scholarly journals Buffer’s ionic strength on the chaperone-like activity (CLA) of silkworm small heat shock protein: sHSP19.9 and sHSP20.8

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-249
Author(s):  
M Tofazzal Hossain ◽  
Yoichi Aso

Small heat-shock proteins (sHSPs), an abundant and ubiquitous family of molecular chaperones, can effectively prevent irreversible aggregation of non-native proteins by forming soluble complex. The CLA of sHSPs is usually determined by the capacity to suppress thermally or chemically induced protein aggregation. Various factors can effectively influence the CLA, and among them the ionic strength of the preparation and working buffer is an important factor. The study deals with the effect of ionic strength of buffer on the CLA of two silkworm sHSPs: namely sHSP19.9 and sHSP20.8 against the thermally-induced aggregation of BLC, a non-native protein. The study clearly revealed that sHSP19.9 required high ionic strength (more NaCl concentration) in reaction buffer to prevent irreversible aggregation of BLC. On the other hand, such high ionic strength condition is not necessary for sHSP20.8 but it influences the activity in some context.J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 12(2): 241-249, December 2014

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
MT Hossain ◽  
Y Aso

About ten genes responsible for small heat-shock proteins (sHSP) have been isolated from silkworm. sHSP19.9 is one of the important member among them. Heat-induced stability of the sHSP was investigated at 60ºC with 20 mM HEPES buffer pH 7.7 containing 10 mM NaCl (low-ionic strength). Along with it probable suppression of the aggregation was also examined. At the mentioned reaction medium, sHSP19.9 was observed to be aggregated on the concentration- and time-dependent manners. It was successfully suppressed with dithiothreitol (DTT), higher-ionic strengths, Cysteine residues modifications and molecular chaperone: sHSP20.8.Bang. J. Anim. Sci. 2017. 46 (1): 57-64


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 2591
Author(s):  
Pengfei Ma ◽  
Jie Li ◽  
Lei Qi ◽  
Xiuzhu Dong

Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are widely distributed among various types of organisms and function in preventing the irreversible aggregation of thermal denaturing proteins. Here, we report that Hsp17.6 from Methanolobus psychrophilus exhibited protection of proteins from oxidation inactivation. The overexpression of Hsp17.6 in Escherichia coli markedly increased the stationary phase cell density and survivability in HClO and H2O2. Treatments with 0.2 mM HClO or 10 mM H2O2 reduced malate dehydrogenase (MDH) activity to 57% and 77%, whereas the addition of Hsp17.6 recovered the activity to 70–90% and 86–100%, respectively. A similar effect for superoxide dismutase oxidation was determined for Hsp17.6. Non-reducing sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis assays determined that the Hsp17.6 addition decreased H2O2-caused disulfide-linking protein contents and HClO-induced degradation of MDH; meanwhile, Hsp17.6 protein appeared to be oxidized with increased molecular weights. Mass spectrometry identified oxygen atoms introduced into the larger Hsp17.6 molecules, mainly at the aspartate and methionine residues. Substitution of some aspartate residues reduced Hsp17.6 in alleviating H2O2- and HClO-caused MDH inactivation and in enhancing the E. coli survivability in H2O2 and HClO, suggesting that the archaeal Hsp17.6 oxidation protection might depend on an “oxidant sink” effect, i.e., to consume the oxidants in environments via aspartate oxidation


1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 5265-5271 ◽  
Author(s):  
R E Susek ◽  
S L Lindquist

Analysis of the cloned gene confirms that hsp26 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a member of the small heat shock protein superfamily. Previous mutational analysis failed to demonstrate any function for the protein. Further experiments presented here demonstrate that hsp26 has no obvious regulatory role and no major effect on thermotolerance. It is possible that the small heat shock protein genes originated as primitive viral or selfish DNA elements.


Blood ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 1516-1526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Polanowska-Grabowska ◽  
Carl G. Simon ◽  
Rocco Falchetto ◽  
Jeffrey Shabanowitz ◽  
Donald F. Hunt ◽  
...  

Phosphorylation/dephosphorylation events in human blood platelets were investigated during their adhesion to collagen under flow conditions. Using 32P-labeled platelets and one-dimensional gel electrophoresis, we found that adhesion to collagen mediated primarily by the α2β1 integrin resulted in a strong dephosphorylation of several protein bands. Neither adhesion to polylysine nor thrombin-induced aggregation caused similar protein dephosphorylation. In addition, treatment with okadaic acid (OA), an inhibitor of serine/threonine protein phosphatases type 1 (PP1) and 2A (PP2A), caused significant inhibition of adhesion, suggesting that adhesion is regulated by OA-sensitive phosphatases. Recent studies indicate that phosphatases may be associated with the heat-shock proteins. Immunoprecipitations with antibodies against either the heat-shock cognate protein 70 (hsc70) or heat-shock protein 90 (hsp90) showed the presence of a phosphoprotein complex in 32P-labeled, resting human platelets. Antibody probing of this complex detected hsc70, hsp90, two isoforms of the catalytic subunit of PP1, PP1Cα and PP1Cδ, as well as the M regulatory subunit of PP1 (PP1M). OA, at concentrations that markedly blocked platelet adhesion to collagen, caused hyperphosphorylation of the hsc70 complex. In platelets adhering to collagen, hsc70 was completely dephosphorylated and hsp90, PP1α, and PP1M were dissociated from the complex, suggesting involvement of heat-shock proteins and protein phosphatases in platelet adhesion.


