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Takenaka T, Nakamura T, Yanaka S, Yagi-Utsumi M, Chandak MS, Takahashi K, Paul S, Makabe K, Arai M, Kato K, Kuwajima K. Formation of the chaperonin complex studied by 2D NMR spectroscopy. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0187022. [PMID: 29059240 PMCID: PMC5653362 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
We studied the interaction between GroES and a single-ring mutant (SR1) of GroEL by the NMR titration of 15N-labeled GroES with SR1 at three different temperatures (20, 25 and 30°C) in the presence of 3 mM ADP in 100 mM KCl and 10 mM MgCl2 at pH 7.5. We used SR1 instead of wild-type double-ring GroEL to precisely control the stoichiometry of the GroES binding to be 1:1 ([SR1]:[GroES]). Native heptameric GroES was very flexible, showing well resolved cross peaks of the residues in a mobile loop segment (residue 17–34) and at the top of a roof hairpin (Asn51) in the heteronuclear single quantum coherence spectra. The binding of SR1 to GroES caused the cross peaks to disappear simultaneously, and hence it occurred in a single-step cooperative manner with significant immobilization of the whole GroES structure. The binding was thus entropic with a positive entropy change (219 J/mol/K) and a positive enthalpy change (35 kJ/mol), and the binding constant was estimated at 1.9×105 M−1 at 25°C. The NMR titration in 3 mM ATP also indicated that the binding constant between GroES and SR1 increased more than tenfold as compared with the binding constant in 3 mM ADP. These results will be discussed in relation to the structure and mechanisms of the chaperonin GroEL/GroES complex.
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- Toshio Takenaka
- Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience and Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience and Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience and Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience and Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Functional Molecular Science, School of Physical Sciences, the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Functional Molecular Science, School of Physical Sciences, the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience and Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience and Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Functional Molecular Science, School of Physical Sciences, the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience and Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Functional Molecular Science, School of Physical Sciences, the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience and Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Functional Molecular Science, School of Physical Sciences, the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- School of Computational Sciences, Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS), Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea
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Marchenkov V, Marchenko N, Kaysheva A, Kotova N, Kashparov I, Semisotnov G. Dataset concerning GroEL chaperonin interaction with proteins. Data Brief 2016; 6:619-24. [PMID: 26909376 PMCID: PMC4735476 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Revised: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
GroEL chaperonin is well-known to interact with a wide variety of polypeptide chains. Here we show the data related to our previous work (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pep.2015.11.020[1]), and concerning the interaction of GroEL with native (lysozyme, α-lactalbumin) and denatured (lysozyme, α-lactalbumin and pepsin) proteins in solution. The use of affinity chromatography on the base of denatured pepsin for GroEL purification from fluorescent impurities is represented as well.
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Ryabova NA, Marchenkov VV, Marchenkova SY, Kotova NV, Semisotnov GV. Molecular chaperone GroEL/ES: unfolding and refolding processes. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2014; 78:1405-14. [PMID: 24490731 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297913130038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Molecular chaperones are a special class of heat shock proteins (Hsp) that assist the folding and formation of the quaternary structure of other proteins both in vivo and in vitro. However, some chaperones are complex oligomeric proteins, and one of the intriguing questions is how the chaperones fold. The representatives of the Escherichia coli chaperone system GroEL (Hsp60) and GroES (Hsp10) have been studied most intensively. GroEL consists of 14 identical subunits combined into two interacting ring-like structures of seven subunits each, while the co-chaperone GroES interacting with GroEL consists of seven identical subunits combined into a dome-like oligomeric structure. In spite of their complex quaternary structure, GroEL and GroES fold well both in vivo and in vitro. However, the specific oligomerization of GroEL subunits is dependent on ligands and external conditions. This review analyzes the literature and our own data on the study of unfolding (denaturation) and refolding (renaturation) processes of these molecular chaperones and the effect of ligands and solvent composition. Such analysis seems to be useful for understanding the folding mechanism not only of the GroEL/GroES complex, but also of other oligomeric protein complexes.
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- N A Ryabova
- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia.
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Choi SI, Son A, Lim KH, Jeong H, Seong BL. Macromolecule-assisted de novo protein folding. Int J Mol Sci 2012; 13:10368-10386. [PMID: 22949867 PMCID: PMC3431865 DOI: 10.3390/ijms130810368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 08/14/2012] [Accepted: 08/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
In the processes of protein synthesis and folding, newly synthesized polypeptides are tightly connected to the macromolecules, such as ribosomes, lipid bilayers, or cotranslationally folded domains in multidomain proteins, representing a hallmark of de novo protein folding environments in vivo. Such linkage effects on the aggregation of endogenous polypeptides have been largely neglected, although all these macromolecules have been known to effectively and robustly solubilize their linked heterologous proteins in fusion or display technology. Thus, their roles in the aggregation of linked endogenous polypeptides need to be elucidated and incorporated into the mechanisms of de novo protein folding in vivo. In the classic hydrophobic interaction-based stabilizing mechanism underlying the molecular chaperone-assisted protein folding, it has been assumed that the macromolecules connected through a simple linkage without hydrophobic interactions and conformational changes would make no effect on the aggregation of their linked polypeptide chains. However, an increasing line of evidence indicates that the intrinsic properties of soluble macromolecules, especially their surface charges and excluded volume, could be important and universal factors for stabilizing their linked polypeptides against aggregation. Taken together, these macromolecules could act as folding helpers by keeping their linked nascent chains in a folding-competent state. The folding assistance provided by these macromolecules in the linkage context would give new insights into de novo protein folding inside the cell.
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- Seong Il Choi
- Translational Research Center for Protein Function Control, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea; E-Mails: (A.S.); (K.-H.L.)
- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (S.I.C.); (H.J.); (B.L.S.); Tel.: +82-2-393-4631 (S.I.C.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea; E-Mails: (A.S.); (K.-H.L.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea; E-Mails: (A.S.); (K.-H.L.)
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- Vismer Co., Ltd., Ansan, Kyeonggi-do 426-791, Korea
- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (S.I.C.); (H.J.); (B.L.S.); Tel.: +82-2-393-4631 (S.I.C.)
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- Translational Research Center for Protein Function Control, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea; E-Mails: (A.S.); (K.-H.L.)
- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (S.I.C.); (H.J.); (B.L.S.); Tel.: +82-2-393-4631 (S.I.C.)
