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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2010

Molecular basis of coiled-coil oligomerization-state specificity.

Barbara Ciani, Saša Bjelic, Srinivas Honnappa, Hatim Jawhari, Rolf Jaussi, Aishwarya Payapilly, Thomas Jowitt, Michel O Steinmetz, Richard A Kammerer

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9 authors.

Barbara CianiWellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom.
Saša Bjelic
Srinivas Honnappa
Hatim Jawhari
Rolf Jaussi
Aishwarya Payapilly
Thomas Jowitt
Michel O Steinmetz
Richard A Kammerer

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Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coiled coils are extensively and successfully used nowadays to rationally design multistranded structures for applications, including basic research, biotechnology, nanotechnology, materials science, and medicine. The wide range of applications as well as the important functions these structures play in almost all biological processes highlight the need for a detailed understanding of the factors that control coiled-coil folding and oligomerization. Here, we address the important and unresolved question why the presence of particular oligomerization-state determinants within a coiled coil does frequently not correlate with its topology. We found an unexpected, general link between coiled-coil oligomerization-state specificity and trigger sequences, elements that are indispensable for coiled-coil formation. By using the archetype coiled-coil domain of the yeast transcriptional activator GCN4 as a model system, we show that well-established trimer-specific oligomerization-state determinants switch the peptide's topology from a dimer to a trimer only when inserted into the trigger sequence. We successfully confirmed our results in two other, unrelated coiled-coil dimers, ATF1 and cortexillin-1. We furthermore show that multiple topology determinants can coexist in the same trigger sequence, revealing a delicate balance of the resulting oligomerization state by position-dependent forces. Our experimental results should significantly improve the prediction of the oligomerization state of coiled coils. They therefore should have major implications for the rational design of coiled coils and consequently many applications using these popular oligomerization domains.

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Models, MolecularProtein Structure, QuaternaryActivating Transcription Factor 1Amino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCircular DichroismCrystallography, X-RayLightMicrofilament ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutant ProteinsProtein MultimerizationProteinsProtozoan ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsActivating Transcription Factor 1Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsctxA protein, Dictyostelium discoideumGCN4 protein, S cerevisiaeMicrofilament ProteinsMutant ProteinsProteinsProtozoan ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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PMID21045134
PMCPMC2993330

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