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Small angle X-ray scattering studies of Sgt1 protein from Hordeum vulgare

Michał Taube 1Joanna Pieńkowska 2Artur Jarmołowski 3Maciej Kozak 1

1. Department of Macromolecular Physics, Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 85, Poznań 61-614, Poland
2. Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology A. Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, Poznań 61-614, Poland
3. Department of Gene Expression, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, A. Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, Poznań 61-614, Poland

Abstract

Sgt1 is a 41kDa protein conserved in eukaryotes, which is involved in many important cellular processes [1].  First it was found in yeast as a component of centromer assembly and suppressor of skp1-4 mutation in SCF ubiquitin ligase subunit gene. Sgt1 protein, both in human and plants, is able to interact with Heat shock  protein 90kDa (Hsp90) a important molecular chaperone, that take part in activation and proper folding of receptors, kinases and transcription factors. In addition, in plants Sgt1 is involved in disease resistance response and mutation in its gene can cause loss of resistance and plant death in case of pathogen infection. Sgt1 protein interacts with SCF ubiquitin ligase complex and with COP9 signalosome complex, both playing key role in protein degradation through 26S proteasome machinery.

Sgt1 consist of three distinct domains, none of which poses enzymatic activity. N-terminal - tetratricopeptide repeat domain (TPR) is known to interact with other TPR containing protein SRFR1 in Arabidopsis, but not with Hsp90, what is unusual because this domain is recognized in Hsp90 co-chaperones. Middle Sgt1 and chord specific domain (CS) interacts with N-terminal domain of Hsp90 and also with Rar1 protein in plants. This domain is structurally related to another Hsp90 co-chaperone p23. C-terminal domain named Sgt1 specific domain (SGS), known to be intrinsically disordered, also interacts with leucine reach repeat domain protein such as barley Mla1 and yeast cdc35p. In addition SGS interacts with EF-hand S100 proteins. Between domains are located two variable regions (VR1 and VR2) with no specific function known [2].

Sgt1 TPR domain in solution of low ionic strength can form a dimers. In this study we tested the dimer/monomer equilibrium using small angle scattering of synchrotron radiation and ab-initio low-resolution modeling. Using multivariate curve resolution last square method (MCR-ALS) [3] we were able to separate the scattering curves of monomeric and dimeric species from a complex mixture. Using rigid body modeling with ab-initio structure prediction we created a model of the dimer and monomer conformation of barley Sgt1.

The present study was carried out with financial support from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (grant number N N202 127237).

[1] C.Azevedo, A.Sadanandom, K.Kitagawa, A.Freialdenhoven, K.Shirasu, P.Schulze-Lefert, Science,2002,295,2073-2076

[2] Y.Kadota, K.Shirasu, R.l.Guerois, Trends In Biochemical Sciences, 2010,35,199-207

[3] J.Blobel, P. Bernado, D.I. Svergun, R.Tauler, M.Pons, Journal of  American Chemical Society, 2009, 131, 4378–4386

 

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Submitted: 2011-08-20 21:03
Revised:   2011-09-13 17:18