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Li Y, Zheng Z, Ramsey A, Chen L. Analysis of peptides and proteins in their binding to GroEL. J Pept Sci 2011; 16:693-700. [PMID: 20814869 DOI: 10.1002/psc.1288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
The GroEL-GroES is an essential molecular chaperon system that assists protein folding in cell. Binding of various substrate proteins to GroEL is one of the key aspects in GroEL-assisted protein folding. Small peptides may mimic segments of the substrate proteins in contact with GroEL and allow detailed structural analysis of the interactions. A model peptide SBP has been shown to bind to a region in GroEL that is important for binding of substrate proteins. Here, we investigated whether the observed GroEL-SBP interaction represented those of GroEL-substrate proteins, and whether SBP was able to mimic various aspects of substrate proteins in GroE-assisted protein folding cycle. We found that SBP competed with substrate proteins, including α-lactalbumin, rhodanese, and malate dehydrogenase, in binding to GroEL. SBP stimulated GroEL ATP hydrolysis rate in a manner similar to that of α-lactalbumin. SBP did not prevent GroES from binding to GroEL, and GroES association reduced the ATPase rates of GroEL/SBP and GroEL/α-lactalbumin to a comparable extent. Binding of both SBP and α-lactalbumin to apo GroEL was dominated by hydrophobic interaction. Interestingly, association of α-lactalbumin to GroEL/GroES was thermodynamically distinct from that to GroEL with reduced affinity and decreased contribution from hydrophobic interaction. However, SBP did not display such differential binding behaviors to apo GroEL and GroEL/GroES, likely due to the lack of a contiguous polypeptide chain that links all of the bound peptide fragments. Nevertheless, studies using peptides provide valuable information on the nature of GroEL-substrate protein interaction, which is central to understand the mechanism of GroEL-assisted protein folding.
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- Yali Li
- Interdisciplinary Biochemistry Program, Indiana University, 212 S. Hawthorne Dr., Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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Kabir MA, Uddin W, Narayanan A, Reddy PK, Jairajpuri MA, Sherman F, Ahmad Z. Functional Subunits of Eukaryotic Chaperonin CCT/TRiC in Protein Folding. JOURNAL OF AMINO ACIDS 2011; 2011:843206. [PMID: 22312474 PMCID: PMC3268035 DOI: 10.4061/2011/843206] [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: 02/15/2011] [Accepted: 04/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Molecular chaperones are a class of proteins responsible for proper folding of a large number of polypeptides in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Newly synthesized polypeptides are prone to nonspecific interactions, and many of them make toxic aggregates in absence of chaperones. The eukaryotic chaperonin CCT is a large, multisubunit, cylindrical structure having two identical rings stacked back to back. Each ring is composed of eight different but similar subunits and each subunit has three distinct domains. CCT assists folding of actin, tubulin, and numerous other cellular proteins in an ATP-dependent manner. The catalytic cooperativity of ATP binding/hydrolysis in CCT occurs in a sequential manner different from concerted cooperativity as shown for GroEL. Unlike GroEL, CCT does not have GroES-like cofactor, rather it has a built-in lid structure responsible for closing the central cavity. The CCT complex recognizes its substrates through diverse mechanisms involving hydrophobic or electrostatic interactions. Upstream factors like Hsp70 and Hsp90 also work in a concerted manner to transfer the substrate to CCT. Moreover, prefoldin, phosducin-like proteins, and Bag3 protein interact with CCT and modulate its function for the fine-tuning of protein folding process. Any misregulation of protein folding process leads to the formation of misfolded proteins or toxic aggregates which are linked to multiple pathological disorders.
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- M Anaul Kabir
- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala 673601, India
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Chaperoning roles of macromolecules interacting with proteins in vivo. Int J Mol Sci 2011; 12:1979-90. [PMID: 21673934 PMCID: PMC3111645 DOI: 10.3390/ijms12031979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2011] [Revised: 02/15/2011] [Accepted: 03/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
The principles obtained from studies on molecular chaperones have provided explanations for the assisted protein folding in vivo. However, the majority of proteins can fold without the assistance of the known molecular chaperones, and little attention has been paid to the potential chaperoning roles of other macromolecules. During protein biogenesis and folding, newly synthesized polypeptide chains interact with a variety of macromolecules, including ribosomes, RNAs, cytoskeleton, lipid bilayer, proteolytic system, etc. In general, the hydrophobic interactions between molecular chaperones and their substrates have been widely believed to be mainly responsible for the substrate stabilization against aggregation. Emerging evidence now indicates that other features of macromolecules such as their surface charges, probably resulting in electrostatic repulsions, and steric hindrance, could play a key role in the stabilization of their linked proteins against aggregation. Such stabilizing mechanisms are expected to give new insights into our understanding of the chaperoning functions for de novo protein folding. In this review, we will discuss the possible chaperoning roles of these macromolecules in de novo folding, based on their charge and steric features.
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A systematic survey of in vivo obligate chaperonin-dependent substrates. EMBO J 2010; 29:1552-64. [PMID: 20360681 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2010.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2009] [Accepted: 03/08/2010] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Chaperonins are absolutely required for the folding of a subset of proteins in the cell. An earlier proteome-wide analysis of Escherichia coli chaperonin GroEL/GroES (GroE) interactors predicted obligate chaperonin substrates, which were termed Class III substrates. However, the requirement of chaperonins for in vivo folding has not been fully examined. Here, we comprehensively assessed the chaperonin requirement using a conditional GroE expression strain, and concluded that only approximately 60% of Class III substrates are bona fide obligate GroE substrates in vivo. The in vivo obligate substrates, combined with the newly identified obligate substrates, were termed Class IV substrates. Class IV substrates are restricted to proteins with molecular weights that could be encapsulated in the chaperonin cavity, are enriched in alanine/glycine residues, and have a strong structural preference for aggregation-prone folds. Notably, approximately 70% of the Class IV substrates appear to be metabolic enzymes, supporting a hypothetical role of GroE in enzyme evolution.
