Three conformations of an Archaeal chaperonin, TF55 from Sulfolobus shibatae.
Chaperonins are cylindrical, oligomeric complexes, essential for viability and required for the folding of other proteins. The GroE (group I) subfamily, found in eubacteria, mitochondria and chloroplasts, have 7-fold symmetry and provide an enclosed chamber for protein subunit folding. The central cavity is transiently closed by interaction with the co-protein, GroES. The most prominent feature specific to the group II subfamily, found in archaea and in the eukaryotic cytosol, is a long insertion in the substrate-binding region. In the archaeal complex, this forms an extended structure acting as a built-in lid, obviating the need for a GroES-like co-factor. This extension occludes a site known to bind non-native polypeptides in GroEL. The site and nature of substrate interaction are not known for the group II subfamily. The atomic structure of the thermosome, an archaeal group II chaperonin, has been determined in a fully closed form, but the entry and exit of protein substrates requires transient opening. Although an open form has been investigated by electron microscopy, conformational changes in group II chaperonins are not well characterized. Using electron cryo-microscopy and three-dimensional reconstruction, we describe three conformations of a group II chaperonin, including an asymmetric, bullet-shaped form, revealing the range of domain movements in this subfamily.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- SC; OUS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 942740
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/BIO/JA-34141
- Journal Information:
- J. Mol. Biol., Journal Name: J. Mol. Biol. Journal Issue: 3 ; Feb. 25, 2000 Vol. 296; ISSN JMOBAK; ISSN 0022-2836
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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