title: New HEAT-like repeat motifs in proteins regulating proteasome structure and function.
abstract: We have identified repeat motifs in the large proteasome-binding proteins PA200 and Ecm29 by applying a sensitive sequence profile method. These repeat motifs, especially those of PA200, resemble HEAT/ARM repeats in length and other properties but differ from them in the occupancy of certain positions. The HEAT motif consists of two alpha-helices and two turns: molecular modeling suggests that in the PA200 and Ecm29 repeats, the alpha-helices may be slightly turned relative to their orientations in typical HEAT repeats. Both PA200 and Ecm29 are composed almost entirely of such repeats, and therefore are likely to have alpha-helical solenoid structures. These observations lead us to speculate on how PA200 and Ecm29 may associate with proteasomes.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherches de Biochimie Macromoléculaire, CNRS FRE-2593, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, Cedex 5, France. kajava@crbm.cnrs-mop.fr
authors.forename: Andrey V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kajava
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gorbea
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ortega
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rechsteiner
authors.forename: Alasdair C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Steven
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019295:Computational Biology; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D011485:Protein Binding; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex