1Z9S

Crystal Structure of the native chaperone:subunit:subunit Caf1M:Caf1:Caf1 complex

Summary for 1Z9S

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb1z9s/pdb
• Related: 1P5U
• Descriptor: Chaperone protein Caf1M, F1 capsule antigen (3 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: donor strand complementation, native minimal fiber, chaperone-usher pathway, chaperone-immune system complex, chaperone/immune system
• Biological source: Yersinia pestis; More
• Cellular location: Periplasm: P26926; Secreted, capsule: P26948
• Total number of polymer chains: 3
• Total formula weight: 57479.32

Authors

Zavialov, A.V.,Tischenko, V.M.,Fooks, L.J.,Brandsdal, B.O.,Aqvist, J.,Zav'yalov, V.P.,Macintyre, S.,Knight, S.D. (deposition date: 2005-04-04, release date: 2005-06-21, Last modification date: 2024-11-20)

Primary citation

Zavialov, A.V.,Tischenko, V.M.,Fooks, L.J.,Brandsdal, B.O.,Aqvist, J.,Zav'yalov, V.P.,Macintyre, S.,Knight, S.D.
Resolving the energy paradox of chaperone/usher-mediated fibre assembly
Biochem.J., 389:685-694, 2005

PubMed Abstract: Periplasmic chaperone/usher machineries are used for assembly of filamentous adhesion organelles of Gram-negative pathogens in a process that has been suggested to be driven by folding energy. Structures of mutant chaperone-subunit complexes revealed a final folding transition (condensation of the subunit hydrophobic core) on the release of organelle subunit from the chaperone-subunit pre-assembly complex and incorporation into the final fibre structure. However, in view of the large interface between chaperone and subunit in the pre-assembly complex and the reported stability of this complex, it is difficult to understand how final folding could release sufficient energy to drive assembly. In the present paper, we show the X-ray structure for a native chaperone-fibre complex that, together with thermodynamic data, shows that the final folding step is indeed an essential component of the assembly process. We show that completion of the hydrophobic core and incorporation into the fibre results in an exceptionally stable module, whereas the chaperone-subunit pre-assembly complex is greatly destabilized by the high-energy conformation of the bound subunit. This difference in stabilities creates a free energy potential that drives fibre formation.

PubMed: 15799718
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20050426

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.2 Å)