scholarly journals Nucleotide-Driven Triple-State Remodeling of the AAA-ATPase Channel in the Activated Human 26S Proteasome

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanan Zhu ◽  
Wei Li Wang ◽  
Daqi Yu ◽  
Qi Ouyang ◽  
Ying Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conformational Changes ◽  
26S Proteasome ◽  
Eukaryotic Cells ◽  
Alternative States ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Core Particle ◽  
Aaa Atpase ◽  
The Core ◽  
Gate Opening ◽  
Proteolytic Chamber

SUMMARYThe proteasome is a sophisticated ATP-dependent molecular machine responsible for protein degradation in all eukaryotic cells. It remains elusive how conformational changes of the AAA-ATPase unfoldase in the regulatory particle (RP) control the gating of substrate-translocation channel to the proteolytic chamber of the core particle (CP). Here we report three alternative states of the ATP-γS-bound human proteasome, in which the CP gate is asymmetrically open, visualized by cryo-EM at near-atomic resolutions. Only four nucleotides are stably bound to the AAA-ATPase ring in the open-gate states. Concerted nucleotide exchange gives rise to a back-and-forth wobbling motion of the AAA-ATPase channel, coincident with remarkable transitions of their pore loops between the spiral staircase and saddle-shaped circle topologies. Gate opening in the CP is thus controlled with nucleotide-driven remodeling of the AAA-ATPase unfoldase. These findings demonstrate an elegant mechanism of allosteric coordination among sub-machines within the holoenzyme that is crucial for substrate translocation.

scholarly journals Structural basis for dynamic regulation of the human 26S proteasome

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (46) ◽  
pp. 12991-12996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuobing Chen ◽  
Jiayi Wu ◽  
Ying Lu ◽  
Yong-Bei Ma ◽  
Byung-Hoon Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Ground State ◽  
Atp Hydrolysis ◽  
26S Proteasome ◽  
Structural Basis ◽  
Core Particle ◽  
Dynamic Regulation ◽  
Aaa Atpase ◽  
The Core ◽  
Aaa Atpases

The proteasome is the major engine of protein degradation in all eukaryotic cells. At the heart of this machine is a heterohexameric ring of AAA (ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities) proteins that unfolds ubiquitylated target proteins that are concurrently translocated into a proteolytic chamber and degraded into peptides. Using cryoelectron microscopy, we determined a near–atomic-resolution structure of the 2.5-MDa human proteasome in its ground state, as well as subnanometer-resolution structures of the holoenzyme in three alternative conformational states. The substrate-unfolding AAA-ATPase channel is narrowed by 10 inward-facing pore loops arranged into two helices that run in parallel with each other, one hydrophobic in character and the other highly charged. The gate of the core particle was unexpectedly found closed in the ground state and open in only one of the alternative states. Coordinated, stepwise conformational changes of the regulatory particle couple ATP hydrolysis to substrate translocation and regulate gating of the core particle, leading to processive degradation.

scholarly journals Deep manifold learning reveals hidden dynamics of proteasome autoregulation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaolong Wu ◽  
Shuwen Zhang ◽  
Wei Li Wang ◽  
Yinping Ma ◽  
Yuanchen Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Manifold Learning ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
26S Proteasome ◽  
Nucleophilic Attack ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Polyubiquitin Chains ◽  
Aaa Atpase ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Systemic Analysis ◽  
Manifold Embedding

