones), oligomeric status, domain organization, and flexibility (for the Hsp90 chaperone and the Hip and Hep1 co-chaperones) may also be determined. Lastly, the shape, structural conservation, and protein dynamics (for the Hsp90 chaperone and both p23 and Aha1 co-chaperones) may be studied by SAXS. We believe this review will enhance the application of the SAXS technique to the study of the molecular chaperones.
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- Júlio C Borges
- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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Li S, Zhang P, Freibaum BD, Kim NC, Kolaitis RM, Molliex A, Kanagaraj AP, Yabe I, Tanino M, Tanaka S, Sasaki H, Ross ED, Taylor JP, Kim HJ. Genetic interaction of hnRNPA2B1 and DNAJB6 in a Drosophila model of multisystem proteinopathy. Hum Mol Genet 2016; 25:936-50. [PMID: 26744327 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Adult-onset inherited myopathies with similar pathological features, including hereditary inclusion body myopathy (hIBM) and limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD), are a genetically heterogeneous group of muscle diseases. It is unclear whether these inherited myopathies initiated by mutations in distinct classes of genes are etiologically related. Here, we exploit a genetic model system to establish a mechanistic link between diseases caused by mutations in two distinct genes, hnRNPA2B1 and DNAJB6. Hrb98DE and mrj are the Drosophila melanogaster homologs of human hnRNPA2B1 and DNAJB6, respectively. We introduced disease-homologous mutations to Hrb98DE, thus capturing mutation-dependent phenotypes in a genetically tractable model system. Ectopic expression of the disease-associated mutant form of hnRNPA2B1 or Hrb98DE in fly muscle resulted in progressive, age-dependent cytoplasmic inclusion pathology, as observed in humans with hnRNPA2B1-related myopathy. Cytoplasmic inclusions consisted of hnRNPA2B1 or Hrb98DE protein in association with the stress granule marker ROX8 and additional endogenous RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), suggesting that these pathological inclusions are related to stress granules. Notably, TDP-43 was also recruited to these cytoplasmic inclusions. Remarkably, overexpression of MRJ rescued this phenotype and suppressed the formation of cytoplasmic inclusions, whereas reduction of endogenous MRJ by a classical loss of function allele enhanced it. Moreover, wild-type, but not disease-associated, mutant forms of MRJ interacted with RBPs after heat shock and prevented their accumulation in aggregates. These results indicate both genetic and physical interactions between disease-linked RBPs and DNAJB6/mrj, suggesting etiologic overlap between the pathogenesis of hIBM and LGMD initiated by mutations in hnRNPA2B1 and DNAJB6.
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- Songqing Li
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and
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- Department of Cancer Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan and
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- Department of Cancer Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan and
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- HHMI and Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105-3678, USA,
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Expression of Human DNAJ (Heat Shock Protein-40) B3 in Humanized UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1 Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:14997-5008. [PMID: 26147428 PMCID: PMC4519884 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160714997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Revised: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The human DNAJB3 gene encodes a DNAJ (Heat shock protein 40; Hsp40) homolog, subfamily B, member 3 chaperone protein (DNAJB3), which can be down-regulated in disease conditions, as observed in decreased expression of DNAJB3 mRNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of obese patients. Recently, humanized UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1 mice (hUGT1 mice) were developed, in which the introduced human UGT1 gene contained a gene encoding human DNAJB3. In the present study, we analyzed the expression of human DNAJB3 mRNA in hUGT1 mice. Among the examined tissues, the testis had the highest expression of human DNAJB3 mRNA, while the lowest expression was observed in the liver. We found that the pattern of tissue-specific expression of mouse Dnajb3 in hUGT1 mice was very similar to that of human DNAJB3. We further demonstrated that the expression of human DNAJB3 in the liver was significantly reduced in high-fat-diet-fed hUGT1 mice compared to the expression level in the control mice, indicating that the expression of human DNAJB3 in hUGT1 mice could be similarly regulated in disease conditions such as obesity. Humanized UGT1 mice might therefore be useful to investigate the physiological role of human DNAJB3 in vivo.
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Geider K, Gernold M, Jock S, Wensing A, Völksch B, Gross J, Spiteller D. Unifying bacteria from decaying wood with various ubiquitous Gibbsiella species as G. acetica sp. nov. based on nucleotide sequence similarities and their acetic acid secretion. Microbiol Res 2015; 181:93-104. [PMID: 26071988 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2015.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Revised: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 05/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bacteria were isolated from necrotic apple and pear tree tissue and from dead wood in Germany and Austria as well as from pear tree exudate in China. They were selected for growth at 37 °C, screened for levan production and then characterized as Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic rods. Nucleotide sequences from 16S rRNA genes, the housekeeping genes dnaJ, gyrB, recA and rpoB alignments, BLAST searches and phenotypic data confirmed by MALDI-TOF analysis showed that these bacteria belong to the genus Gibbsiella and resembled strains isolated from diseased oaks in Britain and Spain. Gibbsiella-specific PCR primers were designed from the proline isomerase and the levansucrase genes. Acid secretion was investigated by screening for halo formation on calcium carbonate agar and the compound identified by NMR as acetic acid. Its production by Gibbsiella spp. strains was also determined in culture supernatants by GC/MS analysis after derivatization with pentafluorobenzyl bromide. Some strains were differentiated by the PFGE patterns of SpeI digests and by sequence analyses of the lsc and the ppiD genes, and the Chinese Gibbsiella strain was most divergent. The newly investigated bacteria as well as Gibbsiella querinecans, Gibbsiella dentisursi and Gibbsiella papilionis, isolated in Britain, Spain, Korea and Japan, are taxonomically related Enterobacteriaceae, tolerate and secrete acetic acid. We therefore propose to unify them in the species Gibbsiella acetica sp. nov.
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- Klaus Geider
- Julius Kuehn Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Plant Protection in Fruit Crops and Viticulture, Schwabenheimer Str. 101, 69221 Dossenheim, Germany.
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- Julius Kuehn Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Plant Protection in Fruit Crops and Viticulture, Schwabenheimer Str. 101, 69221 Dossenheim, Germany.
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- Julius Kuehn Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Plant Protection in Fruit Crops and Viticulture, Schwabenheimer Str. 101, 69221 Dossenheim, Germany.
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- Julius Kuehn Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Plant Protection in Fruit Crops and Viticulture, Schwabenheimer Str. 101, 69221 Dossenheim, Germany.
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- FSU Jena, Institute of Microbiology, Microbial Phytopathology, Neugasse 25, Jena, Germany.
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- Julius Kuehn Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Plant Protection in Fruit Crops and Viticulture, Schwabenheimer Str. 101, 69221 Dossenheim, Germany.
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Bioorganic Chemistry, Jena and Chemical Ecology/Biological Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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Burmann BM, Hiller S. Chaperones and chaperone-substrate complexes: Dynamic playgrounds for NMR spectroscopists. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2015; 86-87:41-64. [PMID: 25919198 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2015.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Revised: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The majority of proteins depend on a well-defined three-dimensional structure to obtain their functionality. In the cellular environment, the process of protein folding is guided by molecular chaperones to avoid misfolding, aggregation, and the generation of toxic species. To this end, living cells contain complex networks of molecular chaperones, which interact with substrate polypeptides by a multitude of different functionalities: transport them towards a target location, help them fold, unfold misfolded species, resolve aggregates, or deliver them towards a proteolysis machinery. Despite the availability of high-resolution crystal structures of many important chaperones in their substrate-free apo forms, structural information about how substrates are bound by chaperones and how they are protected from misfolding and aggregation is very sparse. This lack of information arises from the highly dynamic nature of chaperone-substrate complexes, which so far has largely hindered their crystallization. This highly dynamic nature makes chaperone-substrate complexes good targets for NMR spectroscopy. Here, we review the results achieved by NMR spectroscopy to understand chaperone function in general and details of chaperone-substrate interactions in particular. We assess the information content and applicability of different NMR techniques for the characterization of chaperones and chaperone-substrate complexes. Finally, we highlight three recent studies, which have provided structural descriptions of chaperone-substrate complexes at atomic resolution.
