Acidic Residues Control the Dimerization of the N-terminal Domain of Black Widow Spiders' Major Ampullate Spidroin 1.
Dragline silk is the most prominent amongst spider silks and comprises two types of major ampullate spidroins (MaSp) differing in their proline content. In the natural spinning process, the conversion of soluble MaSp into a tough fiber is, amongst other factors, triggered by dimerization and conformational switching of their helical amino-terminal domains (NRN). Both processes are induced by protonation of acidic residues upon acidification along the spinning duct. Here, the structure and monomer-dimer-equilibrium of the domain NRN1 of Latrodectus hesperus MaSp1 and variants thereof have been investigated, and the key residues for both could be identified. Changes in ionic composition and strength within the spinning duct enable electrostatic interactions between the acidic and basic pole of two monomers which prearrange into an antiparallel dimer. Upon naturally occurring acidification this dimer is stabilized by protonation of residue E114. A conformational change is independently triggered by protonation of clustered acidic residues (D39, E76, E81). Such step-by-step mechanism allows a controlled spidroin assembly in a pH- and salt sensitive manner, preventing premature aggregation of spider silk proteins in the gland and at the same time ensuring fast and efficient dimer formation and stabilization on demand in the spinning duct.
Lehrstuhl Biomaterialien, Universität Bayreuth, Fakultät für Ingenieurswissenschaften, Bayreuth, Germany.
Joschka
J
Bauer
Lehrstuhl Biopolymere, Universität Bayreuth, Bayrisches Geoinstitut, Bayreuth, Germany.|Forschungszentrum für Bio-Makromoleküle (BIOmac), Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
Daniel
D
Schaal
Lehrstuhl Biomaterialien, Universität Bayreuth, Fakultät für Ingenieurswissenschaften, Bayreuth, Germany.
Lukas
L
Eisoldt
Lehrstuhl Biopolymere, Universität Bayreuth, Bayrisches Geoinstitut, Bayreuth, Germany.|Forschungszentrum für Bio-Makromoleküle (BIOmac), Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
Kristian
K
Schweimer
Lehrstuhl Biopolymere, Universität Bayreuth, Bayrisches Geoinstitut, Bayreuth, Germany.|Forschungszentrum für Bio-Makromoleküle (BIOmac), Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
Stephan
S
Schwarzinger
Lehrstuhl Biomaterialien, Universität Bayreuth, Fakultät für Ingenieurswissenschaften, Bayreuth, Germany.|Forschungszentrum für Bio-Makromoleküle (BIOmac), Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.|Bayreuther Zentrum für Kolloide und Grenzflächen (BZKG), Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.|Bayreuther Materialzentrum (BayMat), Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.|Bayreuther Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (BZMB), Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
Thomas
T
Scheibel
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