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Eronina TB, Chebotareva NA, Bazhina SG, Kleymenov SY, Naletova IN, Muronetz VI, Kurganov BI. Effect of GroEL on Thermal Aggregation of Glycogen Phosphorylase b
from Rabbit Skeletal Muscle. Macromol Biosci 2010; 10:768-74. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.200900396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Markossian KA, Golub NV, Chebotareva NA, Asryants RA, Naletova IN, Muronetz VI, Muranov KO, Kurganov BI. Comparative analysis of the effects of alpha-crystallin and GroEL on the kinetics of thermal aggregation of rabbit muscle glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. Protein J 2010; 29:11-25. [PMID: 19936900 DOI: 10.1007/s10930-009-9217-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Effects of alpha-crystallin and GroEL on the kinetics of thermal aggregation of rabbit muscle glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) have been studied using dynamic light scattering and analytical ultracentrifugation. The analysis of the initial parts of the dependences of the hydrodynamic radius of protein aggregates on time shows that in the presence of alpha-crystallin or GroEL the kinetic regime of GAPDH aggregation is changed from the regime of diffusion-limited cluster-cluster aggregation to the regime of reaction-limited cluster-cluster aggregation, wherein the sticking probability for the colliding particles becomes lower the unity. In contrast to alpha-crystallin, GroEL does not interfere with formation of the start aggregates which include denatured GAPDH molecules. On the basis of the analytical ultracentrifugation data the conclusion has been made that the products of dissociation of GAPDH and alpha-crystallin or GroEL play an important role in the interactions of GAPDH and chaperones at elevated temperatures.
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- Kira A Markossian
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071, Moscow, Russia.
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Acetonitrile-induced unfolding of porcine pepsin A. Int J Biol Macromol 2009; 45:213-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2009.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2009] [Revised: 05/12/2009] [Accepted: 05/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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GroEL-assisted protein folding: does it occur within the chaperonin inner cavity? Int J Mol Sci 2009; 10:2066-2083. [PMID: 19564940 PMCID: PMC2695268 DOI: 10.3390/ijms10052066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2009] [Revised: 05/08/2009] [Accepted: 05/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The folding of protein molecules in the GroEL inner cavity under the co-chaperonin GroES lid is widely accepted as a crucial event of GroEL-assisted protein folding. This review is focused on the data showing that GroEL-assisted protein folding may proceed out of the complex with the chaperonin. The models of GroEL-assisted protein folding assuming ligand-controlled dissociation of nonnative proteins from the GroEL surface and their folding in the bulk solution are also discussed.
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Suzuki M, Ueno T, Iizuka R, Miura T, Zako T, Akahori R, Miyake T, Shimamoto N, Aoki M, Tanii T, Ohdomari I, Funatsu T. Effect of the C-terminal truncation on the functional cycle of chaperonin GroEL: implication that the C-terminal region facilitates the transition from the folding-arrested to the folding-competent state. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:23931-9. [PMID: 18583344 PMCID: PMC3259756 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m804090200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2008] [Revised: 06/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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To elucidate the exact role of the C-terminal region of GroEL in its functional cycle, the C-terminal 20-amino acid truncated mutant of GroEL was constructed. The steady-state ATPase rate and duration of GroES binding showed that the functional cycle of the truncated GroEL is extended by approximately 2 s in comparison with that of the wild type, without interfering with the basic functions of GroEL. We have proposed a model for the functional cycle of GroEL, which consists of two rate-limiting steps of approximately 3- and approximately 5-s duration (Ueno, T., Taguchi, H., Tadakuma, H., Yoshida, M., and Funatsu, T. (2004) Mol. Cell 14, 423-434 g). According to the model, detailed kinetic studies were performed. We found that a 20-residue truncation of the C terminus extends the time until inorganic phosphate is generated and the time for arresting protein folding in the central cavity, i.e. the lifetime of the first rate-limiting step in the functional cycle, to an approximately 5-s duration. These results suggest that the integrity of the C-terminal region facilitates the transition from the first to the second rate-limiting state.
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- Mihoko Suzuki
- Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-0033, the Faculty of
Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
169-8555, the Bioengineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, the
Nanotechnology Research Center, Waseda
University, 513 Tsurumaki-chou, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, and the
Center for NanoBio Integration, The
University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-0033, the Faculty of
Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
169-8555, the Bioengineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, the
Nanotechnology Research Center, Waseda
University, 513 Tsurumaki-chou, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, and the
Center for NanoBio Integration, The
University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-0033, the Faculty of
Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
169-8555, the Bioengineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, the
Nanotechnology Research Center, Waseda
University, 513 Tsurumaki-chou, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, and the
Center for NanoBio Integration, The
University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-0033, the Faculty of
Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
169-8555, the Bioengineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, the
Nanotechnology Research Center, Waseda
University, 513 Tsurumaki-chou, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, and the
Center for NanoBio Integration, The
University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-0033, the Faculty of
Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
169-8555, the Bioengineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, the
Nanotechnology Research Center, Waseda
University, 513 Tsurumaki-chou, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, and the
Center for NanoBio Integration, The
University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-0033, the Faculty of
Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
169-8555, the Bioengineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, the
Nanotechnology Research Center, Waseda
University, 513 Tsurumaki-chou, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, and the
Center for NanoBio Integration, The
University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-0033, the Faculty of
Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
169-8555, the Bioengineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, the
Nanotechnology Research Center, Waseda
University, 513 Tsurumaki-chou, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, and the
Center for NanoBio Integration, The
University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-0033, the Faculty of
Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
169-8555, the Bioengineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, the
Nanotechnology Research Center, Waseda
University, 513 Tsurumaki-chou, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, and the
Center for NanoBio Integration, The
University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-0033, the Faculty of
Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
169-8555, the Bioengineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, the
Nanotechnology Research Center, Waseda
University, 513 Tsurumaki-chou, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, and the
Center for NanoBio Integration, The
University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-0033, the Faculty of
Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
169-8555, the Bioengineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, the
Nanotechnology Research Center, Waseda
University, 513 Tsurumaki-chou, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, and the
Center for NanoBio Integration, The
University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-0033, the Faculty of
Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
169-8555, the Bioengineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, the
Nanotechnology Research Center, Waseda
University, 513 Tsurumaki-chou, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, and the
Center for NanoBio Integration, The
University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-0033, the Faculty of
Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
169-8555, the Bioengineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, the
Nanotechnology Research Center, Waseda
University, 513 Tsurumaki-chou, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, and the
Center for NanoBio Integration, The
University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Ryu K, Kim CW, Kim BH, Han KS, Kim KH, Choi SI, Seong BL. Assessment of substrate-stabilizing factors for DnaK on the folding of aggregation-prone proteins. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 373:74-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.05.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2008] [Accepted: 05/30/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Comparison of refolding activities between nanogel artificial chaperone and GroEL systems. Int J Biol Macromol 2008; 42:241-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2007.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2007] [Revised: 11/14/2007] [Accepted: 11/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Asymmetry of the GroEL-GroES complex under physiological conditions as revealed by small-angle x-ray scattering. Biophys J 2007; 94:1392-402. [PMID: 17981896 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.114710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Despite the well-known functional importance of GroEL-GroES complex formation during the chaperonin cycle, the stoichiometry of the complex has not been clarified. The complex can occur either as an asymmetric 1:1 GroEL-GroES complex or as a symmetric 1:2 GroEL-GroES complex, although it remains uncertain which type is predominant under physiological conditions. To resolve this question, we studied the structure of the GroEL-GroES complex under physiological conditions by small-angle x-ray scattering, which is a powerful technique to directly observe the structure of the protein complex in solution. We evaluated molecular structural parameters, the radius of gyration and the maximum dimension of the complex, from the x-ray scattering patterns under various nucleotide conditions (3 mM ADP, 3 mM ATP gamma S, and 3 mM ATP in 10 mM MgCl(2) and 100 mM KCl) at three different temperatures (10 degrees C, 25 degrees C, and 37 degrees C). We then compared the experimentally observed scattering patterns with those calculated from the known x-ray crystallographic structures of the GroEL-GroES complex. The results clearly demonstrated that the asymmetric complex must be the major species stably present in solution under physiological conditions. On the other hand, in the presence of ATP (3 mM) and beryllium fluoride (10 mM NaF and 300 microM BeCl(2)), we observed the formation of a stable symmetric complex, suggesting the existence of a transiently formed symmetric complex during the chaperonin cycle.
