Abstract
Heat shock proteins (Hsps) are molecular chaperones that oppose stress-induced denaturation of other proteins. Hsps are present in all organisms. Apart from assisting in the efficient folding of newly synthesized proteins they maintain pre-existing proteins in a stable conformation, preventing their aggregation, under stress conditions. The latter role, essential for thermal adaptation, requires that the chaperone system change from a folding to a storing function at heat shock temperatures. The temperature at which this change occurs depends on the presence of a thermosensor in at least one of the components of the chaperone systems. In this review, we focus on the bacterial GroE and DnaK systems, describe their temperature-sensitive protein components, and the location of the thermosensor within the structure of these components. While the thermosensor of the GroE system is located at the inter-ring interface of GroEL, that of the DnaK system occurs in its co-chaperone GrpE. Analysis of these examples demonstrates the amazing mechanistic diversity of thermal stress adaptation and of functional convergence of structurally unrelated proteins.
Keywords: DnaK, GroEL, GrpE, heat shock protein, protein folding, thermal adaptation
Current Protein & Peptide Science
Title: Thermal Adaptation of Heat Shock Proteins
Volume: 9 Issue: 6
Author(s): A. Muga and F. Moro
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Keywords: DnaK, GroEL, GrpE, heat shock protein, protein folding, thermal adaptation
Abstract: Heat shock proteins (Hsps) are molecular chaperones that oppose stress-induced denaturation of other proteins. Hsps are present in all organisms. Apart from assisting in the efficient folding of newly synthesized proteins they maintain pre-existing proteins in a stable conformation, preventing their aggregation, under stress conditions. The latter role, essential for thermal adaptation, requires that the chaperone system change from a folding to a storing function at heat shock temperatures. The temperature at which this change occurs depends on the presence of a thermosensor in at least one of the components of the chaperone systems. In this review, we focus on the bacterial GroE and DnaK systems, describe their temperature-sensitive protein components, and the location of the thermosensor within the structure of these components. While the thermosensor of the GroE system is located at the inter-ring interface of GroEL, that of the DnaK system occurs in its co-chaperone GrpE. Analysis of these examples demonstrates the amazing mechanistic diversity of thermal stress adaptation and of functional convergence of structurally unrelated proteins.
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Muga A. and Moro F., Thermal Adaptation of Heat Shock Proteins, Current Protein & Peptide Science 2008; 9 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920308786733903
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920308786733903 |
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