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Article: Reconfiguration of the proteasome during chaperone-mediated assembly.
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ABSTRACT: The proteasomal ATPase ring, comprising Rpt1-Rpt6, associates with the heptameric α-ring of the proteasome core particle (CP) in the mature proteasome, with the Rpt carboxy-terminal tails inserting into pockets of the α-ring. Rpt ring assembly is mediated by four chaperones, each binding a distinct Rpt subunit. Here we report that the base subassembly of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae proteasome, which includes the Rpt ring, forms a high-affinity complex with the CP. This complex is subject to active dissociation by the chaperones Hsm3, Nas6 and Rpn14. Chaperone-mediated dissociation was abrogated by a non-hydrolysable ATP analogue, indicating that chaperone action is coupled to nucleotide hydrolysis by the Rpt ring. Unexpectedly, synthetic Rpt tail peptides bound α-pockets with poor specificity, except for Rpt6, which uniquely bound the α2/α3-pocket. Although the Rpt6 tail is not visualized within an α-pocket in mature proteasomes, it inserts into the α2/α3-pocket in the base-CP complex and is important for complex formation. Thus, the Rpt-CP interface is reconfigured when the lid complex joins the nascent proteasome to form the mature holoenzyme.Nature 05/2013; · 36.28 Impact Factor -
Article: Electron counting and beam-induced motion correction enable near-atomic-resolution single-particle cryo-EM.
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ABSTRACT: In recent work with large high-symmetry viruses, single-particle electron cryomicroscopy (cryo-EM) has achieved the determination of near-atomic-resolution structures by allowing direct fitting of atomic models into experimental density maps. However, achieving this goal with smaller particles of lower symmetry remains challenging. Using a newly developed single electron-counting detector, we confirmed that electron beam-induced motion substantially degrades resolution, and we showed that the combination of rapid readout and nearly noiseless electron counting allow image blurring to be corrected to subpixel accuracy, restoring intrinsic image information to high resolution (Thon rings visible to ∼3 Å). Using this approach, we determined a 3.3-Å-resolution structure of an ∼700-kDa protein with D7 symmetry, the Thermoplasma acidophilum 20S proteasome, showing clear side-chain density. Our method greatly enhances image quality and data acquisition efficiency-key bottlenecks in applying near-atomic-resolution cryo-EM to a broad range of protein samples.Nature Methods 05/2013; · 19.28 Impact Factor -
Article: A conformational switch in HP1 releases auto-inhibition to drive heterochromatin assembly.
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ABSTRACT: A hallmark of histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9)-methylated heterochromatin, conserved from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe to humans, is its ability to spread to adjacent genomic regions. Central to heterochromatin spread is heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1), which recognizes H3K9-methylated chromatin, oligomerizes and forms a versatile platform that participates in diverse nuclear functions, ranging from gene silencing to chromosome segregation. How HP1 proteins assemble on methylated nucleosomal templates and how the HP1-nucleosome complex achieves functional versatility remain poorly understood. Here we show that binding of the key S. pombe HP1 protein, Swi6, to methylated nucleosomes drives a switch from an auto-inhibited state to a spreading-competent state. In the auto-inhibited state, a histone-mimic sequence in one Swi6 monomer blocks methyl-mark recognition by the chromodomain of another monomer. Auto-inhibition is relieved by recognition of two template features, the H3K9 methyl mark and nucleosomal DNA. Cryo-electron-microscopy-based reconstruction of the Swi6-nucleosome complex provides the overall architecture of the spreading-competent state in which two unbound chromodomain sticky ends appear exposed. Disruption of the switch between the auto-inhibited and spreading-competent states disrupts heterochromatin assembly and gene silencing in vivo. These findings are reminiscent of other conditionally activated polymerization processes, such as actin nucleation, and open up a new class of regulatory mechanisms that operate on chromatin in vivo.Nature 03/2013; · 36.28 Impact Factor -
Article: Recording high-resolution images of two-dimensional crystals of membrane proteins.
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ABSTRACT: Principles underlying the recording of high-quality/resolution images of two-dimensional crystals of membrane proteins are discussed in the context of instrumental conditions and operational procedures. A detailed example of low-dose microscope settings is provided along with an overview of a program that implements a computer-aided data acquisition procedure.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 01/2013; 955:129-52. -
Article: A Method for Integrative Structure Determination of Protein-Protein Complexes.
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ABSTRACT: MOTIVATION: Structural characterization of protein interactions is necessary for understanding and modulating biological processes. On one hand, X-ray crystallography or NMR spectroscopy provide atomic resolution structures but the data collection process is typically long and the success rate is low. On the other hand, computational methods for modeling assembly structures from individual components frequently suffer from high false positive rate, rarely resulting in an unique solution. RESULTS: Here, we present a combined approach that computationally integrates data from a variety of fast and accessible experimental techniques for rapid and accurate structure determination of protein-protein complexes. The integrative method uses atomistic models of two interacting proteins and one or more datasets from five accessible experimental techniques: a SAXS profile, 2D class aver-age images from negative stain EM, a 3D density map from single particle negative stain EM, residue type content of the protein-protein interface from NMR spectroscopy, and chemical cross-linking detected by mass spectrometry. The method is tested on a docking benchmark consisting of 176 known complex structures and simulated experimental data. The near-native model is the top scor-ing one for up to 61% of benchmark cases depending on the in-cluded experimental datasets; in comparison to 10% for standard computational docking. We also collected SAXS, 2D class average images, and 3D density map from negative stain EM to model the PCSK9 antigen - J16 Fab antibody complex, followed by validation of the model by a subsequently available X-ray crystallographic structure. AVAILABILITY: http://salilab.org/idock SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online CONTACT: dina@salilab.org; sali@salilab.org.Bioinformatics 10/2012; · 5.47 Impact Factor