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- Björn M Burmann
- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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Roles of intramolecular and intermolecular interactions in functional regulation of the Hsp70 J-protein co-chaperone Sis1. J Mol Biol 2015; 427:1632-43. [PMID: 25687964 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2015] [Revised: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Unlike other Hsp70 molecular chaperones, those of the eukaryotic cytosol have four residues, EEVD, at their C-termini. EEVD(Hsp70) binds adaptor proteins of the Hsp90 chaperone system and mitochondrial membrane preprotein receptors, thereby facilitating processing of Hsp70-bound clients through protein folding and translocation pathways. Among J-protein co-chaperones functioning in these pathways, Sis1 is unique, as it also binds the EEVD(Hsp70) motif. However, little is known about the role of the Sis1:EEVD(Hsp70) interaction. We found that deletion of EEVD(Hsp70) abolished the ability of Sis1, but not the ubiquitous J-protein Ydj1, to partner with Hsp70 in in vitro protein refolding. Sis1 co-chaperone activity with Hsp70∆EEVD was restored upon substitution of a glutamic acid of the J-domain. Structural analysis revealed that this key glutamic acid, which is not present in Ydj1, forms a salt bridge with an arginine of the immediately adjacent glycine-rich region. Thus, restoration of Sis1 in vitro activity suggests that intramolecular interactions between the J-domain and glycine-rich region control co-chaperone activity, which is optimal only when Sis1 interacts with the EEVD(Hsp70) motif. However, we found that disruption of the Sis1:EEVD(Hsp70) interaction enhances the ability of Sis1 to substitute for Ydj1 in vivo. Our results are consistent with the idea that interaction of Sis1 with EEVD(Hsp70) minimizes transfer of Sis1-bound clients to Hsp70s that are primed for client transfer to folding and translocation pathways by their preassociation with EEVD binding adaptor proteins. These interactions may be one means by which cells triage Ydj1- and Sis1-bound clients to productive and quality control pathways, respectively.
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Rapid isolation of extracellular vesicles from cell culture and biological fluids using a synthetic peptide with specific affinity for heat shock proteins. PLoS One 2014; 9:e110443. [PMID: 25329303 PMCID: PMC4201556 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 09/12/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Recent studies indicate that extracellular vesicles are an important source material for many clinical applications, including minimally-invasive disease diagnosis. However, challenges for rapid and simple extracellular vesicle collection have hindered their application. We have developed and validated a novel class of peptides (which we named venceremin, or Vn) that exhibit nucleotide-independent specific affinity for canonical heat shock proteins. The Vn peptides were validated to specifically and efficiently capture HSP-containing extracellular vesicles from cell culture growth media, plasma, and urine by electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, sequencing of nucleic acid cargo, proteomic profiling, immunoblotting, and nanoparticle tracking analysis. All of these analyses confirmed the material captured by the Vn peptides was comparable to those purified by the standard ultracentrifugation method. We show that the Vn peptides are a useful tool for the rapid isolation of extracellular vesicles using standard laboratory equipment. Moreover, the Vn peptides are adaptable to diverse platforms and therefore represent an excellent solution to the challenge of extracellular vesicle isolation for research and clinical applications.
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Xia Z, Zhang X, Li J, Su X, Liu J. Overexpression of a tobacco J-domain protein enhances drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2014; 83:100-6. [PMID: 25128645 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2014] [Accepted: 07/27/2014] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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DnaJ proteins constitute a DnaJ/Hsp40 family and are important regulators involved in diverse cellular functions. To date, the molecular mechanisms of DnaJ proteins involved in response to drought stress in plants are largely unknown. In this study, a putative DnaJ ortholog from Nicotiana tabacum (NtDnaJ1), which encodes a putative type-I J-protein, was isolated. The transcript levels of NtDnaJ1 were higher in aerial tissues and were markedly up-regulated by drought stress. Over-expression of NtDnaJ1 in Arabidopsis plants enhanced their tolerance to osmotic or drought stress. Quantitative determination of H2O2 accumulation has shown that H2O2 content increased in wild-type and transgenic seedlings under osmotic stress, but was significantly lower in both transgenic lines compared with the wild-type. Expression analysis of stress-responsive genes in NtDnaJ1-transgenic Arabidopsis revealed that there was significantly increased expression of genes involved in the ABA-dependent signaling pathway (AtRD20, AtRD22 and AtAREB2) and antioxidant genes (AtSOD1, AtSOD2, and AtCAT1). Collectively, these data demonstrate that NtDnaJ1 could be involved in drought stress response and its over-expression enhances drought tolerance possibly through regulating expression of stress-responsive genes. This study may facilitate our understandings of the biological roles of DnaJ protein-mediated abiotic stress in higher plants and accelerate genetic improvement of crop plants tolerant to environmental stresses.
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- Zongliang Xia
- Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, PR China.
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- Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, PR China
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- Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, PR China
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- Henan Tobacco Company, Zhengzhou 450008, PR China
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- Zhengzhou Branch, Henan Tobacco Company, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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Ecological adaption analysis of the cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii) in different phenotypes by transcriptome comparison. PLoS One 2013; 8:e83180. [PMID: 24376660 PMCID: PMC3871566 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, is a destructive insect pest worldwide; it directly or indirectly damages (virus transmission) 300 species of host plants. Knowledge of their ecologically adaptive mechanisms at the molecular level may provide an essential and urgent method to effectively control this pest. However, no transcriptome information is available for the cotton aphid and sequence data are scarce. Therefore, we obtained transcriptome data. Results To facilitate such a study, two cotton aphid transcriptomes at different growth stages of cotton, seedling and summer, were sequenced. A total of 161,396 and 66,668 contigs were obtained and assembled into 83,671 and 42,438 transcripts, respectively. After combining the raw date for both transcriptomes, the sequences were reassembled into 66,695 transcripts, and 52,160 were annotated based on BLASTX analyses. Comparison of the transcriptomes revealed that summer presented less challenges for the cotton aphids than the seedling stage of cotton. In total, 58 putative heat shock protein genes and 66 candidate cytochrome p450 genes were identified with BLASTX. Conclusions Our results form a basis for exploring the molecular mechanisms of ecological adaption in the cotton aphid. Our study also provides a baseline for the exploration of abiotic stress responses. In addition, it provides large-scale sequence information for further studies on this species.
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Du Y, Zhao J, Chen T, Liu Q, Zhang H, Wang Y, Hong Y, Xiao F, Zhang L, Shen Q, Liu Y. Type I J-domain NbMIP1 proteins are required for both Tobacco mosaic virus infection and plant innate immunity. PLoS Pathog 2013; 9:e1003659. [PMID: 24098120 PMCID: PMC3789785 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Accepted: 08/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Tm-2² is a coiled coil-nucleotide binding-leucine rich repeat resistance protein that confers durable extreme resistance against Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) and Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) by recognizing the viral movement protein (MP). Here we report that the Nicotiana benthamiana J-domain MIP1 proteins (NbMIP1s) associate with tobamovirus MP, Tm-2² and SGT1. Silencing of NbMIP1s reduced TMV movement and compromised Tm-2²-mediated resistance against TMV and ToMV. Furthermore, silencing of NbMIP1s reduced the steady-state protein levels of ToMV MP and Tm-2². Moreover, NbMIP1s are required for plant resistance induced by other R genes and the nonhost pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) DC3000. In addition, we found that SGT1 associates with Tm-2² and is required for Tm-2²-mediated resistance against TMV. These results suggest that NbMIP1s function as co-chaperones during virus infection and plant immunity.
