Burmann, Björn M. and Wang, Congwei and Hiller, Sebastian. (2013) Conformation and dynamics of the periplasmic membrane-protein–chaperone complexes OmpX–Skp and tOmpA–Skp. Nature structural & molecular biology, 20 (11). pp. 1265-1272.
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Abstract
The biogenesis of integral outer-membrane proteins (OMPs) in Gram-negative bacteria requires molecular chaperones that prevent the aggregation of OMP polypeptides in the aqueous periplasmic space. How these energy-independent chaperones interact with their substrates is not well understood. We have used high-resolution NMR spectroscopy to examine the conformation and dynamics of the Escherichia coli periplasmic chaperone Skp and two of its complexes with OMPs. The Skp trimer constitutes a flexible architectural scaffold that becomes more rigid upon substrate binding. The OMP substrates populate a dynamic conformational ensemble with structural interconversion rates on the submillisecond timescale. The global lifetime of the chaperone-substrate complex is seven orders of magnitude longer, emerging from the short local lifetimes by avidity. The dynamic state allows for energy-independent substrate release and provides a general paradigm for the conformation of OMP polypeptides bound to energy-independent chaperones.
Faculties and Departments: | 05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Structural Biology & Biophysics > Structural Biology (Hiller) |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Hiller, Sebastian |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
Publisher: | Nature Publ. Group |
ISSN: | 1545-9993 |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
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Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2022 18:11 |
Deposited On: | 06 Dec 2013 09:35 |
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