Cloning, purification and characterization of the Caenorhabditis elegans small glutamine-rich tetratricopeptide repeat-containing protein

Worrall, L. J., Wear, M. A., Page, A. P. and Walkinshaw, M. D. (2008) Cloning, purification and characterization of the Caenorhabditis elegans small glutamine-rich tetratricopeptide repeat-containing protein. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Proteins and Proteomics, 1784(3), pp. 496-503. (doi: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2007.12.003) (PMID:18187053)

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Abstract

We have cloned and expressed the putative Caenorhabditis elegans orthologue for small glutamine-rich tetratricopeptide repeat-containing protein, now assigned the gene name sgt-1 in the C. elegans genome database. Characterization of the purified protein by cross-linking, mass spectrometry and gel filtration experiments provides unambiguous evidence that SGT-1 forms homo-dimers in solution. The hydrodynamic dimensions of SGT-1 dimers in relation to their molecular weight suggest a protein with a low level of compactness and an extended conformation. Human SGT has been shown to interact with and regulate the activity of heat shock proteins Hsp70 and Hsp90 via a TPR domain mediated interaction. The SGT TPR domain (SGT-1-TPR, residues 100-226) was cloned, purified and shown by ITC and CD analysis to interact with the C-terminal peptides of Hsp70 and Hsp90 with comparable affinities although there is no evidence of a recently proposed coupled binding-folding mechanism for TPR domains.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Walkinshaw, Mr Malcolm and Page, Professor Tony
Authors: Worrall, L. J., Wear, M. A., Page, A. P., and Walkinshaw, M. D.
Subjects:Q Science > QH Natural history > QH345 Biochemistry
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences
College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity
Journal Name:Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Proteins and Proteomics
Journal Abbr.:BBA - Proteins and Proteomics
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:1570-9639
Published Online:15 December 2007

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