Structural highlights
Function
DNAK_ECOLI Plays an essential role in the initiation of phage lambda DNA replication, where it acts in an ATP-dependent fashion with the DnaJ protein to release lambda O and P proteins from the preprimosomal complex. DnaK is also involved in chromosomal DNA replication, possibly through an analogous interaction with the DnaA protein. Also participates actively in the response to hyperosmotic shock.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00332]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The molecular chaperone DnaK assists protein folding and refolding, translocation across membranes, and regulation of the heat shock response. In Escherichia coli, the protein is a target for insect-derived antimicrobial peptides, pyrrhocoricins. We present here the X-ray crystallographic analysis of the E. coli DnaK substrate-binding domain in complex with pyrrhocoricin-derived peptide inhibitors. The structures show that pyrrhocoricins act as site-specific, dual-mode (competitive and allosteric) inhibitors, occupying the substrate-binding tunnel and disrupting the latch between the lid and the beta-sandwich. Our structural analysis revealed an allosteric coupling between the movements of the lid and the interdomain linker, identifying a previously unknown mechanism of the lid-mediated regulation of the chaperone cycle.
Allosteric coupling between the lid and interdomain linker in DnaK revealed by inhibitor binding studies.,Liebscher M, Roujeinikova A J Bacteriol. 2009 Mar;191(5):1456-62. Epub 2008 Dec 19. PMID:19103929[1]
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References
- ↑ Liebscher M, Roujeinikova A. Allosteric coupling between the lid and interdomain linker in DnaK revealed by inhibitor binding studies. J Bacteriol. 2009 Mar;191(5):1456-62. Epub 2008 Dec 19. PMID:19103929 doi:10.1128/JB.01131-08
