6DFK

Crystal structure of the 11S subunit of the Plasmodium falciparum proteasome, PA28

Summary for 6DFK

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb6dfk/pdb
• Descriptor: Subunit of proteaseome activator complex,putative, SULFATE ION (2 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: 11s proteasome subunit, 11s regulatory particle, pa28, reg, proteasome activator, hydrolase activator, protein binding
• Biological source: Plasmodium falciparum (isolate 3D7)
• Total number of polymer chains: 14
• Total formula weight: 471065.32

Authors

Xie, S.C.,Metcalfe, R.D.,Gillett, D.L.,Tilley, L.,Griffin, M.D.W. (deposition date: 2018-05-15, release date: 2019-08-07, Last modification date: 2023-10-11)

Primary citation

Xie, S.C.,Metcalfe, R.D.,Hanssen, E.,Yang, T.,Gillett, D.L.,Leis, A.P.,Morton, C.J.,Kuiper, M.J.,Parker, M.W.,Spillman, N.J.,Wong, W.,Tsu, C.,Dick, L.R.,Griffin, M.D.W.,Tilley, L.
The structure of the PA28-20S proteasome complex from Plasmodium falciparum and implications for proteostasis.
Nat Microbiol, 4:1990-2000, 2019

PubMed Abstract: The activity of the proteasome 20S catalytic core is regulated by protein complexes that bind to one or both ends. The PA28 regulator stimulates 20S proteasome peptidase activity in vitro, but its role in vivo remains unclear. Here, we show that genetic deletion of the PA28 regulator from Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) renders malaria parasites more sensitive to the antimalarial drug dihydroartemisinin, indicating that PA28 may play a role in protection against proteotoxic stress. The crystal structure of PfPA28 reveals a bell-shaped molecule with an inner pore that has a strong segregation of charges. Small-angle X-ray scattering shows that disordered loops, which are not resolved in the crystal structure, extend from the PfPA28 heptamer and surround the pore. Using single particle cryo-electron microscopy, we solved the structure of Pf20S in complex with one and two regulatory PfPA28 caps at resolutions of 3.9 and 3.8 Å, respectively. PfPA28 binds Pf20S asymmetrically, strongly engaging subunits on only one side of the core. PfPA28 undergoes rigid body motions relative to Pf20S. Molecular dynamics simulations support conformational flexibility and a leaky interface. We propose lateral transfer of short peptides through the dynamic interface as a mechanism facilitating the release of proteasome degradation products.

PubMed: 31384003
DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0524-4

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (3.1 Å)