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Structural basis for the regulated protease and chaperone function of DegP

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  • Tobias Krojer

    (Research Institute for Molecular Pathology – IMP, Dr Bohrgasse 7, A-1030 Vienna, Austria)

  • Justyna Sawa

    (Research Institute for Molecular Pathology – IMP, Dr Bohrgasse 7, A-1030 Vienna, Austria)

  • Eva Schäfer

    (Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, UK)

  • Helen R. Saibil

    (Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, UK)

  • Michael Ehrmann

    (Centre for Medical Biotechnology, FB Biology and Geography, University Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstrasse)

  • Tim Clausen

    (Research Institute for Molecular Pathology – IMP, Dr Bohrgasse 7, A-1030 Vienna, Austria)

Abstract

All organisms have to monitor the folding state of cellular proteins precisely. The heat-shock protein DegP is a protein quality control factor in the bacterial envelope that is involved in eliminating misfolded proteins and in the biogenesis of outer-membrane proteins. Here we describe the molecular mechanisms underlying the regulated protease and chaperone function of DegP from Escherichia coli. We show that binding of misfolded proteins transforms hexameric DegP into large, catalytically active 12-meric and 24-meric multimers. A structural analysis of these particles revealed that DegP represents a protein packaging device whose central compartment is adaptable to the size and concentration of substrate. Moreover, the inner cavity serves antagonistic functions. Whereas the encapsulation of folded protomers of outer-membrane proteins is protective and might allow safe transit through the periplasm, misfolded proteins are eliminated in the molecular reaction chamber. Oligomer reassembly and concomitant activation on substrate binding may also be critical in regulating other HtrA proteases implicated in protein-folding diseases.

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  • Tobias Krojer & Justyna Sawa & Eva Schäfer & Helen R. Saibil & Michael Ehrmann & Tim Clausen, 2008. "Structural basis for the regulated protease and chaperone function of DegP," Nature, Nature, vol. 453(7197), pages 885-890, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:453:y:2008:i:7197:d:10.1038_nature07004
    DOI: 10.1038/nature07004
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    1. Xu Wang & Sarah B. Nyenhuis & Harris D. Bernstein, 2024. "The translocation assembly module (TAM) catalyzes the assembly of bacterial outer membrane proteins in vitro," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-15, December.

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