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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2011

Structural basis of molecular recognition of the Leishmania small hydrophilic endoplasmic reticulum-associated protein (SHERP) at membrane surfaces.

Benjamin Moore, Andrew J Miles, Cristina Guerra-Giraldez, Peter Simpson, Momi Iwata, B A Wallace, Stephen J Matthews, Deborah F Smith, Katherine A Brown

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9 authors.

Benjamin MooreDivision of Cell and Molecular Biology, Centre for Molecular Microbiology and Infection, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
Andrew J Miles
Cristina Guerra-Giraldez
Peter Simpson
Momi Iwata
B A Wallace
Stephen J Matthews
Deborah F Smith
Katherine A Brown

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilMedical Research Council G0800038Wellcome Trust 068779Wellcome Trust 077503Wellcome Trust 079819
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 57-residue small hydrophilic endoplasmic reticulum-associated protein (SHERP) shows highly specific, stage-regulated expression in the non-replicative vector-transmitted stages of the kinetoplastid parasite, Leishmania major, the causative agent of human cutaneous leishmaniasis. Previous studies have demonstrated that SHERP localizes as a peripheral membrane protein on the cytosolic face of the endoplasmic reticulum and on outer mitochondrial membranes, whereas its high copy number suggests a critical function in vivo. However, the absence of defined domains or identifiable orthologues, together with lack of a clear phenotype in transgenic parasites lacking SHERP, has limited functional understanding of this protein. Here, we use a combination of biophysical and biochemical methods to demonstrate that SHERP can be induced to adopt a globular fold in the presence of anionic lipids or SDS. Cross-linking and binding studies suggest that SHERP has the potential to form a complex with the vacuolar type H(+)-ATPase. Taken together, these results suggest that SHERP may function in modulating cellular processes related to membrane organization and/or acidification during vector transmission of infective Leishmania.

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Protein FoldingEndoplasmic ReticulumLeishmania majorProtein Structure, TertiaryProtozoan ProteinsVacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPasesProtozoan ProteinsVacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases

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PMID21106528
PMCPMC3059043

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