Ring separation highlights the protein-folding mechanism used by the phage EL-encoded chaperoninстатья
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Аннотация:Chaperonins are ubiquitous, ATP-dependent protein-
folding molecular machines that are essential
for all forms of life. Bacteriophage 4EL encodes its
own chaperonin to presumably fold exceedingly
large viral proteins via profoundly different nucleotide-
binding conformations. Our structural investigations
indicate that ATP likely binds to both rings
simultaneously and that a misfolded substrate acts
as the trigger for ATP hydrolysis. More importantly,
the 4EL complex dissociates into two single rings resulting
from an evolutionarily altered residue in the
highly conserved ATP-binding pocket. Conformational
changes also more than double the volume of
the single-ring internal chamber such that larger viral
proteins are accommodated. This is illustrated by the
fact that 4EL is capable of folding b-galactosidase, a
116-kDa protein. Collectively, the architecture and
protein-folding mechanism of the 4EL chaperonin
are significantly different from those observed in
group I and II chaperonins.