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- Yumei Du
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Research Centre for Plant RNA Signaling, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Barends TRM, Brosi RWW, Steinmetz A, Scherer A, Hartmann E, Eschenbach J, Lorenz T, Seidel R, Shoeman RL, Zimmermann S, Bittl R, Schlichting I, Reinstein J. Combining crystallography and EPR: crystal and solution structures of the multidomain cochaperone DnaJ. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA. SECTION D, BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 2013; 69:1540-52. [PMID: 23897477 PMCID: PMC3727329 DOI: 10.1107/s0907444913010640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2013] [Accepted: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hsp70 chaperones assist in a large variety of protein-folding processes in the cell. Crucial for these activities is the regulation of Hsp70 by Hsp40 cochaperones. DnaJ, the bacterial homologue of Hsp40, stimulates ATP hydrolysis by DnaK (Hsp70) and thus mediates capture of substrate protein, but is also known to possess chaperone activity of its own. The first structure of a complete functional dimeric DnaJ was determined and the mobility of its individual domains in solution was investigated. Crystal structures of the complete molecular cochaperone DnaJ from Thermus thermophilus comprising the J, GF and C-terminal domains and of the J and GF domains alone showed an ordered GF domain interacting with the J domain. Structure-based EPR spin-labelling studies as well as cross-linking results showed the existence of multiple states of DnaJ in solution with different arrangements of the various domains, which has implications for the function of DnaJ.
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Bekh-Ochir D, Shimada S, Yamagami A, Kanda S, Ogawa K, Nakazawa M, Matsui M, Sakuta M, Osada H, Asami T, Nakano T. A novel mitochondrial DnaJ/Hsp40 family protein BIL2 promotes plant growth and resistance against environmental stress in brassinosteroid signaling. PLANTA 2013; 237:1509-25. [PMID: 23494613 PMCID: PMC3664749 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-013-1859-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Plant steroid hormones, brassinosteroids, are essential for growth, development and responses to environmental stresses in plants. Although BR signaling proteins are localized in many organelles, i.e., the plasma membrane, nuclei, endoplasmic reticulum and vacuole, the details regarding the BR signaling pathway from perception at the cellular membrane receptor BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE 1 (BRI1) to nuclear events include several steps. Brz (Brz220) is a specific inhibitor of BR biosynthesis. In this study, we used Brz-mediated chemical genetics to identify Brz-insensitive-long hypocotyls 2-1D (bil2-1D). The BIL2 gene encodes a mitochondrial-localized DnaJ/Heat shock protein 40 (DnaJ/Hsp40) family, which is involved in protein folding. BIL2-overexpression plants (BIL2-OX) showed cell elongation under Brz treatment, increasing the growth of plant inflorescence and roots, the regulation of BR-responsive gene expression and suppression against the dwarfed BRI1-deficient mutant. BIL2-OX also showed resistance against the mitochondrial ATPase inhibitor oligomycin and higher levels of exogenous ATP compared with wild-type plants. BIL2 participates in resistance against salinity stress and strong light stress. Our results indicate that BIL2 induces cell elongation during BR signaling through the promotion of ATP synthesis in mitochondria.
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- Davaapurev Bekh-Ochir
- RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Saitama Wako, 351-0198 Japan
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
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- RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Saitama Wako, 351-0198 Japan
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- RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Saitama Wako, 351-0198 Japan
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- RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Saitama Wako, 351-0198 Japan
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- RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Saitama Wako, 351-0198 Japan
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- RIKEN Genome Science Center, Tsurumi, Kanagawa Yokohama, 230-0045 Japan
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- RIKEN Plant Science Center, Tsurumi, Kanagawa Yokohama, 230-0045 Japan
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- Department of Biology, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, 112-8610 Japan
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- RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Saitama Wako, 351-0198 Japan
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- RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Saitama Wako, 351-0198 Japan
- JST, CREST, 4-1-8 Honcho, Saitama Kawaguchi, 332-0012 Japan
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
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- RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Saitama Wako, 351-0198 Japan
- JST, CREST, 4-1-8 Honcho, Saitama Kawaguchi, 332-0012 Japan
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Zhao S, Jin L, Niu S, Yang W, Zhang S, Guo Z, Zhang H, Huang A, Yin Y, Wang D. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic studies of DnaJ from Streptococcus pneumoniae. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2013; 69:267-9. [PMID: 23519801 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309113001668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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DnaJ, cooperating with DnaK and GrpE, promotes the folding of unfolded hydrophobic polypeptides, dissociates protein complexes and translocates protein across membranes. Additionally, DnaJ from Streptococcus pneumoniae (SpDnaJ) is involved in the infectious disease process and is being developed as a potential vaccine to prevent bacterial infection. Here the expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of SpDnaJ are reported. The crystals belong to space groups I222 or I2₁2₁2₁ and the diffraction resolution is 3.0 Å with unit-cell parameters a=47.68, b=104.45, c=234.57 Å. The crystal most likely contains one molecule in the asymmetric unit, with a VM value of 3.24 Å3 Da(-1) and a solvent content of 62.1%.
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- Shasha Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology on Infectious Disease, Chongqing Medical University, YiXueYuanlu-1, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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Zhou K, Ren Y, Lv J, Wang Y, Liu F, Zhou F, Zhao S, Chen S, Peng C, Zhang X, Guo X, Cheng Z, Wang J, Wu F, Jiang L, Wan J. Young Leaf Chlorosis 1, a chloroplast-localized gene required for chlorophyll and lutein accumulation during early leaf development in rice. PLANTA 2013; 237:279-92. [PMID: 23053539 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-012-1756-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2012] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Chlorophyll (Chl) and lutein are the two most abundant and essential components in photosynthetic apparatus, and play critical roles in plant development. In this study, we characterized a rice mutant named young leaf chlorosis 1 (ylc1) from a ⁶⁰Co-irradiated population. Young leaves of the ylc1 mutant showed decreased levels of Chl and lutein compared to those of wild type, and transmission electron microscopy analysis revealed that the thylakoid lamellar structures were obviously loosely arranged. Whereas, the mutant turns green gradually and approaches normal green at the maximum tillering stage. The Young Leaf Chlorosis 1 (YLC1) gene was isolated via map-based cloning and identified to encode a protein of unknown function belonging to the DUF3353 superfamily. Complementation and RNA-interference tests confirmed the role of the YLC1 gene, which expressed in all tested rice tissues, especially in the leaves. Real-time PCR analyses showed that the expression levels of the genes associated with Chl biosynthesis and photosynthesis were affected in ylc1 mutant at different temperatures. In rice protoplasts, the YLC1 protein displayed a typical chloroplast location pattern. The N-terminal 50 amino acid residues were confirmed to be necessary and sufficient for chloroplast targeting. These data suggested that the YLC1 protein may be involved in Chl and lutein accumulation and chloroplast development at early leaf development in rice.
