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Title: Tah1 helix-swap dimerization prevents mixed Hsp90 co-chaperone complexes

Abstract

A helix swap involving the fifth helix between two adjacently bound Tah1 molecules restores the normal binding environment of the conserved MEEVD peptide of Hsp90. Dimerization also explains how other monomeric TPR-domain proteins are excluded from forming inappropriate mixed co-chaperone complexes with Hsp90 and Tah1. Specific co-chaperone adaptors facilitate the recruitment of client proteins to the Hsp90 system. Tah1 binds the C-terminal conserved MEEVD motif of Hsp90, thus linking an eclectic set of client proteins to the R2TP complex for their assembly and regulation by Hsp90. Rather than the normal complement of seven α-helices seen in other tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domains, Tah1 unusually consists of the first five only. Consequently, the methionine of the MEEVD peptide remains exposed to solvent when bound by Tah1. In solution Tah1 appears to be predominantly monomeric, and recent structures have failed to explain how Tah1 appears to prevent the formation of mixed TPR domain-containing complexes such as Cpr6–(Hsp90){sub 2}–Tah1. To understand this further, the crystal structure of Tah1 in complex with the MEEVD peptide of Hsp90 was determined, which shows a helix swap involving the fifth α-helix between two adjacently bound Tah1 molecules. Dimerization of Tah1 restores the normal binding environment of the boundmore » Hsp90 methionine residue by reconstituting a TPR binding site similar to that in seven-helix-containing TPR domain proteins. Dimerization also explains how other monomeric TPR-domain proteins are excluded from forming inappropriate mixed co-chaperone complexes.« less

Authors:
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  1. University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ (United Kingdom)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22351154
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Acta Crystallographica. Section D: Biological Crystallography
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 71; Journal Issue: Pt 5; Other Information: PMCID: PMC4427203; PMID: 25945584; PUBLISHER-ID: dw5132; OAI: oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:4427203; Copyright (c) Morgan et al. 2015; This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are cited.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0907-4449
Country of Publication:
Denmark
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; ENVIRONMENT; IRON; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MOLECULES; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS

Citation Formats

Morgan, Rhodri M. L., Pal, Mohinder, Roe, S. Mark, Pearl, Laurence H., E-mail: laurence.pearl@sussex.ac.uk, and Prodromou, Chrisostomos. Tah1 helix-swap dimerization prevents mixed Hsp90 co-chaperone complexes. Denmark: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1107/S1399004715004551.
Morgan, Rhodri M. L., Pal, Mohinder, Roe, S. Mark, Pearl, Laurence H., E-mail: laurence.pearl@sussex.ac.uk, & Prodromou, Chrisostomos. Tah1 helix-swap dimerization prevents mixed Hsp90 co-chaperone complexes. Denmark. https://doi.org/10.1107/S1399004715004551
Morgan, Rhodri M. L., Pal, Mohinder, Roe, S. Mark, Pearl, Laurence H., E-mail: laurence.pearl@sussex.ac.uk, and Prodromou, Chrisostomos. 2015. "Tah1 helix-swap dimerization prevents mixed Hsp90 co-chaperone complexes". Denmark. https://doi.org/10.1107/S1399004715004551.
@article{osti_22351154,
title = {Tah1 helix-swap dimerization prevents mixed Hsp90 co-chaperone complexes},
author = {Morgan, Rhodri M. L. and Pal, Mohinder and Roe, S. Mark and Pearl, Laurence H., E-mail: laurence.pearl@sussex.ac.uk and Prodromou, Chrisostomos},
abstractNote = {A helix swap involving the fifth helix between two adjacently bound Tah1 molecules restores the normal binding environment of the conserved MEEVD peptide of Hsp90. Dimerization also explains how other monomeric TPR-domain proteins are excluded from forming inappropriate mixed co-chaperone complexes with Hsp90 and Tah1. Specific co-chaperone adaptors facilitate the recruitment of client proteins to the Hsp90 system. Tah1 binds the C-terminal conserved MEEVD motif of Hsp90, thus linking an eclectic set of client proteins to the R2TP complex for their assembly and regulation by Hsp90. Rather than the normal complement of seven α-helices seen in other tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domains, Tah1 unusually consists of the first five only. Consequently, the methionine of the MEEVD peptide remains exposed to solvent when bound by Tah1. In solution Tah1 appears to be predominantly monomeric, and recent structures have failed to explain how Tah1 appears to prevent the formation of mixed TPR domain-containing complexes such as Cpr6–(Hsp90){sub 2}–Tah1. To understand this further, the crystal structure of Tah1 in complex with the MEEVD peptide of Hsp90 was determined, which shows a helix swap involving the fifth α-helix between two adjacently bound Tah1 molecules. Dimerization of Tah1 restores the normal binding environment of the bound Hsp90 methionine residue by reconstituting a TPR binding site similar to that in seven-helix-containing TPR domain proteins. Dimerization also explains how other monomeric TPR-domain proteins are excluded from forming inappropriate mixed co-chaperone complexes.},
doi = {10.1107/S1399004715004551},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22351154}, journal = {Acta Crystallographica. Section D: Biological Crystallography},
issn = {0907-4449},
number = Pt 5,
volume = 71,
place = {Denmark},
year = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}