Structural basis and mechanism of unfolding-induced activation of HdeA, a bacterial acid response chaperone
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0.0
- 发表刊物：
J. Biol. Chem.
- 关键字：
acid resistance; chaperone; conditional disorder; intrinsically disordered protein; nuclear magnetic
- 摘要：
The role of protein structural disorder in biological functions has gained increasing attention in the past decade. The bacterial acid-resistant chaperone HdeA belongs to a group of "conditionally disordered" proteins, because it is inactive in its well-structured state and becomes activated via an order-to-disorder transition under acid stress. However, the mechanism for unfolding-induced activation remains unclear because of a lack of experimental information on the unfolded state conformation and the chaperone-client interactions. Herein, we used advanced solution NMR methods to characterize the activated-state conformation of HdeA under acidic conditions and identify its client-binding sites. We observed that the structure of activated HdeA becomes largely disordered and exposes two hydrophobic patches essential for client interactions. Furthermore, using the pH-dependent chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) NMR method, we identified three acid-sensitive regions that act as structural locks in regulating the exposure of the two client-binding sites during the activation process, revealing a multistep activation mechanism of HdeA's chaperone function at the atomic level. Our results highlight the role of intrinsic protein disorder in chaperone function and the self-inhibitory role of ordered structures under nonstress conditions, offering new insights for improving our understanding of protein structure-function paradigms.
- 论文类型：
期刊论文
- 论文编号：
59
- 卷号：
294
- 期号：
9
- 页面范围：
3132-3206
- 是否译文：
否
- 发表时间：
2019-03-01
- 收录刊物：
SCI
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- 第一作者：
Yu Xingchi
- 通讯作者：
Hu Yunfei,Jin Changwen
- 全部作者：
Ding Jienv,Li Hongwei