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Marchenko NI, Marchenkov VV, Kaĭsheva AL, Kashparov IA, Kotova NV, Kaliman PA, Semisotnov GV. Affinity chromatography of GroEL chaperonin based on denatured proteins: role of electrostatic interactions in regulation of GroEL affinity for protein substrates. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2007; 71:1357-64. [PMID: 17223789 DOI: 10.1134/s000629790612011x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The chaperonin GroEL of the heat shock protein family from Escherichia coli cells can bind various polypeptides lacking rigid tertiary structure and thus prevent their nonspecific association and provide for acquisition of native conformation. In the present work we studied the interaction of GroEL with six denatured proteins (alpha-lactalbumin, ribonuclease A, egg lysozyme in the presence of dithiothreitol, pepsin, beta-casein, and apocytochrome c) possessing negative or positive total charge at neutral pH values and different in hydrophobicity (affinity for a hydrophobic probe ANS). To prevent the influence of nonspecific association of non-native proteins on their interaction with GroEL and make easier the recording of the complexing, the proteins were covalently attached to BrCN-activated Sepharose. At low ionic strength (lower than 60 mM), tight binding of the negatively charged denatured proteins with GroEL (which is also negatively charged) needed relatively low concentrations (approximately 10 mM) of bivalent cations Mg2+ or Ca2+. At the high ionic strength (approximately 600 mM), a tight complex was produced also in the absence of bivalent cations. In contrast, positively charged denatured proteins tightly interacted with GroEL irrespectively of the presence of bivalent cations and ionic strength of the solution (from 20 to 600 mM). These features of GroEL interaction with positively and negatively charged denatured proteins were confirmed by polarized fluorescence (fluorescence anisotropy). The findings suggest that the affinity of GroEL for denatured proteins can be determined by the balance of hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions.
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- N Iu Marchenko
- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia
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Protein folding is a spontaneous process that is essential for life, yet the concentrated and complex interior of a cell is an inherently hostile environment for the efficient folding of many proteins. Some proteins-constrained by sequence, topology, size, and function-simply cannot fold by themselves and are instead prone to misfolding and aggregation. This problem is so deeply entrenched that a specialized family of proteins, known as molecular chaperones, evolved to assist in protein folding. Here we examine one essential class of molecular chaperones, the large, oligomeric, and energy utilizing chaperonins or Hsp60s. The bacterial chaperonin GroEL, along with its co-chaperonin GroES, is probably the best-studied example of this family of protein-folding machine. In this review, we examine some of the general properties of proteins that do not fold well in the absence of GroEL and then consider how folding of these proteins is enhanced by GroEL and GroES. Recent experimental and theoretical studies suggest that chaperonins like GroEL and GroES employ a combination of protein isolation, unfolding, and conformational restriction to drive protein folding under conditions where it is otherwise not possible.
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- Zong Lin
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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Fedunová D, Antalík M. Prevention of thermal induced aggregation of cytochromec at isoelectric pH values by polyanions. Biotechnol Bioeng 2006; 93:485-93. [PMID: 16273554 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Differential scanning calorimetry, viscometry, optical and CD spectroscopy were used to characterize the influence of two polyanions, poly(vinylsulfate) (PVS), and poly(4-styrene-sulfonate) (PSS) on thermal transition reversibility of ferricytochrome c at or near isoelectric pH. In these conditions, both PVS and PSS enhance the thermal transition reversibility of cytochrome c by preventing the aggregation of denatured protein molecules. Data indicate that the polyanions are in complex with cytochrome c that is stabilized by synergistic effect of Coulombic and non-Coulombic interactions.
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- Diana Fedunová
- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice
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Taguchi H, Tsukuda K, Motojima F, Koike-Takeshita A, Yoshida M. BeF(x) stops the chaperonin cycle of GroEL-GroES and generates a complex with double folding chambers. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:45737-43. [PMID: 15347650 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m406795200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Coupling with ATP hydrolysis and cooperating with GroES, the double ring chaperonin GroEL assists the folding of other proteins. Here we report novel GroEL-GroES complexes formed in fluoroberyllate (BeF(x)) that can mimic the phosphate part of the enzyme-bound nucleotides. In ATP, BeF(x) stops the functional turnover of GroEL by preventing GroES release and produces a symmetric 1:2 GroEL-GroES complex in which both GroEL rings contain ADP.BeF(x) and an encapsulated substrate protein. In ADP, the substrate protein-loaded GroEL cannot bind GroES. In ADP plus BeF(x), however, it can bind GroES to form a stable 1:1 GroEL-GroES complex in which one of GroEL rings contains ADP.BeF(x) and an encapsulated substrate protein. This 1:1 GroEL-GroES complex is converted into the symmetric 1:2 GroEL-GroES complex when GroES is supplied in ATP plus BeF(x). Thus, BeF(x) stabilizes two GroEL-GroES complexes; one with a single folding chamber and the other with double folding chambers. These results shed light on the intermediate ADP.P(i) nucleotide states in the functional cycle of GroEL.
