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| Title | A proteolytic AAA+ machine poised to unfold protein substrates. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 15, Issue 1, Page 9681, Year 2024 |
| Publish date | Nov 8, 2024 |
Authors | Alireza Ghanbarpour / Robert T Sauer / Joseph H Davis / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | AAA+ proteolytic machines unfold proteins before degrading them. Here, we present cryoEM structures of ClpXP-substrate complexes that reveal a postulated but heretofore unseen intermediate in ...AAA+ proteolytic machines unfold proteins before degrading them. Here, we present cryoEM structures of ClpXP-substrate complexes that reveal a postulated but heretofore unseen intermediate in substrate unfolding/degradation. A ClpX hexamer draws natively folded substrates tightly against its axial channel via interactions with a fused C-terminal degron tail and ClpX-RKH loops that flexibly conform to the globular substrate. The specific ClpX-substrate contacts observed vary depending on the substrate degron and affinity tags, helping to explain ClpXP's ability to unfold/degrade a wide array of different cellular substrates. Some ClpX contacts with native substrates are enabled by upward movement of the seam subunit in the AAA+ spiral, a motion coupled to a rearrangement of contacts between the ClpX unfoldase and ClpP peptidase. Our structures additionally highlight ClpX's ability to translocate a diverse array of substrate topologies, including the co-translocation of two polypeptide chains. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:39516482 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.6 - 3.7 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-43081, PDB-8v9r: EMDB-45299, PDB-9c87: EMDB-45300, PDB-9c88: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-ATP: ![]() ChemComp-MG: ![]() ChemComp-ADP: ![]() ChemComp-MTX: |
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Keywords | CHAPERONE / ClpXP / full-engaged state / AAA protease |
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