Download MendeleyThe crystal structure of the asymmetric GroEL-GroES-(ADP)7 chaperonin complex.
Xu, Z., Horwich, A.L., Sigler, P.B.(1997) Nature 388: 741-750
- PubMed: 9285585
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/41944
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
1AON - PubMed Abstract:
Chaperonins assist protein folding with the consumption of ATP. They exist as multi-subunit protein assemblies comprising rings of subunits stacked back to back. In Escherichia coli, asymmetric intermediates of GroEL are formed with the co-chaperonin GroES and nucleotides bound only to one of the seven-subunit rings (the cis ring) and not to the opposing ring (the trans ring). The structure of the GroEL-GroES-(ADP)7 complex reveals how large en bloc movements of the cis ring's intermediate and apical domains enable bound GroES to stabilize a folding chamber with ADP confined to the cis ring. Elevation and twist of the apical domains double the volume of the central cavity and bury hydrophobic peptide-binding residues in the interface with GroES, as well as between GroEL subunits, leaving a hydrophilic cavity lining that is conducive to protein folding. An inward tilt of the cis equatorial domain causes an outward tilt in the trans ring that opposes the binding of a second GroES. When combined with new functional results, this negative allosteric mechanism suggests a model for an ATP-driven folding cycle that requires a double toroid.
Organizational Affiliation:
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA.
