Oxidation State-dependent Protein-Protein Interactions in Disulfide Cascades
Oxidation State-dependent Protein-Protein Interactions in Disulfide Cascades
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m111.236141
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发表时间:
2011-07-15
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Redfield, Christina
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作者:
Mavridou, Despoina A. I.;Saridakis, Emmanuel;Redfield, Christina
Bacterial growth and pathogenicity depend on the correct formation of disulfide bonds, a process controlled by the Dsb system in the periplasm of Gram-negative bacteria. Proteins with a thioredoxin fold play a central role in this process. A general feature of thiol-disulfide exchange reactions is the need to avoid a long lived product complex between protein partners. We use a multidisciplinary approach, involving NMR, x-ray crystallography, surface plasmon resonance, mutagenesis, and in vivo experiments, to investigate the interaction between the two soluble domains of the transmembrane reductant conductor DsbD. Our results show oxidation state-dependent affinities between these two domains. These observations have implications for the interactions of the ubiquitous thioredoxin-like proteins with their substrates, provide insight into the key role played by a unique redox partner with an immunoglobulin fold, and are of general importance for oxidative protein-folding pathways in all organisms.