Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5914750 | Journal of Structural Biology | 2012 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
While the structural discrepancy has been resolved, the role of the Arg-finger residues in Hsp104 remains controversial. Here, we exploited the ability of Hsp104 variants featuring mutations in one ring to retain ATPase and chaperone activities, to elucidate the functional role of the predicted Arg-finger residues. We found that the evolutionarily conserved Arg-fingers are absolutely essential for ATP hydrolysis but are dispensable for hexamer assembly in Hsp104. On the other hand, M-domain arginines are not strictly required for ATP hydrolysis and affect the ATPase and chaperone activities in a complex manner. Our results confirm that Hsp104 is not an atypical AAA+ ATPase, and uses conserved structural elements common to diverse AAA+ machines to drive the mechanical unfolding of aggregated proteins.
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Authors
Amadeo B. Biter, Jungsoon Lee, Nuri Sung, Francis T.F. Tsai, Sukyeong Lee,