CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR GRPE BOUND TO THE ATPASE DOMAIN OF THE MOLECULAR CHAPERONE DNAKCRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR GRPE BOUND TO THE ATPASE DOMAIN OF THE MOLECULAR CHAPERONE DNAK
GRPE_ECOLI Participates actively in the response to hyperosmotic and heat shock by preventing the aggregation of stress-denatured proteins, in association with DnaK and GrpE. It is the nucleotide exchange factor for DnaK and may function as a thermosensor. Unfolded proteins bind initially to DnaJ; upon interaction with the DnaJ-bound protein, DnaK hydrolyzes its bound ATP, resulting in the formation of a stable complex. GrpE releases ADP from DnaK; ATP binding to DnaK triggers the release of the substrate protein, thus completing the reaction cycle. Several rounds of ATP-dependent interactions between DnaJ, DnaK and GrpE are required for fully efficient folding.[1][2][3][4]
Evolutionary Conservation
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↑Wu B, Wawrzynow A, Zylicz M, Georgopoulos C. Structure-function analysis of the Escherichia coli GrpE heat shock protein. EMBO J. 1996 Sep 16;15(18):4806-16. PMID:8890154
↑Mehl AF, Heskett LD, Neal KM. A GrpE mutant containing the NH(2)-terminal "tail" region is able to displace bound polypeptide substrate from DnaK. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2001 Mar 30;282(2):562-9. PMID:11401497 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/bbrc.2001.4567
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