Two-step activation mechanism of the ClpB disaggregase for sequential substrate threading by the main atpase motor

DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.05.075

Authors: Celia Deville (Birkbeck, University of London) , Kamila Franke (DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance) , Axel Mogk (DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance) , Bernd Bukau (DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance) , Helen Saibil (Birkbeck, University of London)
Co-authored by industrial partner: No

Type: Journal Paper
Journal: Cell Reports , VOL 27 , PAGES 3433-3446.e4

State: Published (Approved)
Published: June 2019
Diamond Proposal Number(s): 14704

Abstract: AAA+ proteins form asymmetric hexameric rings that hydrolyze ATP and thread substrate proteins through a central channel via mobile substrate-binding pore loops. Understanding how ATPase and threading activities are regulated and intertwined is key to understanding the AAA+ protein mechanism. We studied the disaggregase ClpB, which contains tandem ATPase domains (AAA1, AAA2) and shifts between low and high ATPase and threading activities. Coiled-coil M-domains repress ClpB activity by encircling the AAA1 ring. Here, we determine the mechanism of ClpB activation by comparing ATPase mechanisms and cryo-EM structures of ClpB wild-type and a constitutively active ClpB M-domain mutant. We show that ClpB activation reduces ATPase cooperativity and induces a sequential mode of ATP hydrolysis in the AAA2 ring, the main ATPase motor. AAA1 and AAA2 rings do not work synchronously but in alternating cycles. This ensures high grip, enabling substrate threading via a processive, rope-climbing mechanism.

Journal Keywords: protein disaggregation; protein unfolding; AAA+; Hsp100; chaperone; cryo-EM

Subject Areas: Biology and Bio-materials, Chemistry

Diamond Offline Facilities: Electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)
Instruments: Krios I-Titan Krios I at Diamond

Added On: 27/06/2019 09:43

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Discipline Tags:

Biochemistry Chemistry Structural biology Life Sciences & Biotech

Technical Tags:

Microscopy Electron Microscopy (EM) Cryo Electron Microscopy (Cryo EM)