Unique structural features of a novel class of small heat shock proteins

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作者
Leroux, MR
Ma, BJ
Batelier, G
Melki, R
Peter, E
Candido, M
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[1] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA, DEPT BIOCHEM & MOL BIOL, VANCOUVER, BC V6T 1Z3, CANADA
[2] CNRS, LAB ENZYMOL & BIOCHIM STRUCT, F-91198 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
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10.1074/jbc.272.19.12847
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Small heat shock proteins (smHSPs) and alpha-crystallins constitute a family of related molecular chaperones that exhibit striking variability in size, ranging from 16 to 43 kDa. Structural studies on these proteins have been hampered by their tendency to form large, often dynamic and heterogeneous oligomeric complexes. Here we describe the structure and expression of HSP12.6, a member of a novel class of smHSPs from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Like other members of its class, HSP12.6 possesses a conserved Lu-crystallin domain but has the shortest N- and C-terminal regions of any known smHSP. Expression of HSP12.6 is limited to the first larval stage of C. elegans and is not significantly up regulated by a wide range of stressors. Unlike other smHSPs, HSP12.6 does not form large oligomeric complexes in vivo. HSP12.6 was produced in Escherichia coli as a soluble protein and purified. Cross-linking and sedimentation velocity analyses indicate that the recombinant HSP12.6 is monomeric, making it an ideal candidate for structure determination. Interestingly, HSP12.6 does not function as a molecular chaperone in vitro, since it is unable to prevent the thermally induced aggregation of a test substrate. The structural and functional implications of these findings are discussed.
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页码:12847 / 12853
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