Swapping the linkers of canonical Hsp70 and Hsp110 chaperones compromises both self-association and client selection

Autor: Graham Chakafana, Caitlin J. Middlemiss, Tawanda Zininga, Addmore Shonhai
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Heliyon, Vol 10, Iss 9, Pp e29690- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29690
Popis: Plasmodium falciparum heat shock protein 70-1 (PfHsp70-1) and PfHsp70-z are essential cytosol localised chaperones of the malaria parasite. The two chaperones functionally interact to drive folding of several parasite proteins. While PfHsp70-1 is regarded as a canonical Hsp70 chaperone, PfHsp70-z belongs to the Hsp110 subcluster. One of the distinctive features of PfHsp70-z is its unique linker segment which delineates it from canonical Hsp70. In the current study, we elucidated the role of the linker in regulating Hsp70 self-association and client selection. Using recombinant forms of PfHsp70-1, PfHsp70-z and E. coli Hsp70 (DnaK) and their respective linker switch mutants we investigated self-association of the chaperones using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) analysis. The effect of the changes on client selectivity was investigated on DnaK and its mutant through co-affinity chromatography coupled to LC-MS analysis. Our findings demonstrated that the linker is important for both Hsp70 self-association and client binding.
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