title: Crystal structure of P58(IPK) TPR fragment reveals the mechanism for its molecular chaperone activity in UPR.
abstract: P58(IPK) might function as an endoplasmic reticulum molecular chaperone to maintain protein folding homeostasis during unfolded protein responses. P58(IPK) contains nine tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) motifs and a C-terminal J-domain within its primary sequence. To investigate the mechanism by which P58(IPK) functions to promote protein folding within the endoplasmic reticulum, we have determined the crystal structure of P58(IPK) TPR fragment to 2.5 A resolution by the SAD method. The crystal structure of P58(IPK) revealed three domains (I-III) with similar folds and each domain contains three TPR motifs. An ELISA assay indicated that P58(IPK) acts as a molecular chaperone by interacting with misfolded proteins such as luciferase and rhodanese. The P58(IPK) structure reveals a conserved hydrophobic patch located in domain I that might be involved in binding the misfolded polypeptides. Structure-based mutagenesis for the conserved hydrophobic residues located in domain I significantly reduced the molecular chaperone activity of P58(IPK).
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors.forename: Jiahui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Kseniya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Petrova
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ron
authors.forename: Bingdong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sha
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D050956:HSP40 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D056811:Unfolded Protein Response
chemical_list: C500846:Dnajc3 protein, mouse; D050956:HSP40 Heat-Shock Proteins; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D010446:Peptide Fragments