AbstractThe 2.5-MDa 26S proteasome maintains proteostasis and regulates myriad cellular processes1. How polyubiquitylated substrate interactions regulate proteasome activity is not understood1,2. Here we introduce a deep manifold learning framework, named AlphaCryo4D, which enables atomic-level cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) reconstructions of nonequilibrium conformational continuum and reconstitutes ‘hidden’ dynamics of proteasome autoregulation in the act of substrate degradation. AlphaCryo4D integrates 3D deep residual learning3 with manifold embedding4 of free-energy landscapes5, which directs 3D clustering via an energy-based particle-voting algorithm. In blind assessments using simulated heterogeneous cryo-EM datasets, AlphaCryo4D achieved 3D classification accuracy three times that of conventional methods6–9 and reconstructed continuous conformational changes of a 130-kDa protein at sub-3-Å resolution. By using AlphaCryo4D to analyze a single experimental cryo-EM dataset2, we identified 64 conformers of the substrate-bound human 26S proteasome, revealing conformational entanglement of two regulatory particles in the doubly capped holoenzymes and their energetic differences with singly capped ones. Novel ubiquitin-binding sites are discovered on the RPN2, RPN10 and α5 subunits to remodel polyubiquitin chains for deubiquitylation and recycle. Importantly, AlphaCryo4D choreographs single-nucleotide-exchange dynamics of proteasomal AAA-ATPase motor during translocation initiation, which upregulates proteolytic activity by allosterically promoting nucleophilic attack. Our systemic analysis illuminates a grand hierarchical allostery for proteasome autoregulation.

scholarly journals Proteasomal conformation controls unfolding ability

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (25) ◽  
pp. e2101004118
Author(s):  
Julianna R. Cresti ◽  
Abramo J. Manfredonia ◽  
Christopher E. Bragança ◽  
Joseph A. Boscia ◽  
Christina M. Hurley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Fluorescent Proteins ◽  
Resonance Energy Transfer ◽  
Resonance Energy ◽  
Conformational State ◽  
26S Proteasome ◽  
Eukaryotic Cells ◽  
Ubiquitinated Protein ◽  
Equilibrium Conditions ◽  
Substrate Processing

The 26S proteasome is the macromolecular machine responsible for the bulk of protein degradation in eukaryotic cells. As it degrades a ubiquitinated protein, the proteasome transitions from a substrate-accepting conformation (s1) to a set of substrate-processing conformations (s3 like), each stabilized by different intramolecular contacts. Tools to study these conformational changes remain limited, and although several interactions have been proposed to be important for stabilizing the proteasome’s various conformations, it has been difficult to test these directly under equilibrium conditions. Here, we describe a conformationally sensitive Förster resonance energy transfer assay, in which fluorescent proteins are fused to Sem1 and Rpn6, which are nearer each other in substrate-processing conformations than in the substrate-accepting conformation. Using this assay, we find that two sets of interactions, one involving Rpn5 and another involving Rpn2, are both important for stabilizing substrate-processing conformations. Mutations that disrupt these interactions both destabilize substrate-processing conformations relative to the substrate-accepting conformation and diminish the proteasome’s ability to successfully unfold and degrade hard-to-unfold substrates, providing a link between the proteasome’s conformational state and its unfolding ability.

scholarly journals Structural insights into the functional cycle of the ATPase module of the 26S proteasome

2017 ◽  
Vol 114 (6) ◽  
pp. 1305-1310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Wehmer ◽  
Till Rudack ◽  
Florian Beck ◽  
Antje Aufderheide ◽  
Günter Pfeifer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atp Hydrolysis ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome System ◽  
26S Proteasome ◽  
Core Particle ◽  
Nucleotide Analogs ◽  
The Core ◽  
Cryo Electron Microscopy ◽  
Intracellular Proteins ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome ◽  
Structural Insights

In eukaryotic cells, the ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS) is responsible for the regulated degradation of intracellular proteins. The 26S holocomplex comprises the core particle (CP), where proteolysis takes place, and one or two regulatory particles (RPs). The base of the RP is formed by a heterohexameric AAA+ ATPase module, which unfolds and translocates substrates into the CP. Applying single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and image classification to samples in the presence of different nucleotides and nucleotide analogs, we were able to observe four distinct conformational states (s1 to s4). The resolution of the four conformers allowed for the construction of atomic models of the AAA+ ATPase module as it progresses through the functional cycle. In a hitherto unobserved state (s4), the gate controlling access to the CP is open. The structures described in this study allow us to put forward a model for the 26S functional cycle driven by ATP hydrolysis.

