Small heat shock proteins prevent aggregation of citrate synthase and bind to 
the N-terminal region which is absent in thermostable forms of citrate synthase

Åhrman, Emma; Gustavsson, Niklas; Hultschig, Claus; Boelens, Wilbert C.; Sundby Emanuelsson, Cecilia

doi:10.1007/s00792-007-0080-3

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Small heat shock proteins prevent aggregation of citrate synthase and bind to the N-terminal region which is absent in thermostable forms of citrate synthase

Åhrman, E., Gustavsson, N., Hultschig, C., Boelens, W. C., & Sundby Emanuelsson, C. (2007). Small heat shock proteins prevent aggregation of citrate synthase and bind to the N-terminal region which is absent in thermostable forms of citrate synthase. Extremophiles, 11(5), 659-666. doi:10.1007/s00792-007-0080-3.

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Åhrman, Emma, Author
Gustavsson, Niklas, Author
Hultschig, Claus¹, Author
Boelens, Wilbert C., Author
Sundby Emanuelsson, Cecilia, Author

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Free keywords: Chaperones; Heat stress; Protein–protein interactions; Protein stability; Thermosensitivity

Abstract: Citrate synthase (CS) is often used in chaperone assays since this thermosensitive enzyme aggregates at moderately increased temperatures. Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are molecular chaperones specialized in preventing the aggregation of other proteins, termed substrate proteins, under conditions of transient heat stress. To investigate the mechanism whereby sHsps bind to and stabilize a substrate protein, we here used peptide array screening covering the sequence of porcine CS (P00889). Strong binding of sHsps was detected to a peptide corresponding to the most N-terminal α-helix in CS (amino acids Leu13 to Gln27). The N-terminal α-helices in the CS dimer intertwine with the C-terminus in the other subunit and together form a stem-like structure which is protruding from the CS dimer. This stem-like structure is absent in thermostable forms of CS from thermophilic archaebacteria like Pyrococcus furiosus and Sulfolobus solfatacarium. These data therefore suggest that thermostabilization of thermosensitive CS by sHsps is achieved by stabilization of the C- and N-terminae in the protruding thermosensitive softspot, which is absent in thermostable forms of the CS dimer.

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Language(s): eng - English

Dates: Date issued: 2007-09

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Identifiers: eDoc: 334043
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-007-0080-3
URI: http://www.springerlink.com/content/t281q75172636775/fulltext.pdf

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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 11 (5) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 659 - 666 Identifier: ISSN: 1431-0651