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- Kunneng Zhou
- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Borges JC, Seraphim TV, Mokry DZ, Almeida FCL, Cyr DM, Ramos CHI. Identification of regions involved in substrate binding and dimer stabilization within the central domains of yeast Hsp40 Sis1. PLoS One 2012; 7:e50927. [PMID: 23227221 PMCID: PMC3515540 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2012] [Accepted: 10/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Protein folding, refolding and degradation are essential for cellular life and are regulated by protein homeostatic processes such those that involve the molecular chaperone DnaK/Hsp70 and its co-chaperone DnaJ. Hsp70 action is initiated when proteins from the DnaJ family bind an unfolded protein for delivery purposes. In eukaryotes, the DnaJ family can be divided into two main groups, Type I and Type II, represented by yeast cytosolic Ydj1 and Sis1, respectively. Although sharing some unique features both members of the DnaJ family, Ydj1 and Sis1 are structurally and functionally distinct as deemed by previous studies, including the observation that their central domains carry the structural and functional information even in switched chimeras. In this study, we combined several biophysical tools for evaluating the stability of Sis1 and mutants that had the central domains (named Gly/Met rich domain and C-terminal Domain I) deleted or switched to those of Ydj1 to gain insight into the role of these regions in the structure and function of Sis1. The mutants retained some functions similar to full length wild-type Sis1, however they were defective in others. We found that: 1) Sis1 unfolds in at least two steps as follows: folded dimer to partially folded monomer and then to an unfolded monomer. 2) The Gly/Met rich domain had intrinsically disordered characteristics and its deletion had no effect on the conformational stability of the protein. 3) The deletion of the C-terminal Domain I perturbed the stability of the dimer. 4) Exchanging the central domains perturbed the conformational stability of the protein. Altogether, our results suggest the existence of two similar subdomains in the C-terminal domain of DnaJ that could be important for stabilizing each other in order to maintain a folded substrate-binding site as well as the dimeric state of the protein.
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- Júlio C. Borges
- Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute of Biology, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry, National Center of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Macromolecules UFRJ, and National Institute of Science and Technology for Structural Biology and Bioimaging (INBEB), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Li J, Zhang H, Hu J, Liu J, Liu K. A heat shock protein gene, CsHsp45.9, involved in the response to diverse stresses in cucumber. Biochem Genet 2012; 50:565-78. [PMID: 22367229 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-012-9501-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2011] [Accepted: 12/09/2011] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Heat shock proteins (Hsps) are a family of highly conserved proteins present in all organisms. They mediate a range of cytoprotective functions as molecular chaperones and are recently reported to regulate the immune response. Using suppression subtractive hybridization, we isolated and characterized a cucumber cDNA, designated CsHsp45.9, which encodes a putative heat shock protein of 45.9 kDa protein, containing three conserved DnaJ domains belonging to the Type I Hsp40 family. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed that CsHsp45.9 was significantly induced in cucumber leaves inoculated with downy mildew (Pseudoperonospora cubensis) in this incompatible interaction. Gene expression was also strongly up-regulated by various abiotic stresses. CsHsp45.9 was mainly expressed in flowers with a flower-specific, stamen- and pistil-predominant expression pattern. This suggests that CsHsp45.9 harbors broad-spectrum responses to both biotic and abiotic stresses and may play a role in downy mildew resistance in cucumber.
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- Jianwu Li
- Open Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Physiology and Genetic Improvement, High School of Henan Province, Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Fruit Plant and Cucurbit, Horticulture College of Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China.
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Thakur A, Chitoor B, Goswami AV, Pareek G, Atreya HS, D'Silva P. Structure and mechanistic insights into novel iron-mediated moonlighting functions of human J-protein cochaperone, Dph4. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:13194-205. [PMID: 22367199 PMCID: PMC3339945 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.339655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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J-proteins are obligate cochaperones of Hsp70s and stimulate their ATPase activity via the J-domain. Although the functions of J-proteins have been well understood in the context of Hsp70s, their additional co-evolved "physiological functions" are still elusive. We report here the solution structure and mechanism of novel iron-mediated functional roles of human Dph4, a type III J-protein playing a vital role in diphthamide biosynthesis and normal development. The NMR structure of Dph4 reveals two domains: a conserved J-domain and a CSL-domain connected via a flexible linker-helix. The linker-helix modulates the conformational flexibility between the two domains, regulating thereby the protein function. Dph4 exhibits a unique ability to bind iron in tetrahedral coordination geometry through cysteines of its CSL-domain. The oxidized Fe-Dph4 shows characteristic UV-visible and electron paramagnetic resonance spectral properties similar to rubredoxins. Iron-bound Dph4 (Fe-Dph4) also undergoes oligomerization, thus potentially functioning as a transient "iron storage protein," thereby regulating the intracellular iron homeostasis. Remarkably, Fe-Dph4 exhibits vital redox and electron carrier activity, which is critical for important metabolic reactions, including diphthamide biosynthesis. Further, we observed that Fe-Dph4 is conformationally better poised to perform Hsp70-dependent functions, thus underlining the significance of iron binding in Dph4. Yeast Jjj3, a functional ortholog of human Dph4 also shows a similar iron-binding property, indicating the conserved nature of iron sequestration across species. Taken together, our findings provide invaluable evidence in favor of additional co-evolved specialized functions of J-proteins, previously not well appreciated.
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- Anushikha Thakur
- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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DnaJA1 antagonizes constitutive Hsp70-mediated stabilization of tau. J Mol Biol 2012; 421:653-61. [PMID: 22343013 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2011] [Revised: 01/23/2012] [Accepted: 02/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tau aggregation and amyloidogenesis are common hallmarks for neurodegenerative disorders called tauopathies. The molecular chaperone network constitutes the cellular defense against insults such as tau aggregation. However, chaperone effects on tau are dichotomous. Loss of tau's microtubule-binding activity facilitates an inappropriate chaperone interaction that promotes an amyloidogenic tau conformation. Conversely, other chaperones are capable of promoting tau clearance. Here, we demonstrate that a critical contributor to tau triage is the DnaJ-binding domain of Hsp70 proteins. In particular, over-expression of the constitutive DnaJ, DnaJA1, mediated tau clearance, while knockdown facilitated tau accumulation. This clearance was not specific to distinct pathogenic tau species. The activity of DnaJA1 was attenuated by concomitant increases in Hsp70. Tau reductions facilitated by DnaJA1 were dependent on the integrity of lysines known to be poly-ubiquitinated in human Alzheimer's brain. In vivo, DnaJA1 and tau levels were inversely correlated. The effects of DnaJA1 were partially specific: DnaJA1 reduced the levels of a polyQ protein but had no significant effect on α-synuclein levels. These data suggest that DnaJA1 triages all tau species for ubiquitin-dependent clearance mechanisms. Moreover, the levels of DnaJA1 and Hsp70 seem to play against each other with regard to tau: as DnaJA1 levels increase, tau levels are reduced, but this can be prevented if Hsp70 levels are simultaneously induced. Thus, the DnaJ repertoire possibly represents a powerful set of genetic modifiers for tau pathogenesis. Further investigations could provide new insights about triage decisions that facilitate or prevent amyloidogenesis of tau and other proteins associated with neurodegenerative disease.