2020 ◽  
Vol 295 (10) ◽  
pp. 3064-3079 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Iburg ◽  
Dmytro Puchkov ◽  
Irving U. Rosas-Brugada ◽  
Linda Bergemann ◽  
Ulrike Rieprecht ◽  
...  

Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are conserved, ubiquitous members of the proteostasis network. Canonically, they act as “holdases” and buffer unfolded or misfolded proteins against aggregation in an ATP-independent manner. Whereas bacteria and yeast each have only two sHsps in their genomes, this number is higher in metazoan genomes, suggesting a spatiotemporal and functional specialization in higher eukaryotes. Here, using recombinantly expressed and purified proteins, static light-scattering analysis, and disaggregation assays, we report that the noncanonical sHsp HSP-17 of Caenorhabditis elegans facilitates aggregation of model substrates, such as malate dehydrogenase (MDH), and inhibits disaggregation of luciferase in vitro. Experiments with fluorescently tagged HSP-17 under the control of its endogenous promoter revealed that HSP-17 is expressed in the digestive and excretory organs, where its overexpression promotes the aggregation of polyQ proteins and of the endogenous kinase KIN-19. Systemic depletion of hsp-17 shortens C. elegans lifespan and severely reduces fecundity and survival upon prolonged heat stress. HSP-17 is an abundant protein exhibiting opposing chaperone activities on different substrates, indicating that it is a selective protein aggregase with physiological roles in development, digestion, and osmoregulation.


2020 ◽  
pp. jbc.RA120.015419
Author(s):  
Caitlin L Johnston ◽  
Nicholas R Marzano ◽  
Bishnu P Paudel ◽  
George Wright ◽  
Justin L.P. Benesch ◽  
...  

Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are a family of ubiquitous intracellular molecular chaperones that are up-regulated under stress conditions and play a vital role in protein homeostasis (proteostasis). It is commonly accepted that these chaperones work by trapping misfolded proteins to prevent their aggregation; however, fundamental questions regarding the molecular mechanism by which sHsps interact with misfolded proteins remain unanswered. The dynamic and polydisperse nature of sHsp oligomers has made studying them challenging using traditional biochemical approaches. Therefore, we have utilized a single-molecule fluorescence-based approach to observe the chaperone action of human αB-crystallin (αBc, HSPB5). Using this approach we have, for the first time, determined the stoichiometries of complexes formed between αBc and a model client protein, chloride intracellular channel 1 (CLIC1). By examining the dispersity and stoichiometries of these complexes over time, and in response to different concentrations of αBc, we have uncovered unique and important insights into a two-step mechanism by which αBc interacts with misfolded client proteins to prevent their aggregation.


1998 ◽  
Vol 95 (16) ◽  
pp. 9129-9133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalind Kim ◽  
Kyeong Kyu Kim ◽  
Hisao Yokota ◽  
Sung-Hou Kim

Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) belong to a family of 12- to 43-kDa proteins that are ubiquitous and are conserved in amino acid sequence among all organisms. A sHSP homologue of Methanococcus jannaschii, a hyperthermophilic Archaeon, forms a homogeneous multimer comprised of 24 monomers with a molecular mass of 400 kDa in contrast to other sHSPs that show heterogeneous oligomeric complexes. Electron microscopy analysis revealed a spherically shaped oligomeric structure ≈15–20 nm in diameter. The protein confers thermal protection of other proteins in vitro as found in other sHSPs. Escherichia coli cell extracts containing the protein were protected from heat-denatured precipitation when heated up to 100°C, whereas extracts from cells not expressing the protein were heat-sensitive at 60°C. Similar results were obtained when purified sHSP protein was added to an E. coli cell lysate. The protein also prevented the aggregation of two purified proteins: single-chain monellin (SCM) at 80°C and citrate synthase at 40°C.


2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 806-814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Ahner ◽  
Kunio Nakatsukasa ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Raymond A. Frizzell ◽  
Jeffrey L. Brodsky

Secreted proteins that fail to achieve their native conformations, such as cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and particularly the ΔF508-CFTR variant can be selected for endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated degradation (ERAD) by molecular chaperones. Because the message corresponding to HSP26, which encodes a small heat-shock protein (sHsp) in yeast was up-regulated in response to CFTR expression, we examined the impact of sHsps on ERAD. First, we observed that CFTR was completely stabilized in cells lacking two partially redundant sHsps, Hsp26p and Hsp42p. Interestingly, the ERAD of a soluble and a related integral membrane protein were unaffected in yeast deleted for the genes encoding these sHsps, and CFTR polyubiquitination was also unaltered, suggesting that Hsp26p/Hsp42p are not essential for polyubiquitination. Next, we discovered that ΔF508-CFTR degradation was enhanced when a mammalian sHsp, αA-crystallin, was overexpressed in human embryonic kidney 293 cells, but wild-type CFTR biogenesis was unchanged. Because αA-crystallin interacted preferentially with ΔF508-CFTR and because purified αA-crystallin suppressed the aggregation of the first nucleotide-binding domain of CFTR, we suggest that sHsps maintain the solubility of ΔF508-CFTR during the ERAD of this polypeptide.


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