Chaperone-assisted assembly of the proteasome core particle

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana C. Matias ◽  
Paula C. Ramos ◽  
R. Jürgen Dohmen
Keyword(s):  
Active Sites ◽  
26S Proteasome ◽  
Eukaryotic Cells ◽  
Main Function ◽  
Core Particle ◽  
Lysosomal Protease ◽  
Assembly Pathway ◽  
Multimeric Complex ◽  
Autocatalytic Processing ◽  
Α Subunits

The 26S proteasome is a non-lysosomal protease in the cytosol and nucleus of eukaryotic cells. Its main function is to mediate ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis. The 26S proteasome is a multimeric complex composed by the 20S proteasome CP (core particle) and the 19S RPs (regulatory particles). Although the atomic structure of the 26S proteasome has not yet been determined, high-resolution structures are available for its CP. Studies on the complicated assembly pathway of the proteasome have revealed that it involves an unprecedented number of dedicated chaperones. Assembly of the CP alone involves three conserved proteasome-assembly chaperones [PAC1–PAC2, PAC3–PAC4 and UMP1 (ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis 1)]. Whereas the two heterodimeric PACs have been implicated in the formation of rings of the seven distinct α subunits, UMP1 is important for the formation and dimerization of proteasome precursor complexes containing β subunits. Dimerization coincides with the incorporation of the last β subunit (β7). Additional modules important for the assembly of precursor complexes and their dimerization reside in the β subunits themselves, either as transient or as permanent extensions. Particularly important domains are the propeptide of β5 and the C-terminal extensions of β2 and β7. Upon maturation of the active sites by autocatalytic processing, UMP1 is degraded by the native proteasome.

scholarly journals Structure of an endogenous yeast 26S proteasome reveals two major conformational states

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (10) ◽  
pp. 2642-2647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bai Luan ◽  
Xiuliang Huang ◽  
Jianping Wu ◽  
Ziqing Mei ◽  
Yiwei Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Molecular Basis ◽  
Biochemical Analysis ◽  
26S Proteasome ◽  
Core Particle ◽  
Conformational States ◽  
The Core ◽  
Substrate Structure ◽  
Exogenous Substrate

The eukaryotic proteasome mediates degradation of polyubiquitinated proteins. Here we report the single-particle cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of the endogenous 26S proteasome from Saccharomyces cerevisiae at 4.6- to 6.3-Å resolution. The fine features of the cryo-EM maps allow modeling of 18 subunits in the regulatory particle and 28 in the core particle. The proteasome exhibits two distinct conformational states, designated M1 and M2, which correspond to those reported previously for the proteasome purified in the presence of ATP-γS and ATP, respectively. These conformations also correspond to those of the proteasome in the presence and absence of exogenous substrate. Structure-guided biochemical analysis reveals enhanced deubiquitylating enzyme activity of Rpn11 upon assembly of the lid. Our structures serve as a molecular basis for mechanistic understanding of proteasome function.

scholarly journals Ras Binding Triggers Ubiquitination of the Ras Exchange Factor Ras-GRF2

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 2107-2117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen L. de Hoog ◽  
Jackie A. Koehler ◽  
Marni D. Goldstein ◽  
Paul Taylor ◽  
Daniel Figeys ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Small Gtpase ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
26S Proteasome ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide ◽  
Sequence Motifs ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Exchange Factor ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange

ABSTRACT Ras is a small GTPase that is activated by upstream guanine nucleotide exchange factors, one of which is Ras-GRF2. GRF2 is a widely expressed protein with several recognizable sequence motifs, including a Ras exchanger motif (REM), a PEST region containing a destruction box (DB), and a Cdc25 domain. The Cdc25 domain possesses guanine nucleotide exchange factor activity and interacts with Ras. Herein we examine if the DB motif in GRF2 results in proteolysis via the ubiquitin pathway. Based on the solved structure of the REM and Cdc25 regions of the Son-of-sevenless (Sos) protein, the REM may stabilize the Cdc25 domain during Ras binding. The DB motif of GRF2 is situated between the REM and the Cdc25 domains, tempting speculation that it may be exposed to ubiquitination machinery upon Ras binding. GRF2 protein levels decrease dramatically upon activation of GRF2, and dominant-negative Ras induces degradation of GRF2, demonstrating that signaling downstream of Ras is not required for the destruction of GRF2 and that binding to Ras is important for degradation. GRF2 is ubiquitinated in vivo, and this can be detected using mass spectrometry. In the presence of proteasome inhibitors, Ras-GRF2 accumulates as a high-molecular-weight conjugate, suggesting that GRF2 is destroyed by the 26S proteasome. Deleting the DB reduces the ubiquitination of GRF2. GRF2 lacking the Cdc25 domain is not ubiquitinated, suggesting that a protein that cannot bind Ras cannot be properly targeted for destruction. Point mutations within the Cdc25 domain that eliminate Ras binding also eliminate ubiquitination, demonstrating that binding to Ras is necessary for ubiquitination of GRF2. We conclude that conformational changes induced by GTPase binding expose the DB and thereby target GRF2 for destruction.

