Download MendeleyCrystal structure of yeast Sis1 peptide-binding fragment and Hsp70 Ssa1 C-terminal complex.
Li, J., Wu, Y., Qian, X., Sha, B.(2006) Biochem J 398: 353-360
- PubMed: 16737444
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1042/BJ20060618
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
2B26 - PubMed Abstract:
Heat shock protein (Hsp) 40 facilitates the critical role of Hsp70 in a number of cellular processes such as protein folding, assembly, degradation and translocation in vivo. Hsp40 and Hsp70 stay in close contact to achieve these diverse functions. The conserved C-terminal EEVD motif in Hsp70 has been shown to regulate Hsp40-Hsp70 interaction by an unknown mechanism. Here, we provide a structural basis for this regulation by determining the crystal structure of yeast Hsp40 Sis1 peptide-binding fragment complexed with the Hsp70 Ssa1 C-terminal. The Ssa1 extreme C-terminal eight residues, G634PTVEEVD641, form a beta-strand with the domain I of Sis1 peptide-binding fragment. Surprisingly, the Ssa1 C-terminal binds Sis1 at the site where Sis1 interacts with the non-native polypeptides. The negatively charged residues within the EEVD motif in Ssa1 C-terminal form extensive charge-charge interactions with the positively charged residues in Sis1. The structure-based mutagenesis data support the structural observations.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Cell Biology, Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Brimingham, AL 35294-0005, USA.