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- Hideki Taguchi
- Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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Ueno T, Taguchi H, Tadakuma H, Yoshida M, Funatsu T. GroEL mediates protein folding with a two successive timer mechanism. Mol Cell 2004; 14:423-34. [PMID: 15149592 DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(04)00261-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2003] [Revised: 03/29/2004] [Accepted: 03/30/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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GroEL encapsulates nonnative substrate proteins in a central cavity capped by GroES, providing a safe folding cage. Conventional models assume that a single timer lasting approximately 8 s governs the ATP hydrolysis-driven GroEL chaperonin cycle. We examine single molecule imaging of GFP folding within the cavity, binding release dynamics of GroEL-GroES, ensemble measurements of GroEL/substrate FRET, and the initial kinetics of GroEL ATPase activity. We conclude that the cycle consists of two successive timers of approximately 3 s and approximately 5 s duration. During the first timer, GroEL is bound to ATP, substrate protein, and GroES. When the first timer ends, the substrate protein is released into the central cavity and folding begins. ATP hydrolysis and phosphate release immediately follow this transition. ADP, GroES, and substrate depart GroEL after the second timer is complete. This mechanism explains how GroES binding to a GroEL-substrate complex encapsulates the substrate rather than allowing it to escape into solution.
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- Taro Ueno
- Department of Physics, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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GroEL assists protein folding by preventing the interaction of partially folded molecules with other non-native proteins. It binds them, sequesters them, and then releases them so that they can fold in an ATP-driven cycle. Previous studies have also shown that protein substrates, GroES, and oligopeptides bind to partially overlapped sites on the apical domain surfaces of GroEL. In this study, we have determined the crystal structure at 3.0A resolution of a symmetric (GroEL-peptide)(14) complex. The binding of each of these small 12 amino acid residue peptides to GroEL involves interactions between three adjacent apical domains of GroEL. Each peptide interacts primarily with a single GroEL subunit. Residues R231 and R268 from adjacent subunits isolate each substrate-binding pocket, and prevent bound substrates from sliding into adjacent binding pockets. As a consequence of peptide binding, domains rotate and inter-domain interactions are greatly enhanced. The direction of rotation of the apical domain of each GroEL subunit is opposite to that of its intermediate domain. Viewed from outside, the apical domains rotate clockwise within one GroEL ring, while the ATP-induced apical domain rotation is counter-clockwise.
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- Jimin Wang
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, 266 Whitney Avenue, Bass Center, Rm 418, New Haven, CT 06520-8114, USA.
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Sekiguchi H, Arakawa H, Taguchi H, Ito T, Kokawa R, Ikai A. Specific interaction between GroEL and denatured protein measured by compression-free force spectroscopy. Biophys J 2003; 85:484-90. [PMID: 12829503 PMCID: PMC1303104 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(03)74493-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2002] [Accepted: 02/12/2003] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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We investigated the interaction between GroEL and a denatured protein from a mechanical point of view using an atomic force microscope. Pepsin was bound to an atomic force microscope probe and used at a neutral pH as an example of denatured proteins. To measure a specific and delicate interaction force, we obtained force curves without pressing the probe onto GroEL molecules spread on a mica surface. Approximately 40 pN of tensile force was observed for approximately 10 nm while pepsin was pulled away from the chaperonin after a brief contact. This length of force duration corresponding to the circumference of GroEL's interior cavity was shortened by the addition of ATP. The relation between the observed mechanical parameters and the chaperonin's refolding function is discussed.
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- Hiroshi Sekiguchi
- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8501, Japan.
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Wang J, Boisvert DC. Structural basis for GroEL-assisted protein folding from the crystal structure of (GroEL-KMgATP)14 at 2.0A resolution. J Mol Biol 2003; 327:843-55. [PMID: 12654267 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2836(03)00184-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Nucleotide regulates the affinity of the bacterial chaperonin GroEL for protein substrates. GroEL binds protein substrates with high affinity in the absence of ATP and with low affinity in its presence. We report the crystal structure of (GroEL-KMgATP)(14) refined to 2.0 A resolution in which the ATP triphosphate moiety is directly coordinated by both K(+) and Mg(2+). Upon the binding of KMgATP, we observe previously unnoticed domain rotations and a 102 degrees rotation of the apical domain surface helix I. Two major consequences are a large lateral displacement of, and a dramatic reduction of hydrophobicity in, the apical domain surface. These results provide a basis for the nucleotide-dependent regulation of protein substrate binding and suggest a mechanism for GroEL-assisted protein folding by forced unfolding.
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- J Wang
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Yale University, 266 Whitney Avenue, Bass Center, Room 418, New Haven, CT 06520-8114, USA.
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It has been established in a number of studies that the alkaline-denatured state of pepsin (the I(P) state) is composed of a compact C-terminal lobe and a largely unstructured N-terminal lobe. In the present study, we have investigated the residual structure in the I(P) state in more detail, using limited proteolysis to isolate and characterize a tightly folded core region from this partially denatured pepsin. The isolated core region corresponds to the 141 C-terminal residues of the pepsin molecule, which in the fully native state forms one of the two lobes of the structure. A comparative study using NMR and CD spectroscopy has revealed, however, that the N-terminal lobe contributes a substantial amount of additional residual structure to the I(P) state of pepsin. CD spectra indicate in addition that significant nonnative alpha-helical structure is present in the C-terminal lobe of the structure when the N-terminal lobe of pepsin is either unfolded or removed by proteolysis. This study demonstrates that the structure of pepsin in the I(P) state is significantly more complex than that of a fully folded C-terminal lobe connected to an unstructured N-terminal lobe.
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- Yuji O Kamatari
- Oxford Centre for Molecular Sciences, New Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QT, UK.
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Gorse D. Application of a chaperone-based refolding method to two- and three-dimensional off-lattice protein models. Biopolymers 2002; 64:146-60. [PMID: 12012350 DOI: 10.1002/bip.10148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A model of protein-chaperone interaction as a two-phase (unfolding/refolding) iterative annealing mechanism able to promote structural segregation of hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers and thereby facilitate access to nativelike states has recently been applied successfully to two 22-mers of the Honeycutt and Thirumalai BLN (hydrophobic, hydrophilic, neutral) heteropolymer model. This technique is here applied to a much wider data set: 94 8-mers of the off-lattice protein model originally presented in two dimensions by Stillinger and Head-Gordon, and later extended into three dimensions by Irbäck and Potthast; the model chaperone is shown to be equally successful, and by progressive elaboration of the chaperone model as in the earlier BLN model work, to be utilizing very similar underlying mechanisms. It is demonstrated that on average, contacts with the model chaperone give rise to a consistent movement in structure space in the direction of more nativelike structures; this method of global minimization does not therefore rely fundamentally on random search. Insofar as the responses to the chaperone of the two- and three-dimensional forms of the substrate model do differ, this can be interpreted as reflecting the different handling of hydrophilic monomers in the models-in particular, whether there is active repulsion between these and monomers of hydrophobic character. The chaperone-induced refolding method is also tested on a set of 220 9-mer chains of each version of the substrate model, where it is seen that the two-dimensional model, with its more clearly distinguished roles for the hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers, shows a more favorable scaling behavior.
