title: 1H and 15N assignment of NMR spectrum, secondary structure and global folding of the immunophilin-like domain of the 59-kDa FK506-binding protein.
abstract: FKBP59, a 59-kDa FK506 binding protein, was discovered in heterooligomeric complexes containing nontransformed, non-DNA binding, steroid receptors. Sequence similarity search and secondary structure prediction suggested that the protein has a multi-domain organization, the N-terminal domain having a great similarity to human FKBP12 (12-kDa FK506-binding protein). FKBP59 binds immunosuppressant FK506 and has peptidylprolyl cis-trans-isomerase activity, both properties being localized in the N-terminal domain (FKBP59-I). In order to characterize its conformational features and to better understand its biological significance, we overexpressed and 15N-labeled this domain (149 amino acids) in Escherichia coli and initiated an NMR structural study in solution. Almost complete sequence-specific assignment of the 1H and 15N resonances was achieved using two-dimensional and three-dimensional homonuclear and heteronuclear experiments. Localization of the secondary structure elements was derived essentially from C alpha H chemical shift distribution along the sequence, the short-range and medium-range NOE connectivities and exchange kinetics of amide protons. The domain has a structured part comprising six beta-strands and a three-turn alpha-helix between K87 and M96. The first 17 residues are highly flexible and show no regular secondary structure. The beta-sheet structure, derived from long-range connectivities between backbone protons, consists of six beta-strands defined as follows: B1, V22-I24; B2, V32-K37; B3, D50-L61; B4, T64-S68 and F76-L80; B5, E100-K107; B6, L127-F137. They are organized in an antiparallel beta-sheet with the connecting topology +1, +3, +1, -3, +1. The alpha-helix connects strand B4 to strand B5. Globally, the structure of FKBP59-I, derived from the present work, is similar to the NMR-derived structures of uncomplexed FKBP12. However, several conformational differences were noted at this level of structural analysis. The beta-sheet of the FKBP59 domain has an additional strand at the N-terminal and the alpha-helix is longer by about one helical turn. In addition, strand B4 has two components, separated by a large bulge (seven residues); the first component was observed in the X-ray or NMR structures of complexed FKBP12 but not in the NMR-derived, uncomplexed structure.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U350, Institut Curie, Orsay, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rouvière-Fourmy
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Craescu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mispelter
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lebeau
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Baulieu
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes; D017510:Protein Folding; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011522:Protons; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000737:chemistry*; D022021:Tacrolimus Binding Proteins
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes; D011522:Protons; D022021:Tacrolimus Binding Proteins; D016559:Tacrolimus