Head-to-tail interactions of the coiled-coil domains regulate ClpB cooperation with Hsp70 in protein disaggregation

  1. Marta Carroni
  2. Eva Kummer
  3. Yuki Oguchi
  4. Petra Wendler
  5. Daniel K Clare
  6. Irmgard Sinning
  7. Jürgen Kopp
  8. Axel Mogk
  9. Bernd Bukau
  10. Helen Saibil  Is a corresponding author
  1. Birkbeck College, University of London, United Kingdom
  2. Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg, Germany
  3. Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany
  4. Biochemie-Zentrum der Universität Heidelberg (BZH), Germany

Abstract

The hexameric AAA+ chaperone ClpB reactivates aggregated proteins in cooperation with the Hsp70 system. Essential for disaggregation, the ClpB middle domain (MD) is a coiled-coil propeller that binds Hsp70. Although the ClpB subunit structure is known, positioning of the MD in the hexamer and its mechanism of action are unclear. We obtained electron microscopy (EM) structures of the BAP variant of ClpB that binds the protease ClpP, clearly revealing MD density on the surface of the ClpB ring. Mutant analysis and asymmetric reconstructions show that MDs adopt diverse positions in a single ClpB hexamer. Adjacent, horizontally oriented MDs form head-to-tail contacts and repress ClpB activity by preventing Hsp70 interaction. Tilting of the MD breaks this contact, allowing Hsp70 binding, and releasing the contact in adjacent subunits. Our data suggest a wavelike activation of ClpB subunits around the ring.

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  1. Marta Carroni

    Birkbeck College, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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  2. Eva Kummer

    Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  3. Yuki Oguchi

    Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  4. Petra Wendler

    Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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  5. Daniel K Clare

    Birkbeck College, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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  6. Irmgard Sinning

    Biochemie-Zentrum der Universität Heidelberg (BZH), Heidelberg, Germany
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  7. Jürgen Kopp

    Biochemie-Zentrum der Universität Heidelberg (BZH), Heidelberg, Germany
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  8. Axel Mogk

    Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  9. Bernd Bukau

    Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  10. Helen Saibil

    Birkbeck College, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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    h.saibil@mail.cryst.bbk.ac.uk
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  1. Andreas Martin, University of California, Berkeley, United States

Version history

  1. Received: February 6, 2014
  2. Accepted: April 29, 2014
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: April 30, 2014 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: May 20, 2014 (version 2)

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© 2014, Carroni et al.

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  1. Marta Carroni
  2. Eva Kummer
  3. Yuki Oguchi
  4. Petra Wendler
  5. Daniel K Clare
  6. Irmgard Sinning
  7. Jürgen Kopp
  8. Axel Mogk
  9. Bernd Bukau
  10. Helen Saibil
(2014)
Head-to-tail interactions of the coiled-coil domains regulate ClpB cooperation with Hsp70 in protein disaggregation
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https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.02481

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