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- Denise Gorse
- Department of Computer Science, University College, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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A global energy minimization method based on what is known about the mechanisms of the GroEL/GroES chaperonin system is applied to two 22-mers of an off-lattice protein model whose native states are beta-hairpins and which have structural similarity to short peptides known to interact strongly with the GroEL substrate binding domain. These model substrates have been used by other workers to test the effectiveness of a number of global minimization techniques, and are regarded as providing a significant challenge. The minimization method developed here is progressively elaborated from an initial simple form that targets exposed hydrophobic regions for unfolding to include a refolding phase that encourages the later recompactification of partly unfolded substrate; this refolding phase is seen to be crucial in the successful application of the method. The optimal handling of hydrophilic monomers within the model is also systematically explored, and it is seen that the best interpretation of their role is one that allows the chaperonin model to operate in "proofreading" mode whereby misfolded substrates are recognized by their surface exposure of a large proportion of hydrophobic monomers. The final version of the model allows native-like structures to be found quickly, on average for the two 22-mer substrates after 6 or 7 chaperone contacts. These results compare very favorably with those that have been obtained elsewhere using generic global minimization methods such as those based on thermal annealing. The paper concludes with a discussion of the place of the technique within the general category of hypersurface deformation methods for global minimization, and with suggestions as to how the chaperone-based method developed here could be elaborated so as to be effective on longer substrate chains that give rise to more complex tertiary structures in their native states.
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- D Gorse
- Department of Computer Science, University College, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Taguchi H, Ueno T, Tadakuma H, Yoshida M, Funatsu T. Single-molecule observation of protein-protein interactions in the chaperonin system. Nat Biotechnol 2001; 19:861-5. [PMID: 11533646 DOI: 10.1038/nbt0901-861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We have analyzed the dynamics of the chaperonin (GroEL)-cochaperonin (GroES) interaction at the single-molecule level. In the presence of ATP and non-native protein, binding of GroES to the immobilized GroEL occurred at a rate that is consistent with bulk kinetics measurements. However, the release of GroES from GroEL occurred after a lag period ( approximately 3 s) that was not recognized in earlier bulk-phase studies. This observation suggests a new kinetic intermediate in the GroEL-GroES reaction pathway.
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- H Taguchi
- Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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Thirumalai D, Lorimer GH. Chaperonin-mediated protein folding. ANNUAL REVIEW OF BIOPHYSICS AND BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE 2001; 30:245-69. [PMID: 11340060 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biophys.30.1.245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 332] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Molecular chaperones are required to assist folding of a subset of proteins in Escherichia coli. We describe a conceptual framework for understanding how the GroEL-GroES system assists misfolded proteins to reach their native states. The architecture of GroEL consists of double toroids stacked back-to-back. However, most of the fundamentals of the GroEL action can be described in terms of the single ring. A key idea in our framework is that, with coordinated ATP hydrolysis and GroES binding, GroEL participates actively by repeatedly unfolding the substrate protein (SP), provided that it is trapped in one of the misfolded states. We conjecture that the unfolding of SP becomes possible because a stretching force is transmitted to the SP when the GroEL particle undergoes allosteric transitions. Force-induced unfolding of the SP puts it on a higher free-energy point in the multidimensional energy landscape from which the SP can either reach the native conformation with some probability or be trapped in one of the competing basins of attraction (i.e., the SP undergoes kinetic partitioning). The model shows, in a natural way, that the time scales in the dynamics of the allosteric transitions are intimately coupled to folding rates of the SP. Several scenarios for chaperonin-assisted folding emerge depending on the interplay of the time scales governing the cycle. Further refinement of this framework may be necessary because single molecule experiments indicate that there is a great dispersion in the time scales governing the dynamics of the chaperonin cycle.
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- D Thirumalai
- Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Collge Park, Maryland 20742,
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Liang Y, Li J, Chen J, Wang CC. Thermodynamics of the folding of D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase assisted by protein disulfide isomerase studied by microcalorimetry. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2001; 268:4183-9. [PMID: 11488911 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02330.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Thermodynamics of the refolding of denatured D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) assisted by protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), a molecular chaperone, has been studied by isothermal microcalorimetry at different molar ratios of PDI/GAPDH and temperatures using two thermodynamic models proposed for chaperone-substrate binding and chaperone-assisted substrate folding, respectively. The binding of GAPDH folding intermediates to PDI is driven by a large favorable enthalpy decrease with a large unfavorable entropy reduction, and shows strong enthalpy-entropy compensation and weak temperature dependence of Gibbs free energy change. A large negative heat-capacity change of the binding, -156 kJ.mol(-1).K(-1), at all temperatures examined indicates that hydrophobic interaction is a major force for the binding. The binding stoichiometry shows one dimeric GAPDH intermediate per PDI monomer. The refolding of GAPDH assisted by PDI is a largely exothermic reaction at 15.0-25.0 degrees C. With increasing temperature from 15.0 to 37.0 degrees C, the PDI-assisted reactivation yield of denatured GAPDH upon dilution decreases. At 37.0 degrees C, the spontaneous reactivation, PDI-assisted reactivation and intrinsic molar enthalpy change during the PDI-assisted refolding of GAPDH are not detected.
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- Y Liang
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China
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Falke S, Fisher MT, Gogol EP. Structural changes in GroEL effected by binding a denatured protein substrate. J Mol Biol 2001; 308:569-77. [PMID: 11350160 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.4613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In the absence of nucleotides or cofactors, the Escherichia coli chaperonin GroEL binds select proteins in non-native conformations, such as denatured glutamine synthetase (GS) monomers, preventing their aggregation and spontaneous renaturation. The nature of the GroEL-GS complexes thus formed, specifically the effect on the conformation of the GroEL tetradecamer, has been examined by electron microscopy. We find that specimens of GroEL-GS are visibly heterogeneous, due to incomplete loading of GroEL with GS. Images contain particles indistinguishable from GroEL alone, and also those with consistent identifiable differences. Side-views of the modified particles reveal additional protein density at one end of the GroEL-GS complex, and end-views display chirality in the heptameric projection not seen in the unliganded GroEL. The coordinate appearance of these two projection differences suggests that binding of GS, as representative of a class of protein substrates, induces or stabilizes a conformation of GroEL that differs from the unliganded chaperonin. Three-dimensional reconstruction of the GroEL-GS complex reveals the location of the bound protein substrate, as well as complex conformational changes in GroEL itself, both cis and trans with respect to the bound GS. The most apparent structural alterations are inward movements of the apical domains of both GroEL heptamers, protrusion of the substrate protein from the cavity of the cis ring, and a narrowing of the unoccupied opening of the trans ring.
