BiP clustering facilitates protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum.
BiP clustering facilitates protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum.
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003675
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发表时间:
2014-07
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Petzold L
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作者:
Griesemer M;Young C;Robinson AS;Petzold L
The chaperone BiP participates in several regulatory processes within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER): translocation, protein folding, and ER-associated degradation. To facilitate protein folding, a cooperative mechanism known as entropic pulling has been proposed to demonstrate the molecular-level understanding of how multiple BiP molecules bind to nascent and unfolded proteins. Recently, experimental evidence revealed the spatial heterogeneity of BiP within the nuclear and peripheral ER of S. cerevisiae (commonly referred to as ‘clusters’). Here, we developed a model to evaluate the potential advantages of accounting for multiple BiP molecules binding to peptides, while proposing that BiP's spatial heterogeneity may enhance protein folding and maturation. Scenarios were simulated to gauge the effectiveness of binding multiple chaperone molecules to peptides. Using two metrics: folding efficiency and chaperone cost, we determined that the single binding site model achieves a higher efficiency than models characterized by multiple binding sites, in the absence of cooperativity. Due to entropic pulling, however, multiple chaperones perform in concert to facilitate the resolubilization and ultimate yield of folded proteins. As a result of cooperativity, multiple binding site models used fewer BiP molecules and maintained a higher folding efficiency than the single binding site model. These insilico investigations reveal that clusters of BiP molecules bound to unfolded proteins may enhance folding efficiency through cooperative action via entropic pulling. The misfolding of proteins carries important implications for diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, cancer, and diabetes. Once misfolded, proteins tend to associate into aggregates that pose a toxic threat to the cell. Chaperones are proteins that rescue the cell from an accumulation of these maladjusted proteins through dissociation of toxic oligomers and proper (re)folding. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an organelle that serves as the staging ground for the chaperone activities of protein transport, folding, and maturation in the early secretory pathway. We have developed a computational model to investigate potential mechanisms that enable multiple ER-resident molecules working in concert to effectively fold peptides and transport nascent proteins across the ER membrane. Although previous models focused on chaperone interactions with peptides, we have explored the influence of cooperativity among chaperone molecules to assist in protein folding and maturation. We found that chaperone cooperation led to a higher yield of folded molecules compared to when chaperones bound to peptides in a 1∶1 stoichiometry. We have concluded that the clustering or multiple binding of chaperones may facilitate protein folding in vivo.
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影响因子:
3.4
作者:
Chauwin, JF;Oster, G;Glick, BS
通讯作者:
Glick, BS
DOI:
10.1126/science.1178535
发表时间:
2009-12-04
期刊:
Science (New York, N.Y.)
影响因子:
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作者:
Becker T;Bhushan S;Jarasch A;Armache JP;Funes S;Jossinet F;Gumbart J;Mielke T;Berninghausen O;Schulten K;Westhof E;Gilmore R;Mandon EC;Beckmann R
通讯作者:
Beckmann R
影响因子:
3.4
作者:
Elston, TC
通讯作者:
Elston, TC
DOI:
10.1083/jcb.137.7.1483
发表时间:
1997-06-30
期刊:
The Journal of cell biology
影响因子:
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影响因子:
3.4
作者:
Elston, TC
通讯作者:
Elston, TC