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Gao XC, Zhou CJ, Zhou ZR, Wu M, Cao CY, Hu HY. The C-terminal helices of heat shock protein 70 are essential for J-domain binding and ATPase activation. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:6044-52. [PMID: 22219199 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.294728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The J-domain co-chaperones work together with the heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) chaperone to regulate many cellular events, but the mechanism underlying the J-domain-mediated HSP70 function remains elusive. We studied the interaction between human-inducible HSP70 and Homo sapiens J-domain protein (HSJ1a), a J domain and UIM motif-containing co-chaperone. The J domain of HSJ1a shares a conserved structure with other J domains from both eukaryotic and prokaryotic species, and it mediates the interaction with and the ATPase cycle of HSP70. Our in vitro study corroborates that the N terminus of HSP70 including the ATPase domain and the substrate-binding β-subdomain is not sufficient to bind with the J domain of HSJ1a. The C-terminal helical α-subdomain of HSP70, which was considered to function as a lid of the substrate-binding domain, is crucial for binding with the J domain of HSJ1a and stimulating the ATPase activity of HSP70. These fluctuating helices are likely to contribute to a proper conformation of HSP70 for J-domain binding other than directly bind with the J domain. Our findings provide an alternative mechanism of allosteric activation for functional regulation of HSP70 by its J-domain co-chaperones.
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- Xue-Chao Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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Dang W, Zhang M, Sun L. Edwardsiella tarda DnaJ is a virulence-associated molecular chaperone with immunoprotective potential. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 31:182-188. [PMID: 21601637 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2011] [Revised: 04/03/2011] [Accepted: 05/02/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Members of the DnaJ/Hsp40 family play an important role in protein homeostasis by regulating the activity of DnaK/Hsp70. In this study, we examined the activity and function of the DnaJ from Edwardsiella tarda, a serious fish pathogen that can also infect humans and birds. In silico analysis indicated that E. tarda DnaJ contains structural features, i.e. the J domain, the glycine/phenylalanine-rich region, and the zinc-finger domain, that are conserved among Type I Hsp40. Purified recombinant DnaJ was able to stimulate the ATPase activity of DnaK. Pull-down assay indicated that DnaJ could interact specifically with DnaK. Mutation of the conserved HPD site in the J domain completely abolished the DnaK-stimulating effect of DnaJ. To examine the functional importance of DnaJ, a dnaJ-defective mutant was constructed. Compared to the wild type, the dnaJ mutant (i) was retarded in growth and more sensitive to H₂O₂-induced oxidative damage, (ii) dramatically reduced in general bacterial virulence and in blood dissemination capacity, and (iii) significantly weakened in the ability to block macrophage activation and to survive within macrophages. Furthermore, when used as a subunit vaccine, purified recombinant DnaJ induced protective immunity in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Taken together, these results indicate that DnaJ plays an important role in the pathogenesis of E. tarda probably by functioning as a DnaK partner and that DnaJ, with its immunoprotective property, may be useful in the control of E. tarda infection in aquaculture.
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- Wei Dang
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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Kumar DP, Vorvis C, Sarbeng EB, Cabra Ledesma VC, Willis JE, Liu Q. The four hydrophobic residues on the Hsp70 inter-domain linker have two distinct roles. J Mol Biol 2011; 411:1099-113. [PMID: 21762702 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2011] [Revised: 06/13/2011] [Accepted: 07/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The ubiquitous molecular chaperone 70-kDa heat shock proteins (Hsp70) play key roles in maintaining protein homeostasis. Hsp70s contain two functional domains: a nucleotide binding domain and a substrate binding domain. The two domains are connected by a highly conserved inter-domain linker, and allosteric coupling between the two domains is critical for chaperone function. The auxiliary chaperone 40-kDa heat shock proteins (Hsp40) facilitate all the biological processes associated with Hsp70s by stimulating the ATPase activity of Hsp70s. Although an overall essential role of the inter-domain linker in both allosteric coupling and Hsp40 interaction has been suggested, the molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. Previously, we reported a crystal structure of a full-length Hsp70 homolog, in which the inter-domain linker forms a well-ordered β strand. Four highly conserved hydrophobic residues reside on the inter-domain linker. In DnaK, a well-studied Hsp70, these residues are V389, L390, L391, and L392. In this study, we biochemically dissected their roles. The inward-facing side chains of V389 and L391 form extensive hydrophobic contacts with the nucleotide binding domain, suggesting their essential roles in coupling the two functional domains, a hypothesis confirmed by mutational analysis. On the other hand, L390 and L392 face outward on the surface. Mutation of either abolishes DnaK's in vivo function, yet intrinsic biochemical properties remain largely intact. In contrast, Hsp40 interaction is severely compromised. Thus, for the first time, we separated the two essential roles of the highly conserved Hsp70 inter-domain linker: coupling the two functional domains through V389 and L391 and mediating the interaction with Hsp40 through L390 and L392.
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- Divya Prasanna Kumar
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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Specific and promiscuous functions of multiple DnaJ proteins in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Microbiology (Reading) 2011; 157:1269-1278. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.045542-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cyanobacterial genomes typically encode multiple Hsp70 (DnaK) and Hsp40 (DnaJ) chaperones, and in the genome of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803, three DnaK proteins are encoded together with seven DnaJ proteins. While only two of the DnaJ proteins can complement the growth defect of an Escherichia coli ΔdnaJ strain, only disruption of the dnaJ gene sll0897 resulted in a growth defect at elevated temperatures. Based on the domain structure and the phenotype observed following disruption of the encoding gene, Sll0897 can be classified as a canonical heat-shock protein in Synechocystis. Furthermore, most dnaJ genes could be deleted individually, whereas disruption of the gene encoding the DnaJ Sll1933 failed, which suggests an essential, yet undefined, function for Sll1933. Since after deletion of the remaining dnaJ genes the phenotypes were not altered, the functions of these DnaJs either are not critical or are taken over by the remaining DnaJs. Nevertheless, only the two dnaJ genes sll0909 and sll1384 could be disrupted in combination, suggesting physiological functions for the two encoded proteins which either are not overlapping and/or can be fulfilled by the remaining DnaJs in the double-disruption strain. Taken together, the present analysis indicates specific and promiscuous functions for multiple DnaJ proteins in Synechocystis.
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Füzéry AK, Oh JJ, Ta DT, Vickery LE, Markley JL. Three hydrophobic amino acids in Escherichia coli HscB make the greatest contribution to the stability of the HscB-IscU complex. BMC BIOCHEMISTRY 2011; 12:3. [PMID: 21269500 PMCID: PMC3040723 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2091-12-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2010] [Accepted: 01/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND General iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis proceeds through assembly of a transient cluster on IscU followed by its transfer to a recipient apo-protein. The efficiency of the second step is increased by the presence of HscA and HscB, but the reason behind this is poorly understood. To shed light on the function of HscB, we began a study on the nature of its interaction with IscU. Our work suggested that the binding site of IscU is in the C-terminal domain of HscB, and two different triple alanine substitutions ([L92A, M93A, F153A] and [E97A, E100A, E104A]) involving predicted binding site residues had detrimental effects on this interaction. However, the individual contribution of each substitution to the observed effect remains to be determined as well as the possible involvement of other residues in the proposed binding site. RESULTS In the work reported here, we used isothermal titration calorimetry to characterize the affinity of single alanine HscB mutants for IscU, and subsequently confirmed our results with nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Alanine substitutions of L92, L96, and F153 severely impaired the ability of HscB to form a complex with IscU; substitutions of R87, R99, and E100 had more modest effects; and substitutions of T89, M93, E97, D103, E104, R152, K156, and S160 had only minor or no detectable effects. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that the residues of HscB most important for strong interaction with IscU include three hydrophobic residues (L92, L96, and F153); in addition, we identified a number of other residues whose side chains contribute to a lesser extent to the interaction. Our results suggest that the triple alanine substitution at HscB positions 92, 96, and 153 will destabilize the HscB-IscU complex by ΔΔGb≅ 5.7 kcal/mol, equivalent to a ≅ 15000-fold reduction in the affinity of HscB for IscU. We propose that this triple mutant could provide a more definitive test of the functional importance of the HscB-IscU interaction in vivo than those used previously that yielded inconclusive results.
