The role of heat-shock and chaperone proteins in protein folding: possible molecular mechanisms |
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Authors: | Hubbard, T.J.P Sander, C. |
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Affiliation: | Protein Engineering Research Institute 6-2-3, Furuedai, Suita, Osaka 565. Japan 2European Molecular Biology Laboratory Heidelberg, Germany |
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Abstract: | Recently some heat-shock proteins have been linked to functionsof chaperoning protein folding in vivo. Here currentexperimental evidence is reviewed and possible requirementsfor such an activity are discussed. It is proposed that onemode of chaperone action is to actively unfold misfolded orbadly aggregated proteins to a conformation from whkh they couldrefold spontaneously; that improperly folded proteins are recognizedby excessive stretches of solvent-exposed backbone, rather thanby exposed hydrophobic patches; and that the molecular mechanismfor unfolding is either repeated binding and dissociation (plucking)or translocation of the protein backbone through a binding cleft(threading), allowing the threaded chain to refoldspontaneously. The observed hydrolysis of ATP would providethe energy for active unfolding. These hypotheses can be appliedto both monomeric folding and oligomeric assembly and are sufficientlydetailed to be open to directed experimental verification. |
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Keywords: | chaperone/ heat-shock proteins/ protein engineering/ protein folding |
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