Heat activates the AAA+ HslUV protease by melting an axial autoinhibitory plug.
Baytshtok, V., Fei, X., Shih, T.T., Grant, R.A., Santos, J.C., Baker, T.A., Sauer, R.T.(2021) Cell Rep 34: 108639-108639
- PubMed: 33472065
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108639
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
6PXI, 6PXK, 6PXL - PubMed Abstract:
At low temperatures, protein degradation by the AAA+ HslUV protease is very slow. New crystal structures reveal that residues in the intermediate domain of the HslU 6 unfoldase can plug its axial channel, blocking productive substrate binding and subsequent unfolding, translocation, and degradation by the HslV 12 peptidase. Biochemical experiments with wild-type and mutant enzymes support a model in which heat-induced melting of this autoinhibitory plug activates HslUV proteolysis.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.