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- Anna K Füzéry
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Uversky VN. Flexible Nets of Malleable Guardians: Intrinsically Disordered Chaperones in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Chem Rev 2010; 111:1134-66. [DOI: 10.1021/cr100186d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Vladimir N. Uversky
- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, United States, Institute for Intrinsically Disordered Protein Research, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States, and Institute for Biological Instrumentation, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142292 Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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Zimmermann R, Eyrisch S, Ahmad M, Helms V. Protein translocation across the ER membrane. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2010; 1808:912-24. [PMID: 20599535 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2010.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2010] [Revised: 06/11/2010] [Accepted: 06/14/2010] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Protein translocation into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the first and decisive step in the biogenesis of most extracellular and many soluble organelle proteins in eukaryotic cells. It is mechanistically related to protein export from eubacteria and archaea and to the integration of newly synthesized membrane proteins into the ER membrane and the plasma membranes of eubacteria and archaea (with the exception of tail anchored membrane proteins). Typically, protein translocation into the ER involves cleavable amino terminal signal peptides in precursor proteins and sophisticated transport machinery components in the cytosol, the ER membrane, and the ER lumen. Depending on the hydrophobicity and/or overall amino acid content of the precursor protein, transport can occur co- or posttranslationally. The respective mechanism determines the requirements for certain cytosolic transport components. The two mechanisms merge at the level of the ER membrane, specifically, at the heterotrimeric Sec61 complex present in the membrane. The Sec61 complex provides a signal peptide recognition site and forms a polypeptide conducting channel. Apparently, the Sec61 complex is gated by various ligands, such as signal peptides of the transport substrates, ribosomes (in cotranslational transport), and the ER lumenal molecular chaperone, BiP. Binding of BiP to the incoming polypeptide contributes to efficiency and unidirectionality of transport. Recent insights into the structure of the Sec61 complex and the comparison of the transport mechanisms and machineries in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the human parasite Trypanosoma brucei, and mammals have various important mechanistic as well as potential medical implications. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Protein translocation across or insertion into membranes.
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- Richard Zimmermann
- Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Saarland University, D-66041 Homburg, Germany.
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Ahmad A. DnaK/DnaJ/GrpE of Hsp70 system have differing effects on alpha-synuclein fibrillation involved in Parkinson's disease. Int J Biol Macromol 2010; 46:275-9. [PMID: 20060408 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2009.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2009] [Revised: 12/30/2009] [Accepted: 12/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Chaperones assist in maintenance of functional proteome in vivo. However, they seem to be either ineffective or overwhelmed in the case of protein misfolding diseases like Parkinson's, Huntington's or Alzheimer's. Studies involving one or two chaperones from Hsp70 system cannot provide comprehensive information about the involvement of whole system. We present for the first time, in vitro characterization of the effect of each component of Hsp70 system on alpha-synuclein (involved in Parkinson's) using SEC and ThT assay. Our results show while some components enhance the aggregation others seem to stabilize alpha-synuclein against aggregation. Keeping whole Hsp70 system intact, the factor responsible for triggering aggregation seemed to be initial alpha-synuclein conformation.
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- Atta Ahmad
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
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Rajan VBV, D'Silva P. Arabidopsis thaliana J-class heat shock proteins: cellular stress sensors. Funct Integr Genomics 2009; 9:433-46. [PMID: 19633874 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-009-0132-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2009] [Revised: 07/06/2009] [Accepted: 07/06/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Plants are sessile organisms that have evolved a variety of mechanisms to maintain their cellular homeostasis under stressful environmental conditions. Survival of plants under abiotic stress conditions requires specialized group of heat shock protein machinery, belonging to Hsp70:J-protein family. These heat shock proteins are most ubiquitous types of chaperone machineries involved in diverse cellular processes including protein folding, translocation across cell membranes, and protein degradation. They play a crucial role in maintaining the protein homeostasis by reestablishing functional native conformations under environmental stress conditions, thus providing protection to the cell. J-proteins are co-chaperones of Hsp70 machine, which play a critical role by stimulating Hsp70s ATPase activity, thereby stabilizing its interaction with client proteins. Using genome-wide analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana, here we have outlined identification and systematic classification of J-protein co-chaperones which are key regulators of Hsp70s function. In comparison with Saccharomyces cerevisiae model system, a comprehensive domain structural organization, cellular localization, and functional diversity of A. thaliana J-proteins have also been summarized.
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Füzéry AK, Tonelli M, Ta DT, Cornilescu G, Vickery LE, Markley JL. Solution structure of the iron-sulfur cluster cochaperone HscB and its binding surface for the iron-sulfur assembly scaffold protein IscU. Biochemistry 2008; 47:9394-404. [PMID: 18702525 PMCID: PMC2627783 DOI: 10.1021/bi800502r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The interaction between IscU and HscB is critical for successful assembly of iron−sulfur clusters. NMR experiments were performed on HscB to investigate which of its residues might be part of the IscU binding surface. Residual dipolar couplings (1DHN and 1DCαHα) indicated that the crystal structure of HscB [Cupp-Vickery, J. R., and Vickery, L. E. (2000) Crystal structure of Hsc20, a J-type cochaperone from Escherichia coli, J. Mol. Biol. 304, 835−845] faithfully represents its solution state. NMR relaxation rates (15N R1, R2) and 1H−15N heteronuclear NOE values indicated that HscB is rigid along its entire backbone except for three short regions which exhibit flexibility on a fast time scale. Changes in the NMR spectrum of HscB upon addition of IscU mapped to the J-domain/C-domain interface, the interdomain linker, and the C-domain. Sequence conservation is low in the interface and in the linker, and NMR changes observed for these residues likely result from indirect effects of IscU binding. NMR changes observed in the conserved patch of residues in the C-domain (L92, M93, L96, E97, E100, E104, and F153) were suggestive of a direct interaction with IscU. To test this, we replaced several of these residues with alanine and assayed for the ability of HscB to interact with IscU and to stimulate HscA ATPase activity. HscB(L92A,M93A,F153A) and HscB(E97A,E100A,E104A) both showed decreased binding affinity for IscU; the (L92A,M93A,F153A) substitution also strongly perturbed the allosteric interaction within the HscA·IscU·HscB ternary complex. We propose that the conserved patch in the C-domain of HscB is the principal binding site for IscU.
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- Anna K Füzéry
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Yang C, Owen HA, Yang P. Dimeric heat shock protein 40 binds radial spokes for generating coupled power strokes and recovery strokes of 9 + 2 flagella. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 180:403-15. [PMID: 18227282 PMCID: PMC2213584 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200705069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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T-shape radial spokes regulate flagellar beating. However, the precise function and molecular mechanism of these spokes remain unclear. Interestingly, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii flagella lacking a dimeric heat shock protein (HSP) 40 at the spokehead-spokestalk juncture appear normal in length and composition but twitch actively while cells jiggle without procession, resembling a central pair (CP) mutant. HSP40(-) cells begin swimming upon electroporation with recombinant HSP40. Surprisingly, the rescue doesn't require the signature DnaJ domain. Furthermore, the His-Pro-Asp tripeptide that is essential for stimulating HSP70 adenosine triphosphatase diverges in candidate orthologues, including human DnaJB13. Video microscopy reveals hesitance in bend initiation and propagation as well as irregular stalling and stroke switching despite fairly normal waveform. The in vivo evidence suggests that the evolutionarily conserved HSP40 specifically transforms multiple spoke proteins into stable conformation capable of mechanically coupling the CP with dynein motors. This enables 9 + 2 cilia and flagella to bend and switch to generate alternate power strokes and recovery strokes.
