Structure of a Blm10 complex reveals common mechanisms for proteasome binding and gate opening.
The proteasome is an abundant protease that is critically important for numerous cellular pathways. Proteasomes are activated in vitro by three known classes of proteins/complexes, including Blm10/PA200. Here, we report a 3.4 A resolution crystal structure of a proteasome-Blm10 complex, which reveals that Blm10 surrounds the proteasome entry pore in the 1.2 MDa complex to form a largely closed dome that is expected to restrict access of potential substrates. This architecture and the observation that Blm10 induces a disordered proteasome gate structure challenge the assumption that Blm10 functions as an activator of proteolysis in vivo. The Blm10 C terminus binds in the same manner as seen for 11S activators and inferred for 19S/PAN activators and indicates a unified model for gate opening. We also demonstrate that Blm10 acts to maintain mitochondrial function. Consistent with the structural data, the C-terminal residues of Blm10 are needed for this activity.
Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5650, USA.
Kianoush
K
Sadre-Bazzaz
Frank G
FG
Whitby
Howard
H
Robinson
Tim
T
Formosa
Christopher P
CP
Hill
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005838:Genotype; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
C500597:Blm10 protein, S cerevisiae; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex