We have isolated a chaperonin from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus based on its ability to inhibit the spontaneous refolding 5a0t "C of dimeric S. solfataricus malic enzyme. The chaperonin, a 920-kDa oligomer of 57-kDa subunits, displays a potassium-dependent ATPase activity with an optimum temperature at 80 "C. S. solfataricus chaperonin promotes correct refoldings of several guanidine hydrochloride-denatured enzymes from thermophilic and mesophilic sources. At a molar ratio of chaperonin oligomer to single polypeptide chain of 1: 1, S. solfataricus chaperonin completely inhibits spontaneous refoldings and suppresses aggregation upon dilution of the denaturant; refoldings resume upon ATP hydrolysis, with yields of active molecules and rates of folding notably higher than in spontaneous processes. S. solfataricus chaperonin prevents the irreversible inactivations at 90 "C of several thermophilic enzymes by the binding of the denaturation intermediate; the timecourses of inactivations are unaffected and most activity is regained upon hydrolysis of ATP. S. solfataricus chaperonin completely prevents the formation of aggregates during thermal inactivation of chicken egg white lysozyme at 70 "C, without affecting the rate of activity loss; ATP hydrolysis results in the recovery of most lytic activity. Tryptophan fluorescence measurements provide evidence that S. solfataricus chaperonin undergoes a dramatic conformational rearrangement in the presence of ATP/Mg, and that the hydrolysis of ATP is not required for the conformational change. The ATP/Mg-induced conformation of the chaperoisn in fully unable to bind the protein substrates, probably due to disappearance or modification of the substrate binding sites. This is the first archaeal chaperonin whose involvement in protein folding has been demonstrated.

The chaperonin from the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus promotes correct refolding and prevents thermal denaturation in vitro / Guagliardi, A.; Cerchia, L.; Bartolucci, Simonetta; Rossi, M.. - In: PROTEIN SCIENCE. - ISSN 0961-8368. - STAMPA. - 3:9(1994), pp. 1436-1443. [10.1002/pro.5560030910]

The chaperonin from the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus promotes correct refolding and prevents thermal denaturation in vitro.

GUAGLIARDI A.;BARTOLUCCI, SIMONETTA;
1994

Abstract

We have isolated a chaperonin from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus based on its ability to inhibit the spontaneous refolding 5a0t "C of dimeric S. solfataricus malic enzyme. The chaperonin, a 920-kDa oligomer of 57-kDa subunits, displays a potassium-dependent ATPase activity with an optimum temperature at 80 "C. S. solfataricus chaperonin promotes correct refoldings of several guanidine hydrochloride-denatured enzymes from thermophilic and mesophilic sources. At a molar ratio of chaperonin oligomer to single polypeptide chain of 1: 1, S. solfataricus chaperonin completely inhibits spontaneous refoldings and suppresses aggregation upon dilution of the denaturant; refoldings resume upon ATP hydrolysis, with yields of active molecules and rates of folding notably higher than in spontaneous processes. S. solfataricus chaperonin prevents the irreversible inactivations at 90 "C of several thermophilic enzymes by the binding of the denaturation intermediate; the timecourses of inactivations are unaffected and most activity is regained upon hydrolysis of ATP. S. solfataricus chaperonin completely prevents the formation of aggregates during thermal inactivation of chicken egg white lysozyme at 70 "C, without affecting the rate of activity loss; ATP hydrolysis results in the recovery of most lytic activity. Tryptophan fluorescence measurements provide evidence that S. solfataricus chaperonin undergoes a dramatic conformational rearrangement in the presence of ATP/Mg, and that the hydrolysis of ATP is not required for the conformational change. The ATP/Mg-induced conformation of the chaperoisn in fully unable to bind the protein substrates, probably due to disappearance or modification of the substrate binding sites. This is the first archaeal chaperonin whose involvement in protein folding has been demonstrated.
1994
The chaperonin from the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus promotes correct refolding and prevents thermal denaturation in vitro / Guagliardi, A.; Cerchia, L.; Bartolucci, Simonetta; Rossi, M.. - In: PROTEIN SCIENCE. - ISSN 0961-8368. - STAMPA. - 3:9(1994), pp. 1436-1443. [10.1002/pro.5560030910]
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