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- Chun Yang
- Department of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA
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Genevaux P, Georgopoulos C, Kelley WL. The Hsp70 chaperone machines of Escherichia coli: a paradigm for the repartition of chaperone functions. Mol Microbiol 2007; 66:840-57. [PMID: 17919282 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05961.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Molecular chaperones are highly conserved in all free-living organisms. There are many types of chaperones, and most are conveniently grouped into families. Genome sequencing has revealed that many organisms contain multiple members of both the DnaK (Hsp70) family and their partner J-domain protein (JDP) cochaperone, belonging to the DnaJ (Hsp40) family. Escherichia coli K-12 encodes three Hsp70 genes and six JDP genes. The coexistence of these chaperones in the same cytosol suggests that certain chaperone-cochaperone interactions are permitted, and that chaperone tasks and their regulation have become specialized over the course of evolution. Extensive genetic and biochemical analyses have greatly expanded knowledge of chaperone tasking in this organism. In particular, recent advances in structure determination have led to significant insights of the underlying complexities and functional elegance of the Hsp70 chaperone machine.
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- Pierre Genevaux
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaire, IBCG, CNRS Université Paul Sabatier, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, Cedex 09, France.
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Baker MJ, Frazier AE, Gulbis JM, Ryan MT. Mitochondrial protein-import machinery: correlating structure with function. Trends Cell Biol 2007; 17:456-64. [PMID: 17825565 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2007.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2007] [Revised: 07/03/2007] [Accepted: 07/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Most mitochondrial proteins are synthesized in the cytosol, translocated into the organelle and directed along specific sorting pathways. Over the past 20 years, >30 proteins have been identified as having key roles in mitochondrial protein import. Recently, the elucidation of the structures of several import components has provided fresh insight into the import process. Here, we review the different pathways involved in sorting proteins into mitochondrial subcompartments. Along the way, we highlight the available structural information about the protein-import machinery and discuss how these structures correlate with previously ascribed functions. Future challenges for the cell biologists will be to use this structural information to test specific hypotheses addressing the molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial protein import.
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- Michael J Baker
- Department of Biochemistry, La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Australia
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Maltman DJ, Gadd SM, Simon WJ, Slabas AR. Differential proteomic analysis of the endoplasmic reticulum from developing and germinating seeds of castor (Ricinus communis) identifies seed protein precursors as significant components of the endoplasmic reticulum. Proteomics 2007; 7:1513-28. [PMID: 17407185 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200600694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The endoplasmic reticulum is a major compartment of storage protein and lipid biosynthesis. Maximal synthesis of these storage compounds occurs during seed development with breakdown occurring during germination. In this study, we have isolated four independent preparations of ER from both developing and germinating seeds of castor bean (Ricinus communis) and used 2-D DIGE, and a combination of PMF and MS/MS sequencing, to quantify and identify differences in protein complement at both stages. Ninety protein spots in the developing seeds are up-regulated and 19 individual proteins were identified, the majority of these are intermediates of seed storage synthesis and protein folding. The detection of these transitory storage proteins in the ER is discussed in terms of protein trafficking and processing. In germinating seed ER 15 spots are elevated, 5 of which were identified, amongst them was malate synthetase which is a component of the glyoxysome which is believed to originate from the ER. Notably no proteins involved in complex lipid biosynthesis were identified in the urea soluble ER fraction indicating that they are probably all integral membrane proteins.
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- Daniel J Maltman
- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, Durham, UK
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Han C, Chen T, Li N, Yang M, Wan T, Cao X. HDJC9, a novel human type C DnaJ/HSP40 member interacts with and cochaperones HSP70 through the J domain. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 353:280-5. [PMID: 17182002 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2006] [Accepted: 12/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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HSP40s are a subfamily of heat shock proteins (HSPs) and play important roles in regulation of cell proliferation, survival and apoptosis by serving as chaperones for HSP70s. Up to date hundreds of HSP40 proteins derived from various species ranging from Escherichia coli to homo sapiens have been identified. Here we report the cloning and characterization of a novel human type C DnaJ homologue, HDJC9, containing a typical N-terminal J domain. HDJC9 is upregulated at both mRNA and protein levels upon various stress and mitogenic stimulations. HDJC9 is mainly localized in cell nuclei under normal culture conditions while it is transported into cytoplasm and plasma membrane upon heat shock stress through a non-classical and lipid-dependent pathway. HDJC9 can interact with HSP70s and activate the ATPase activity of HSP70s, both of which are dependent on the J domain. Our data suggest that HDJC9 is a novel cochaperone for HSP70s.
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- Chaofeng Han
- Institute of Immunology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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Nicoll W, Botha M, McNamara C, Schlange M, Pesce ER, Boshoff A, Ludewig M, Zimmermann R, Cheetham M, Chapple J, Blatch G. Cytosolic and ER J-domains of mammalian and parasitic origin can functionally interact with DnaK. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2006; 39:736-51. [PMID: 17239655 PMCID: PMC1906734 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2006.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2006] [Revised: 11/12/2006] [Accepted: 11/14/2006] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells contain multiple heat shock protein 40 (Hsp40) and heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) proteins, which cooperate as molecular chaperones to ensure fidelity at all stages of protein biogenesis. The Hsp40 signature domain, the J-domain, is required for binding of an Hsp40 to a partner Hsp70, and may also play a role in the specificity of the association. Through the creation of chimeric Hsp40 proteins by the replacement of the J-domain of a prokaryotic Hsp40 (DnaJ), we have tested the functional equivalence of J-domains from a number of divergent Hsp40s of mammalian and parasitic origin (malarial Pfj1 and Pfj4, trypanosomal Tcj3, human ERj3, ERj5, and Hsj1, and murine ERj1). An in vivo functional assay was used to test the functionality of the chimeric proteins on the basis of their ability to reverse the thermosensitivity of a dnaJ cbpA mutant Escherichia coli strain (OD259). The Hsp40 chimeras containing J-domains originating from soluble (cytosolic or endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-lumenal) Hsp40s were able to reverse the thermosensitivity of E. coli OD259. In all cases, modified derivatives of these chimeric proteins containing an His to Gln substitution in the HPD motif of the J-domain were unable to reverse the thermosensitivity of E. coli OD259. This suggested that these J-domains exerted their in vivo functionality through a specific interaction with E. coli Hsp70, DnaK. Interestingly, a Hsp40 chimera containing the J-domain of ERj1, an integral membrane-bound ER Hsp40, was unable to reverse the thermosensitivity of E. coli OD259, suggesting that this J-domain was unable to functionally interact with DnaK. Substitutions of conserved amino acid residues and motifs were made in all four helices (I–IV) and the loop regions of the J-domains, and the modified chimeric Hsp40s were tested for functionality using the in vivo assay. Substitution of a highly conserved basic residue in helix II of the J-domain was found to disrupt in vivo functionality for all the J-domains tested. We propose that helix II and the HPD motif of the J-domain represent the fundamental elements of a binding surface required for the interaction of Hsp40s with Hsp70s, and that this surface has been conserved in mammalian, parasitic and bacterial systems.
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- W.S. Nicoll
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg D66421, Germany
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London EC1V 9EL, UK
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- Center for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London, Queen Mary University of London, London C1M 6BQ, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +27 46 603 8262; fax: +27 46 622 3984.