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- S Falke
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Dorfman R, Walsh PN. Noncovalent interactions of the Apple 4 domain that mediate coagulation factor XI homodimerization. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:6429-38. [PMID: 11092900 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m010340200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The Apple 4 (A4) domain of human plasma factor XI (FXI) was used to investigate the process of FXI noncovalent dimer formation. Recombinant 6-histidine-tagged A4 domain proteins were prepared utilizing a bacterial expression system. Purification was accomplished under denaturing conditions, followed by a refolding protocol to facilitate correct disulfide bond formation. Analysis of the A4 domain (C321S mutant) by size exclusion chromatography indicated the presence of a slowly equilibrating reversible monomer-dimer equilibrium. The elution profiles reveal highly symmetrical peaks for both dimeric and monomeric species with elution times that were highly reproducible for varying amounts of both the dimeric and monomeric species. The monomer-dimer equilibrium was found to be dependent upon changes in both pH and salt concentration. Under conditions approximating physiologic salt concentration and pH (20 mm HEPES, 100 mm NaCl, and 1 mm EDTA, pH 7.4), it was determined that the monomer-dimer equilibrium was characterized by a dissociation constant (K(D)) value of 229 +/- 26 nm with a calculated Delta G value of 9.1 kcal/mol. This report identifies electrostatic contributions and the presence of a hydrophobic component that mediate interactions at the A4 domain interface. The rate of dissociation for the recombinant A4 domain C321S mutant was examined by monitoring the increase in 4,4'-dianilino-1,1'-binaphthyl-5,5'-disulfonic acid dipotassium salt fluorescence under dissociating conditions, giving a value for a dissociation rate constant (k(off)) of 4.3 x 10(-3) s(-1).
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- R Dorfman
- Department of Biochemistry, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA
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Aoki K, Motojima F, Taguchi H, Yomo T, Yoshida M. GroEL binds artificial proteins with random sequences. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:13755-8. [PMID: 10788496 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.18.13755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Chaperonin GroEL from Escherichia coli binds to the non-native states of many unrelated proteins, and GroEL-recognizable structural features have been argued. As model substrate proteins of GroEL, we used seven artificial proteins (138 approximately 141 residues), each of which has a unique but randomly chosen amino acid sequence and no propensity to fold into a certain structure. Two of them were water-soluble, and the rest were soluble in 3 m urea. The soluble ones interacted with GroEL in a manner similar to that of a natural substrate; they stimulated the ATPase cycle of GroEL and GroEL/GroES and inhibited GroEL-assisted folding of other protein. All seven artificial proteins were able to bind to GroEL. The results suggest that the secondary structure as well as the specific sequence motif of the substrate proteins are not necessary to be recognized by GroEL.
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- K Aoki
- Tokyo Institute of Technology, Research Laboratory of Resources Utilization, R-1, 4259 Nagatsuta, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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Motojima F, Makio T, Aoki K, Makino Y, Kuwajima K, Yoshida M. Hydrophilic residues at the apical domain of GroEL contribute to GroES binding but attenuate polypeptide binding. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 267:842-9. [PMID: 10673379 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The GroES binding site at the apical domain of GroEL, mostly consisting of hydrophobic residues, overlaps largely with the substrate polypeptide binding site. Essential contribution of hydrophobic interaction to the binding of both GroES and polypeptide was exemplified by the mutant GroEL(L237Q) which lost the ability to bind either of them. The binding site, however, contains three hydrophilic residues, E238, T261, and N265. For GroES binding, N265 is essential since GroEL(N265A) is unable to bind GroES. E238 contributes to rapid GroES binding to GroEL because GroEL(E238A) is extremely sluggish in GroES binding. Polypeptide binding was not impaired by any mutations of E238A, T261A, and N265A. Rather, these mutants, especially GroEL(N265A), showed stronger polypeptide binding affinity than wild-type GroEL. Thus, these hydrophilic residues have a dual role; they help GroES binding on one hand but attenuate polypeptide binding on the other hand.
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- F Motojima
- Research Laboratory of Resources Utilization, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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Pack CG, Aoki K, Taguchi H, Yoshida M, Kinjo M, Tamura M. Effect of electrostatic interactions on the binding of charged substrate to GroEL studied by highly sensitive fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 267:300-4. [PMID: 10623614 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.1864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The binding processes of GroEL with apo cytochrome c (apo-cyt c) and disulfide-reduced apo alpha-lactalbumin (rLA) in homogeneous solution at low concentration were analyzed by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) with extremely high sensitivity. Although apo-cyt c, a positively charged substrate, was tightly bound to GroEL in both the absence and the presence of 200 mM KCl, the strength of the binding was changed with varying salt concentration. Results from experiments when two different salts (KCl or MgCl(2)) were titrated into a sample solution containing GroEL and apo-cyt c clearly showed that the binding strength decreased with increasing salt concentration. On the other hand, the binding affinity of GroEL for rLA, a negatively charged substrate, increased by adding of 200 mM KCl. These results indicate that electrostatic interactions substantially contribute to the binding interactions by manipulating the binding affinity of charged substrates.
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- C G Pack
- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, N12W6, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0812, Japan.
