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Title | Solid-state NMR and SAXS studies provide a structural basis for the activation of alphaB-crystallin oligomers. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nat Struct Mol Biol, Vol. 17, Issue 9, Page 1037-1042, Year 2010 |
Publish date | Aug 29, 2010 |
Authors | Stefan Jehle / Ponni Rajagopal / Benjamin Bardiaux / Stefan Markovic / Ronald Kühne / Joseph R Stout / Victoria A Higman / Rachel E Klevit / Barth-Jan van Rossum / Hartmut Oschkinat / |
PubMed Abstract | The small heat shock protein alphaB-crystallin (alphaB) contributes to cellular protection against stress. For decades, high-resolution structural studies on oligomeric alphaB have been confounded by ...The small heat shock protein alphaB-crystallin (alphaB) contributes to cellular protection against stress. For decades, high-resolution structural studies on oligomeric alphaB have been confounded by its polydisperse nature. Here, we present a structural basis of oligomer assembly and activation of the chaperone using solid-state NMR and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The basic building block is a curved dimer, with an angle of approximately 121 degrees between the planes of the beta-sandwich formed by alpha-crystallin domains. The highly conserved IXI motif covers a substrate binding site at pH 7.5. We observe a pH-dependent modulation of the interaction of the IXI motif with beta4 and beta8, consistent with a pH-dependent regulation of the chaperone function. N-terminal region residues Ser59-Trp60-Phe61 are involved in intermolecular interaction with beta3. Intermolecular restraints from NMR and volumetric restraints from SAXS were combined to calculate a model of a 24-subunit alphaB oligomer with tetrahedral symmetry. |
External links | Nat Struct Mol Biol / PubMed:20802487 / PubMed Central |
Methods | NMR (solid-state) |
Structure data | PDB-2klr: |
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Keywords | CHAPERONE / Protein / dimer / oligomer / heterogeneity / intermolecular interactions / sHSP / human / small heat-shock protein / Cataract / Desmin-related myopathy / Disease mutation / Eye lens protein / Glycoprotein / Methylation / Oxidation / Phosphoprotein |