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ArticleJournal of molecular biology2011

Lipid-mediated folding/unfolding of phospholamban as a regulatory mechanism for the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase.

Martin Gustavsson, Nathaniel J Traaseth, Christine B Karim, Elizabeth L Lockamy, David D Thomas, Gianluigi Veglia

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Article in Journal of molecular biology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Martin GustavssonDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Nathaniel J Traaseth
Christine B Karim
Elizabeth L Lockamy
David D Thomas
Gianluigi Veglia
University of Minnesota · US

Funding

Structural Dynamics of Muscle Calcium ATPase RegulationR01GM027906 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI THOMAS, DAVID D · 1985 to 2016
$8.6M
NMR Structural Analysis of Calcium Regulation in MuscleR01GM064742 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI VEGLIA, GIANLUIGI · 2002 to 2019
$7.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM27906NIGMS NIH HHS GM64742NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM027906NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM064742
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The integral membrane protein complex between phospholamban (PLN) and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA) regulates cardiac contractility. In the unphosphorylated form, PLN binds SERCA and inhibits Ca(2+) flux. Upon phosphorylation of PLN at Ser16, the inhibitory effect is reversed. Although structural details on both proteins are emerging from X-ray crystallography, cryo-electron microscopy, and NMR studies, the molecular mechanisms of their interactions and regulatory process are still lacking. It has been speculated that SERCA regulation depends on PLN structural transitions (order to disorder, i.e., folding/unfolding). Here, we investigated PLN conformational changes upon chemical unfolding by a combination of electron paramagnetic resonance and NMR spectroscopies, revealing that the conformational transitions involve mostly the cytoplasmic regions, with two concomitant phenomena: (1) membrane binding and folding of the amphipathic domain Ia and (2) folding/unfolding of the juxtamembrane domain Ib of PLN. Analysis of phosphorylated and unphosphorylated PLN with two phosphomimetic mutants of PLN (S16E and S16D) shows that the population of an unfolded state in domains Ia and Ib (T' state) is linearly correlated to the extent of SERCA inhibition measured by activity assays. Inhibition of SERCA is carried out by the folded ground state (T state) of the protein (PLN), while the relief of inhibition involves promotion of PLN to excited conformational states (Ser16 phosphorylated PLN). We propose that PLN population shifts (folding/unfolding) are a key regulatory mechanism for SERCA.

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Protein FoldingProtein UnfoldingCalcium-Binding ProteinsElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyLipidsMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMutationPhospholambanProtein ConformationRecombinant ProteinsSarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPasesCalcium-Binding ProteinsLipidsPhospholambanRecombinant ProteinsSarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases

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PMID21419777
PMCPMC3573877
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