title: Conformational activation of a basic helix-loop-helix protein (MyoD1) by the C-terminal region of murine HSP90 (HSP84).
abstract: A murine cardiac lambda gt11 expression library was screened with an amphipathic helix antibody, and a recombinant representing the C-terminal 194 residues of murine HSP90 (HSP84) was cloned. Both recombinant and native HSP90s were then found to rapidly convert a basic helix-loop-helix protein (MyoD1) from an inactive to an active conformation, as assayed by sequence-specific DNA binding. The conversion process involves a transient interaction between HSP90 and MyoD1 and does not result in the formation of a stable tertiary complex. Conversion does not require ATP and occurs stoichiometrically in a dose-dependent fashion. HSP90 is an abundant, ubiquitous, and highly conserved protein present in most eukaryotic cells. These results provide direct evidence that HSP90 can affect the conformational structure of a DNA-binding protein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shaknovich
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shue
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kohtz
mesh_terms: D000494:Allosteric Regulation; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017570:MyoD Protein; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011489:Protein Denaturation; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D017570:MyoD Protein; C057363:MyoD1 myogenic differentiation protein; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D004247:DNA