Role of the N-terminal region of the crenarchaeal sHsp, StHsp14.0, in thermal-induced disassembly of the complex and molecular chaperone activity |
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Authors: | Usui Keisuke Hatipoglu Omer Faruk Ishii Noriyuki Yohda Masafumi |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Small heat shock protein is a ubiquitous molecular chaperone, which consists of a non-conserved N-terminal region followed by a conserved alpha-crystallin domain. To understand the role of the N-terminal region, we constructed N-terminal truncation mutants of StHsp14.0, the sHsp from Sulfolobus tokodaii strain 7. All the mutants formed a stable oligomeric complex similar to that of the wild type. Electron microscopy and size exclusion chromatography-multiangle light scattering showed that the N-terminal region should locate in the center of the oligomeric particle. The mutants exhibited reduced chaperone activity for the protection of 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase from thermal aggregation. This reduction correlates with lowered subunit exchange efficiency. The oligomeric structure was retained even after incubation at 90 degrees C. These results suggest that the N-terminal region of StHsp14.0 functions in the thermally induced disassembly of the complex. |
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Keywords: | Molecular chaperone Sulfolobus Small heat shock protein N-terminal region |
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