Mutations in the yeast Hsp70, Ssa1, at P417 alter ATP cycling, interdomain coupling, and specific chaperone functions Journal Article


Authors: Needham, P. G.; Patel, H. J.; Chiosis, G.; Thibodeau, P. H.; Brodsky, J. L.
Article Title: Mutations in the yeast Hsp70, Ssa1, at P417 alter ATP cycling, interdomain coupling, and specific chaperone functions
Abstract: The major cytoplasmic Hsp70 chaperones in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae are the Ssa proteins, and much of our understanding of Hsp70 biology has emerged from studying ssa mutant strains. For example, Ssa1 catalyzes multiple cellular functions, including protein transport and degradation, and to this end, the ssa1-45 mutant has proved invaluable. However, the biochemical defects associated with the corresponding Ssa1-45 protein (P417L) are unknown. Consequently, we characterized Ssa1 P417L, as well as a P417S variant, which corresponds to a mutation in the gene encoding the yeast mitochondrial Hsp70. We discovered that the P417L and P417S proteins exhibit accelerated ATPase activity that was similar to the Hsp40-stimulated rate of ATP hydrolysis of wild-type Ssa1. We also found that the mutant proteins were compromised for peptide binding. These data are consistent with defects in peptide-stimulated ATPase activity and with results from limited proteolysis experiments, which indicated that the mutants' substrate binding domains were highly vulnerable to digestion. Defects in the reactivation of heat-denatured luciferase were also evident. Correspondingly, yeast expressing P417L or P417S as the only copy of Ssa were temperature sensitive and exhibited defects in Ssa1-dependent protein translocation and misfolded protein degradation. Together, our studies suggest that the structure of the substrate binding domain is altered and that coupling between this domain and the nucleotide binding domain is disabled when the conserved P417 residue is mutated. Our data also provide new insights into the nature of the many cellular defects associated with the ssa1-45 allele. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords: controlled study; unclassified drug; gene mutation; nonhuman; mutant protein; protein domain; protein function; protein degradation; luciferase; protein binding; enzyme activation; enzyme activity; protein transport; heat shock protein 70; adenosine triphosphate; protein folding; adenosine triphosphatase; temperature sensitivity; chaperone; molecular chaperone; erad; protein translocation; priority journal; article; ssa1 protein
Journal Title: Journal of Molecular Biology
Volume: 427
Issue: 18
ISSN: 0022-2836
Publisher: Academic Press Inc., Elsevier Science  
Date Published: 2015-09-11
Start Page: 2948
End Page: 2965
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.04.010
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC4569534
PUBMED: 25913688
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Notes: Special issue "Molecular Chaperones and Protein Quality Control (Part II)" -- Export Date: 2 October 2015 -- Source: Scopus
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