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Structure of 1S3X domain in HSP70

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. The arginine guanidinium group stabilizes the solvent molecules in vitro, which are linked by hydrogen bonds. In the ADP binding site of the ATPase, the ribose hydrogen bonds to Asp 268 and Lys 271 and the phophates project into the 1S3X domain which contains metal ions and a number of well ordered water molecules. This cavity contains one calcium and two sodium ions.The sodium ions may are responsible of the rotation of the beta phosphate.The inorganic phosphate group is coordinated by a salt bridge with Lys71, an hydrogen bonds from Thr13 to Thr204 and then it interacts immediately with the calcium ion. The exit of the Pi creates a channel potential and involves a conformational changing transition of the Hsp70 molecular chaperone.

Two calcium sites have been identified in the crystal structure of the 1S3X domain. The first calcium site binds within the catalytic pocket and bridges ADP and inorganic phosphate. It is octahedrally coordinated by the oxygen of 𝞫 phosphate , two oxygen atoms of Pi and four water molecules in vitro. Moreover, thanks to the presence of this calcium ion, the activated 𝝲 phosphate can be transferred to a conserved threonine (Thr204). This structurally conserved residue is suggested as a phosphate acceptor.

The second calcium is tightly coordinated on the hATPase protein surface by Glu231, Asp232 and carbonyl of His227. This new metal-binding motif is formed at the junction between a β sheet (residues 190–225) and ɑ helix (230–250) and is in close proximity to the catalytic site. Moreover, the amide groups of 3 residues (202, 203 and 204) point out toward phosphate groups (Pi and 𝞫 phosphate) of ADP. All three amide groups are in position to form a hydrogen bond with a nested water molecule (in vitro) that bridges the 𝞫 phosphate of ADP with the Pi group. The calcium-bound structure of hATPase represents a state in which phosphorylation can occur. Protein sidechains in the catalytic site, in particular threonine sidechains, can serve as an acceptor of the phosphate group during ATP hydrolysis. Moreover, small but important movements of ions and sidechains have been observed. Potentially, phosphorylation in the presence of calcium may serve as a regulatory function, because at high calcium concentrations a fraction of the Hsp70 chaperone molecules could become phosphorylated and thereby arrested in one state or inactive.


Diseases

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) have the ability to fold proteins and reconstitute them once they have deformed. It is thus a key element in the cure of cancer and some neurological diseases. Indeed, HSP70 functions as a chaperone and protects neurons from protein aggregation and toxicity (Parkinson's disease, Alzheime disease ...), protects cells from apoptosis (Parkinson's disease), is a marker stress (epilepsy), protects the cells from inflammation (brain injury), plays an adjuvant role in the presentation of the antigen and participates in the immune response in autoimmune diseases (multiple sclerosis) However, it has been shown that an overabundance of HSP70 may have a deleterious role in some diseases. Indeed, HSP70 can cause continuous protein folding in cancer cells, which exacerbates cell growth. These proteins are also involved in viral diseases such as Zika virus (ZIKV). ZIKV has been associated with serious symptoms, including infant microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome. HSP70 has been shown to be an infection factor for several viruses. In the ZIKV infection process, inducing and suppressing the expression of HSP70 has been shown to increase and decrease the production of ZIKV, respectively. HSP70 thus appears to be an important factor in the ZIKV infection process. To conclude, if we can not survive without Hsp70, its activity must still be balanced. When we know more about the structure and activity of Hsp70, we may be able to design molecules, drugs, to modulate its activity to prevent or slow the growth of certain diseases.


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References

[1] [2] [3] [4]

  1. https://www.nature.com/articles/srep34701
  2. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/05/08/135350
  3. http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbe/entry/pdb/1s3x/ligands/
  4. https://www.rcsb.org/3d-view/1S3X?preset=ligandInteraction&sele=PO4
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