title: Limits of protein folding inside GroE complexes.
abstract: The GroE chaperones of Escherichia coli promote the folding of other proteins under conditions where no spontaneous folding occurs. One requirement for this reaction is the trapping of the nonnative protein inside the chaperone complex. Encapsulation may be important to prevent unfavorable intermolecular interactions during folding. We show here that, especially for oligomeric proteins, the timing of encapsulation and release is of critical importance. If this cycle is decelerated, misfolding is observed inside functional chaperone complexes.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie and Biochemie, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grallert
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rutkat
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buchner
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018835:Chaperonin 10 / Q000737:chemistry; D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000737:chemistry; D018833:Chaperonins; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase / Q000737:chemistry; D019281:Dimerization; D004926:Escherichia coli; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007700:Kinetics; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000737:chemistry; D017510:Protein Folding; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018835:Chaperonin 10; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C028715:GroE protein, E coli; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D018833:Chaperonins