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Makio T, Arai M, Kuwajima K. Chaperonin-affected refolding of alpha-lactalbumin: effects of nucleotides and the co-chaperonin GroES. J Mol Biol 1999; 293:125-37. [PMID: 10512721 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have studied how nucleotides (ADP, AMP-PNP, and ATP) and the co-chaperonin GroES influence the GroEL-affected refolding of apo-alpha-lactalbumin. The refolding reactions induced by stopped-flow pH jumps were monitored by alpha-lactalbumin tryptophan fluorescence. The simple single-exponential character of the free-refolding kinetics of the protein allowed us to quantitatively analyze the kinetic traces of the GroEL-affected refolding with the aid of computer simulations, and to obtain the best-fit parameters for binding between GroEL and the refolding intermediate of alpha-lactalbumin by the non-linear least-squares method. When GroES was absent, the interaction between GroEL and alpha-lactalbumin could be well represented by a "cooperative-binding" model in which GroEL has two binding sites for alpha-lactalbumin with the affinity of the second site being tenfold weaker than that of the first, so that there is negative cooperativity between the two sites. The affinity between GroEL and alpha-lactalbumin was significantly reduced when ATP was present, while ADP and AMP-PNP did not alter the affinity. A comparison of this result with those reported previously for other target proteins suggests a remarkable adjustability of the GroEL 14-mer with respect to the nucleotide-induced reduction of affinity. When GroES was present, ATP as well as ADP and AMP-PNP were effective in reducing the affinity between GroEL and the refolding intermediate of alpha-lactalbumin. The affinity at a saturating concentration of ADP or AMP-PNP was about ten times lower than with GroEL alone. The ADP concentration at which the acceleration of the GroEL/ES-affected refolding of alphaLA was observed, was higher than the concentration at which the nucleotide-induced formation of the GroEL/ES complex took place. These results indicate that GroEL/ES complex formation itself is not enough to reduce the affinity for alpha-lactalbumin, and that further binding of the nucleotide to the GroEL/ES complex is required to reduce the affinity.
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- T Makio
- Department of Physics, School of Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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Tanaka N, Fersht AR. Identification of substrate binding site of GroEL minichaperone in solution. J Mol Biol 1999; 292:173-80. [PMID: 10493866 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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It is difficult to obtain high-resolution structural information on the substrate-binding site of intact GroEL. But minichaperones, domains containing the peptide-binding site of GroEL, do constitute tractable systems for detailed studies. A peptide-binding site was located in crystals of a minichaperone and proposed to constitute a model for substrate-binding. We have now located the substrate binding site of the minichaperone GroEL(193-335) in solution by labelling it at various positions with a fluorescent probe and detecting which positions are perturbed on binding a denatured substrate. The fluorescence of a probe attached to a cysteine residue engineered at position 228 (N terminus of helix H8), 241 (helix H8), 261 (helix H9), or 267 (helix H9) was affected significantly by binding of substrate. But there was little change for a label at positions 193, 212, 217 or 293. The dissociation constants between substrates and minichaperone were evaluated from fluorescence anisotropy assays. The effects of salt and temperature were the same as those with intact GroEL. These results indicate that the region around helices H8 and H9 is the substrate-binding site for the apical domain fragment. Intriguingly, the same site is involved in the binding of GroES. Thus, an important function of GroES in the regulation of the activity of GroEL for substrates is to displace the bound substrate by competing for its binding site.
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- N Tanaka
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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Chatellier J, Buckle AM, Fersht AR. GroEL recognises sequential and non-sequential linear structural motifs compatible with extended beta-strands and alpha-helices. J Mol Biol 1999; 292:163-72. [PMID: 10493865 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The chaperonin GroEL binds a variety of polypeptides that share no obvious sequence similarity. The precise structural, chemical and dynamic features that are recognised remain largely unknown. Structural models of the complex between GroEL and its co-chaperonin GroES, and of the isolated apical domain of GroEL (minichaperone; residues 191-376) with a 17 residue N-terminal tag show that a linear sequential sequence (extended beta-strand) can be bound. We have analysed characteristics of the motifs that bind to GroEL by using affinity panning of immobilised GroEL minichaperones for a library of bacteriophages that display the fungal cellulose-binding domain of the enzyme cellobiohydrolase I. This protein has seven non-sequential residues in its binding site that form a linear binding motif with similar dimensions and characteristics to the peptide tag that was bound to the minichaperone GroEL(191-376). The seven residues thus form a constrained scaffold. We find that GroEL does bind suitable mutants of these seven residues. The side-chains recognised do not have to be totally hydrophobic, but polar and positively charged chains can be accommodated. Further, the spatial distribution of the side-chains is also compatible with those in an alpha-helix. This implies that GroEL can bind a wide range of structures, from extended beta-strands and alpha-helices to folded states, with exposed side-chains. The binding site can accommodate substrates of approximately 18 residues when in a helical or seven when in an extended conformation. The data support two activities of GroEL: the ability to act as a temporary parking spot for sticky intermediates by binding many motifs; and an unfolding activity of GroEL by binding an extended sequential conformation of the substrate.
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- J Chatellier
- Cambridge University Chemical Laboratory and Cambridge Centre for Protein Engineering and MRC Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QH, UK
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Lau CK, Churchich JE. Binding of polylysine to GroEL. Inhibition of the refolding of mMDH. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1431:282-9. [PMID: 10350605 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4838(99)00050-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Luminescence techniques have been used to investigate the interaction of GroEL with polylysine tagged with a fluorescent probe. The fluorescence emitted by anthraniloyl-polylysine, upon excitation at 320 nm, is enhanced by the addition of stoichiometric amounts of GroEL. The equilibrium dissociation constant of the complex (Kd=50 nM) was determined by fluorometric titrations. The rate and extent of recovery of the catalytic activity of denatured mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase, assisted by GroEL, is influenced by either polylysine or anthraniloyl-polylysine. It is suggested that interaction of the positively charged poly-amino acid with the apical domain of GroEL prevents binding of the unfolded protein substrate.
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- C K Lau
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, General Office, GH 602, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Vinckier A, Gervasoni P, Zaugg F, Ziegler U, Lindner P, Groscurth P, Plückthun A, Semenza G. Atomic force microscopy detects changes in the interaction forces between GroEL and substrate proteins. Biophys J 1998; 74:3256-63. [PMID: 9635779 PMCID: PMC1299666 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(98)78032-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The structure of the Escherichia coli chaperonin GroEL has been investigated by tapping-mode atomic force microscopy (AFM) under liquid. High-resolution images can be obtained, which show the up-right position of GroEL adsorbed on mica with the substrate-binding site on top. Because of this orientation, the interaction between GroEL and two substrate proteins, citrate synthase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae with a destabilizing Gly-->Ala mutation and RTEM beta-lactamase from Escherichia coli with two Cys-->Ala mutations, could be studied by force spectroscopy under different conditions. The results show that the interaction force decreases in the presence of ATP (but not of ATPgammaS) and that the force is smaller for native-like proteins than for the fully denatured ones. It also demonstrates that the interaction energy with GroEL increases with increasing molecular weight. By measuring the interaction force changes between the chaperonin and the two different substrate proteins, we could specifically detect GroEL conformational changes upon nucleotide binding.
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- A Vinckier
- Department of Biochemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zentrum, Zürich.
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