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Hsp70 chaperones: Cellular functions and molecular mechanism 总被引:36,自引:0,他引:36
Hsp70 proteins are central components of the cellular network of molecular chaperones and folding catalysts. They assist a large variety of protein folding processes in the cell by transient association of their substrate binding domain with short hydrophobic peptide segments within their substrate proteins. The substrate binding and release cycle is driven by the switching of Hsp70 between the low-affinity ATP bound state and the high-affinity ADP bound state. Thus, ATP binding and hydrolysis are essential in vitro and in vivo for the chaperone activity of Hsp70 proteins. This ATPase cycle is controlled by co-chaperones of the family of J-domain proteins, which target Hsp70s to their substrates, and by nucleotide exchange factors, which determine the lifetime of the Hsp70-substrate complex. Additional co-chaperones fine-tune this chaperone cycle. For specific tasks the Hsp70 cycle is coupled to the action of other chaperones, such as Hsp90 and Hsp100.Received 21 October 2004; received after revision 24 November 2004; accepted 6 December 2004 相似文献
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The multifunctional roles of the four-and-a-half-LIM only protein FHL2 总被引:15,自引:1,他引:14
Johannessen M Møller S Hansen T Moens U Van Ghelue M 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2006,63(3):268-284
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Signaling mechanisms of neurite outgrowth induced by the cell adhesion molecules NCAM and N-Cadherin
Formation of appropriate neural circuits depends on a complex interplay between extracellular guiding cues and intracellular
signaling events that result in alterations of cytoskeletal dynamics and a neurite growth response. Surface-expressed cell
adhesion molecules (CAMs) interact with the surroundings via the extracellular domain and bind to the cytoskeleton via their
intracellular domain. In addition, several CAMs induce signaling events via direct interactions with intracellular proteins
or via interactions with cell surface receptors. Thus, CAMs are obvious candidates for transmitting extracellular guidance
cues to intracellular events and thereby regulating neurite outgrowth. In this review, we focus on two CAMs, the neural cell
adhesion molecule (NCAM) and N-cadherin, and their ability to mediate signaling associated with a neurite outgrowth response.
In particular, we will focus on direct interaction between NCAM and N-cadherin with a number of intracellular partners, as
well as on their interaction with the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR).
Received 23 May 2008; received after revision 14 July 2008; accepted 21 July 2008 相似文献
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Poeschla EM 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2008,65(9):1403-1424
HIV integrates a DNA copy of its genome into a host cell chromosome in each replication cycle. The essential DNA cleaving
and joining chemistry of integration is known, but there is less understanding of the process as it occurs in a cell, where
two complex and dynamic macromolecular entities are joined: the viral pre-integration complex and chromatin. Among implicated
cellular factors, much recent attention has coalesced around LEDGF/p75, a nuclear protein that may act as a chromatin docking
factor or receptor for lentiviral pre-integration complexes. LEDGF/p75 tethers HIV integrase to chromatin, protects it from
degradation, and strongly influences the genome-wide pattern of HIV integration. Depleting the protein from cells and/or over-expressing
its integrase-binding domain blocks viral replication. Current goals are to establish the underlying mechanisms and to determine
whether this knowledge can be exploited for antiviral therapy or for targeting lentiviral vector integration in human gene
therapy.
Received 25 November 2007; received after revision 7 January 2008; accepted 10 January 2008 相似文献
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The mitochondrial PHB complex: roles in mitochondrial respiratory complex assembly, ageing and degenerative disease 总被引:16,自引:0,他引:16
Nijtmans LG Artal SM Grivell LA Coates PJ 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2002,59(1):143-155
Although originally identified as putative negative regulators of the cell cycle, recent studies have demonstrated that the
PHB proteins act as a chaperone in the assembly of subunits of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes. The two PHB proteins,
Phb1p and Phb2p, are located in the mitochondrial inner membrane where they form a large complex that represents a novel type
of membrane-bound chaperone. On the basis of its native molecular weight, the PHB-complex should contain 12-14 copies of both
Phb1p and Phb2p. The PHB complex binds directly to newly synthesised mitochondrial translation products and stabilises them
against degradation by membrane-bound metalloproteases belonging to the family of mitochondrial triple-A proteins. Sequence
homology assigns Phb1p and Phb2p to a family of proteins which also contains stomatins, HflKC, flotillins and plant defence
proteins. However, to date only the bacterial HflKC proteins have been shown to possess a direct functional homology with
the PHB complex. Previously assigned actions of the PHB proteins, including roles in tumour suppression, cell cycle regulation,
immunoglobulin M receptor binding and apoptosis seem unlikely in view of any hard evidence in their support. Nevertheless,
because the proteins are probably indirectly involved in ageing and cancer, we assess their possible role in these processes.
Finally, we suggest that the original name for these proteins, the prohibitins, should be amended to reflect their roles as
proteins that hold badly formed subunits, thereby keeping the nomenclature already in use but altering its meaning to reflect
their true function more accurately.
Received 21 May 2001; received after revision 2 July 2001; accepted 24 July 2001 相似文献
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Geminin is a multifunctional protein. After DNA replication is initiated during a cell cycle, geminin binds to Cdt1, one of the key DNA replication licensing factors. This highly regulated interaction sequestrates Cdt1, thus preventing DNA rereplication in the same cell cycle. In addition, geminin directly interacts with Six3 and Hox homeodomain proteins during embryogenesis and inhibits their functions. The regulation of Hox function by geminin also involves a transient association with the Hox repressive Polycomb complex. The functions of geminin to obstruct key molecules of both cell proliferation and embryonic development suggest a competitive coordination of these two processes.Received 10 December 2004; received after revision 27 January 2005; accepted March 2005 相似文献
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The utility F-box for protein destruction 总被引:3,自引:1,他引:2
A signature feature of all living organisms is their utilization of proteins to construct molecular machineries that undertake the complex network of cellular activities. The abundance of a protein element is temporally and spatially regulated in two opposing aspects: de novo synthesis to manufacture the required amount of the protein, and destruction of the protein when it is in excess or no longer needed. One major route of protein destruction is coordinated by a set of conserved molecules, the F-box proteins, which promote ubiquitination in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Here we discuss the functions of F-box proteins in several cellular scenarios including cell cycle progression, synapse formation, plant hormone responses, and the circadian clock. We particularly emphasize the mechanisms whereby F-box proteins recruit specific substrates and regulate their abundance in the context of SCF E3 ligases. For some exceptions, we also review how F-box proteins function through non-SCF mechanisms. 相似文献
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