Exploring long-range cooperativity in the 20S proteasome core particle from using methyl-TROSY-based NMR.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Department of Molecular Genetics, The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S1A8, Canada;

Published: March 2020

The 20S core particle (CP) proteasome is a molecular assembly catalyzing the degradation of misfolded proteins or proteins no longer required for function. It is composed of four stacked heptameric rings that form a barrel-like structure, sequestering proteolytic sites inside its lumen. Proteasome function is regulated by gates derived from the termini of α-rings and through binding of regulatory particles (RPs) to one or both ends of the barrel. The CP is dynamic, with an extensive allosteric pathway extending from one end of the molecule to catalytic sites in its center. Here, using methyl-transverse relaxation optimized spectroscopy (TROSY)-based NMR optimized for studies of high-molecular-weight complexes, we evaluate whether the pathway extends over the entire 150-Å length of the molecule. By exploiting a number of different labeling schemes, the two halves of the molecule can be distinguished, so that the effects of 11S RP binding, or the introduction of gate or allosteric pathway mutations at one end of the barrel can be evaluated at the distal end. Our results establish that while 11S binding and the introduction of key mutations affect each half of the CP allosterically, they do not further couple opposite ends of the molecule. This may have implications for the function of so-called "hybrid" proteasomes where each end of the CP is bound with a different regulator, allowing the CP to be responsive to both RPs simultaneously. The methodology presented introduces a general NMR strategy for dissecting pathways of communication in homo-oligomeric molecular machines.

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