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Studies of Chaperone-Cochaperone Interactions using Homogenous Bead-Based Assay
Published on: July 21, 2021
Modulation of the chaperone activities of Hsc70/Hsp40 by Hsp105alpha and Hsp105beta
N Yamagishi1, H Nishihori, K Ishihara
1Department of Biochemistry, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Abstract:
Hsp105alpha and Hsp105beta are stress proteins found in various mammals including human, mouse, and rat, which belong to the Hsp105/Hsp110 protein family. To elucidate their physiological functions, we examined here the chaperone activity of these stress proteins. Hsp105alpha and Hsp105beta prevented the aggregation of firefly luciferase during thermal denaturation, whereas the thermally denatured luciferase was not reactivated by itself or by rabbit reticulocyte lysate (RRL). On the other hand, Hsp105alpha and Hsp105beta suppressed the reactivation of thermally denatured luciferase by RRL and of chemically denatured luciferase by Hsc70/Hsp40 or RRL. Furthermore, although Hsp105alpha and Hsp105beta did not show ATPase activity, the addition of Hsp105alpha or Hsp105beta to Hsc70/Hsp40 enhanced the amount of hydrolysis of ATP greater than that of the Hsp40-stimulated Hsc70 ATPase activity. These findings suggest that Hsp105alpha and Hsp105beta are not only chaperones that prevent thermal aggregation of proteins, but also regulators of the Hsc70 chaperone system in mammalian cells.
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