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ArticleCell2014

The structural basis of substrate recognition by the eukaryotic chaperonin TRiC/CCT.

Lukasz A Joachimiak, Thomas Walzthoeni, Corey W Liu, Ruedi Aebersold, Judith Frydman

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Article in Cell, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 93 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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93 citing papers in PubMed, 151 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Lukasz A JoachimiakDepartment of Biology and Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: lajoachi@gmail.com.
Thomas WalzthoeniInstitute of Molecular Systems Biology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland; Ph.D. Program in Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich/ETH Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Corey W LiuStanford Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Ruedi AebersoldInstitute of Molecular Systems Biology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland; Faculty of Science, University of Zurich, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland.
Judith FrydmanDepartment of Biology and Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: jfrydman@stanford.edu.
Stanford University · USUniversity of Zurich · CHResonance Research (United States) · US

Funding

Mechanism of the Eukaryotic Chaperonin TRiC/CCTR01GM074074 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI FRYDMAN, JUDITH · 2005 to 2024
$6.8M
Structural Basis of Protein HomeostasisU01GM098254 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI AGARD, DAVID A., FRYDMAN, JUDITH · 2012 to 2014
$3.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM074074NIGMS NIH HHS U01 GM098254
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The eukaryotic chaperonin TRiC (also called CCT) is the obligate chaperone for many essential proteins. TRiC is hetero-oligomeric, comprising two stacked rings of eight different subunits each. Subunit diversification from simpler archaeal chaperonins appears linked to proteome expansion. Here, we integrate structural, biophysical, and modeling approaches to identify the hitherto unknown substrate-binding site in TRiC and uncover the basis of substrate recognition. NMR and modeling provided a structural model of a chaperonin-substrate complex. Mutagenesis and crosslinking-mass spectrometry validated the identified substrate-binding interface and demonstrate that TRiC contacts full-length substrates combinatorially in a subunit-specific manner. The binding site of each subunit has a distinct, evolutionarily conserved pattern of polar and hydrophobic residues specifying recognition of discrete substrate motifs. The combinatorial recognition of polypeptides broadens the specificity of TRiC and may direct the topology of bound polypeptides along a productive folding trajectory, contributing to TRiC's unique ability to fold obligate substrates.

Indexed as

Protein FoldingAnimalsArchaeaArchaeal ProteinsCattleChaperonin Containing TCP-1EukaryotaModels, MolecularMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularProtein Structure, TertiarySaccharomyces cerevisiaeSubstrate SpecificityArchaeal ProteinsChaperonin Containing TCP-1

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PMID25416944
PMCPMC4298165
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