scholarly journals Specific lid-base contacts in the 26s proteasome control the conformational switching required for substrate degradation

eLife ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric R Greene ◽  
Ellen A Goodall ◽  
Andres H de la Peña ◽  
Mary E Matyskiela ◽  
Gabriel C Lander ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Degradation Process ◽  
26S Proteasome ◽  
Conformational Switching ◽  
Conformational Switch ◽  
Atpase Subunit ◽  
Aaa Atpase ◽  
Early Degradation ◽  
Processing Steps ◽  
Insight Into

The 26S proteasome is essential for proteostasis and the regulation of vital processes through ATP-dependent degradation of ubiquitinated substrates. To accomplish the multi-step degradation process, the proteasome’s regulatory particle, consisting of lid and base subcomplexes, undergoes major conformational changes whose origin is unknown. Investigating the Saccharomyces cerevisiae proteasome, we found that peripheral interactions between the lid subunit Rpn5 and the base AAA+ ATPase ring are important for stabilizing the substrate-engagement-competent state and coordinating the conformational switch to processing states upon substrate engagement. Disrupting these interactions perturbs the conformational equilibrium and interferes with degradation initiation, while later processing steps remain unaffected. Similar defects in early degradation steps are observed when eliminating hydrolysis in the ATPase subunit Rpt6, whose nucleotide state seems to control proteasome conformational transitions. These results provide important insight into interaction networks that coordinate conformational changes with various stages of degradation, and how modulators of conformational equilibria may influence substrate turnover.

scholarly journals An atomic model AAA-ATPase/20S core particle sub-complex of the 26S proteasome

2009 ◽  
Vol 388 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Friedrich Förster ◽  
Keren Lasker ◽  
Florian Beck ◽  
Stephan Nickell ◽  
Andrej Sali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
26S Proteasome ◽  
Atomic Model ◽  
Core Particle ◽  
Aaa Atpase

scholarly journals AAA+ ATPases in Protein Degradation: Structures, Functions and Mechanisms

Biomolecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuwen Zhang ◽  
Youdong Mao
Keyword(s):  
Protein Degradation ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Dynamic Models ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
26S Proteasome ◽  
Aaa Atpase ◽  
Substrate Protein ◽  
Function Relationship ◽  
Atp Binding And Hydrolysis ◽  
Aaa Atpases

Adenosine triphosphatases (ATPases) associated with a variety of cellular activities (AAA+), the hexameric ring-shaped motor complexes located in all ATP-driven proteolytic machines, are involved in many cellular processes. Powered by cycles of ATP binding and hydrolysis, conformational changes in AAA+ ATPases can generate mechanical work that unfolds a substrate protein inside the central axial channel of ATPase ring for degradation. Three-dimensional visualizations of several AAA+ ATPase complexes in the act of substrate processing for protein degradation have been resolved at the atomic level thanks to recent technical advances in cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM). Here, we summarize the resulting advances in structural and biochemical studies of AAA+ proteases in the process of proteolysis reactions, with an emphasis on cryo-EM structural analyses of the 26S proteasome, Cdc48/p97 and FtsH-like mitochondrial proteases. These studies reveal three highly conserved patterns in the structure–function relationship of AAA+ ATPase hexamers that were observed in the human 26S proteasome, thus suggesting common dynamic models of mechanochemical coupling during force generation and substrate translocation.

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