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Famá MC, Raden D, Zacchi N, Lemos DR, Robinson AS, Silberstein S. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae YFR041C/ERJ5 gene encoding a type I membrane protein with a J domain is required to preserve the folding capacity of the endoplasmic reticulum. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2006; 1773:232-42. [PMID: 17157937 PMCID: PMC1847348 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2006.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2006] [Revised: 10/13/2006] [Accepted: 10/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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YFR041C/ERJ5 was identified in Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a gene regulated by the unfolded protein response pathway (UPR). The open reading frame of the gene has a J domain characteristic of the DnaJ chaperone family of proteins that regulate the activity of Hsp70 chaperones. We determined the expression and topology of Erj5p, a type I membrane protein with a J domain in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that colocalizes with Kar2p, the major Hsp70 in the yeast ER. We identified synthetic interactions of Deltaerj5 with mutations in genes involved in protein folding in the ER (kar2-159, Deltascj1Deltajem1) and in the induction of the unfolded protein response (Deltaire1). Loss of Erj5p in yeast cells with impaired ER protein folding capacity increased sensitivity to agents that cause ER stress. We identified the ERJ5 mRNA and confirmed that agents that promote accumulation of misfolded proteins in the ER regulate its abundance. We found that loss of the non-essential ERJ5 gene leads to a constitutively induced UPR, indicating that ERJ5 is required for maintenance of an optimal folding environment in the yeast ER.
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- M. Carla Famá
- IBYF-CONICET, Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avda. San Martín 4453, C1417DSE Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- 259 Colburn Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- IBYF-CONICET, Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avda. San Martín 4453, C1417DSE Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- IBYF-CONICET, Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avda. San Martín 4453, C1417DSE Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- 259 Colburn Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- IBYF-CONICET, Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avda. San Martín 4453, C1417DSE Buenos Aires, Argentina
- * Corresponding author. Laboratorio de Fisiología y Biología Molecular, Departamento de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Celular, IFIBYNE-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (FCEN), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, (C1428EHA), Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fax: 54-11-4576-3321. E-mail address:
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Mokranjac D, Bourenkov G, Hell K, Neupert W, Groll M. Structure and function of Tim14 and Tim16, the J and J-like components of the mitochondrial protein import motor. EMBO J 2006; 25:4675-85. [PMID: 16977310 PMCID: PMC1590002 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2006] [Accepted: 08/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The import motor of the mitochondrial translocase of the inner membrane (TIM23) mediates the ATP-dependent translocation of preproteins into the mitochondrial matrix by cycles of binding to and release from mtHsp70. An essential step of this process is the stimulation of the ATPase activity of mtHsp70 performed by the J cochaperone Tim14. Tim14 forms a complex with the J-like protein Tim16. The crystal structure of this complex shows that the conserved domains of the two proteins have virtually identical folds but completely different surfaces enabling them to perform different functions. The Tim14-Tim16 dimer reveals a previously undescribed arrangement of J and J-like domains. Mutations that destroy the complex between Tim14 and Tim16 are lethal demonstrating that complex formation is an essential requirement for the viability of cells. We further demonstrate tight regulation of the cochaperone activity of Tim14 by Tim16. The first crystal structure of a J domain in complex with a regulatory protein provides new insights into the function of the mitochondrial TIM23 translocase and the Hsp70 chaperone system in general.
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- Dejana Mokranjac
- Institute for Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Group for Structural Molecular Biology at DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Hennessy F, Nicoll WS, Zimmermann R, Cheetham ME, Blatch GL. Not all J domains are created equal: implications for the specificity of Hsp40-Hsp70 interactions. Protein Sci 2005; 14:1697-709. [PMID: 15987899 PMCID: PMC2253343 DOI: 10.1110/ps.051406805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Heat shock protein 40s (Hsp40s) and heat shock protein 70s (Hsp70s) form chaperone partnerships that are key components of cellular chaperone networks involved in facilitating the correct folding of a broad range of client proteins. While the Hsp40 family of proteins is highly diverse with multiple forms occurring in any particular cell or compartment, all its members are characterized by a J domain that directs their interaction with a partner Hsp70. Specific Hsp40-Hsp70 chaperone partnerships have been identified that are dedicated to the correct folding of distinct subsets of client proteins. The elucidation of the mechanism by which these specific Hsp40-Hsp70 partnerships are formed will greatly enhance our understanding of the way in which chaperone pathways are integrated into finely regulated protein folding networks. From in silico analyses, domain swapping and rational protein engineering experiments, evidence has accumulated that indicates that J domains contain key specificity determinants. This review will critically discuss the current understanding of the structural features of J domains that determine the specificity of interaction between Hsp40 proteins and their partner Hsp70s. We also propose a model in which the J domain is able to integrate specificity and chaperone activity.
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- Fritha Hennessy
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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Polyomavirus T antigens share a common N-terminal sequence that comprises a DnaJ domain. DnaJ domains activate DnaK molecular chaperones. The functions of J domains have primarily been tested by mutation of their conserved HPD residues. Here, we report detailed mutagenesis of the polyomavirus J domain in both large T (63 mutants) and middle T (51 mutants) backgrounds. As expected, some J mutants were defective in binding DnaK (Hsc70); other mutants retained the ability to bind Hsc70 but were defective in stimulating its ATPase activity. Moreover, the J domain behaves differently in large T and middle T. A given mutation was twice as likely to render large T unstable as it was to affect middle T stability. This apparently arose from middle T's ability to bind stabilizing proteins such as protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), since introduction of a second mutation preventing PP2A binding rendered some middle T J-domain mutants unstable. In large T, the HPD residues are critical for Rb-dependent effects on the host cell. Residues Q32, A33, Y34, H49, M52, and N56 within helix 2 and helix 3 of the large T J domain were also found to be required for Rb-dependent transactivation. Cyclin A promoter assays showed that J domain function also contributes to large T transactivation that is independent of Rb. Single point mutations in middle T were generally without effect. However, residue Q37 is critical for middle T's ability to form active signaling complexes. The Q37A middle T mutant was defective in association with pp60(c-src) and in transformation.
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- Kerry A Whalen
- Department of Biochemistry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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D'Silva PR, Schilke B, Walter W, Craig EA. Role of Pam16's degenerate J domain in protein import across the mitochondrial inner membrane. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:12419-24. [PMID: 16105940 PMCID: PMC1194952 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0505969102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Translocation of proteins across the mitochondrial inner membrane is an essential process requiring an import motor having mitochondrial Hsp70 (mtHsp70) at its core. The J protein partner of mtHsp70, Pam18, is an integral part of this motor, serving to stimulate the ATPase activity of mtHsp70. Pam16, an essential protein having an inactive J domain that is unable to stimulate mtHsp70's ATPase activity, forms a heterodimer with Pam18, but its function is unknown. We set out to test the importance of three properties of Pam16: (i) a stable interaction between Pam16 and Pam18, (ii) the inability of Pam16's degenerate J domain to stimulate Ssc1's ATPase domain, and (iii) the innately lower stimulatory activity of the Pam16:Pam18 heterodimer, compared to Pam18 alone. Neither substantial reduction in the ability of Pam18 to stimulate Ssc1's ATPase activity, nor the presence of an active J domain in Pam16, had deleterious effects on cell growth, indicating the lack of importance of two of these biochemical properties. However, a stable interaction between Pam16's degenerate J domain and Pam18's J domain was found to be critical for function. Alterations that destabilized the Pam16:Pam18 heterodimer had deleterious effects on cell growth and mitochondrial protein import; intragenic suppressors that restored robust growth also restored heterodimer stability. Our results support the idea that Pam16's J-like domain strongly interacts with Pam18's J domain, leading to a productive interaction of Pam18 with mtHsp70 at the import channel.
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- Patrick R D'Silva
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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