Interdomain contacts control folding of transcription factor RfaH
Interdomain contacts control folding of transcription factor RfaH
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域间接触控制转录因子 RfaH 的折叠
DOI:
10.1093/nar/gkt779
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发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
14.9
通讯作者:
Artsimovitch I
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文献类型:
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作者:
Tomar S;Knauer S;Rösch P;Artsimovitch I
Escherichia coliRfaH activates gene expression by tethering the elongating RNA polymerase to the ribosome. This bridging action requires a complete refolding of the RfaH C-terminal domain (CTD) from an α-helical hairpin, which binds to the N-terminal domain (NTD) in the free protein, to a β-barrel, which interacts with the ribosomal protein S10 following RfaH recruitment to its target operons. The CTD forms a β-barrel when expressed alone or proteolytically separated from the NTD, indicating that the α-helical state is trapped by the NTD, perhaps co-translationally. Alternatively, the interdomain contacts may be sufficient to drive the formation of the α-helical form. Here, we use functional and NMR analyses to show that the denatured RfaH refolds into the native state and that RfaH in which the order of the domains is reversed is fully functionalin vitroandin vivo. Our results indicate that all information necessary to determine its fold is encoded within RfaH itself, whereas accessory factors or sequential folding of NTD and CTD during translation are dispensable. These findings suggest that universally conserved RfaH homologs may change folds to accommodate diverse interaction partners and that context-dependent protein refolding may be widespread in nature.
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影响因子:
56.9
作者:
Cardinale, Christopher J.;Washburn, Robert S.;Nudler, Evgeny
通讯作者:
Nudler, Evgeny
影响因子:
16.8
作者:
Luo, XL;Tang, ZY;Yu, HT
通讯作者:
Yu, HT
影响因子:
14.9
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
5.7
作者:
Droegemueller, Johanna;Stegmann, Christian M.;Mandal, Angshuman;Steiner, Thomas;Burmann, Bjoern M.;Gottesman, Max E.;Woehrl, Birgitta M.;Roesch, Paul;Wahl, Markus C.;Schweimer, Kristian
通讯作者:
Schweimer, Kristian
影响因子:
3.2
作者:
Leeds, JA;Welch, RA
通讯作者:
Welch, RA