Abstract:Background: Pex5 transports PTS1 proteins to peroxisomes, releases them there, and returns to the cytosol. Results: Several steps of the import cycle are controlled by redox-sensitive oligomeric states of Pex5. Conclusion: Cargo release from Pex5 is achieved by a redox-regulated oligomer to dimer transition of Pex5 and aided by Pex8. Significance: This redox regulation of Pex5 function provides the first mechanistic view of cargo release.
“…These results contrast previous reports indicating that LdPEX5 tended to form a tetramer [33]. This difference in quaternary structure is likely due to disulfide bond formation as previously documented [38]. A similar analysis of ldpex14 showed that this fragment eluted as ~35 kDa species, a size corresponding to a homodimer [25].…”
Section: Quaternary Structure Of Ldpex5-ldpex14 Complexescontrasting
“…These results contrast previous reports indicating that LdPEX5 tended to form a tetramer [33]. This difference in quaternary structure is likely due to disulfide bond formation as previously documented [38]. A similar analysis of ldpex14 showed that this fragment eluted as ~35 kDa species, a size corresponding to a homodimer [25].…”
Section: Quaternary Structure Of Ldpex5-ldpex14 Complexescontrasting
“…36 One surprising observation is that the binding affinity of all the peptides tested in the present study was, within experimental error, identical for both truncated and full length PEX5. Since the N terminally truncated PEX5C lacks this redox sensitive Cys such a mechanism would appear not to be relevant in the context of the binding of short peptides in our experimental system.…”
Section: Implications For Cargo Binding To Pex5mentioning
Most peroxisomal matrix proteins possess a C-terminal targeting signal type 1 (PTS1).Accurate prediction of functional PTS1 sequences and their relative strength by computational methods is essential for determination of peroxisomal proteomes in silico, but has proved challenging, due to high sequence variability of non-canonical targeting signals, particularly in higher plants, and low availability of experimentally validated non-canonical examples. In this study in silico predictions were compared with in vivo targeting analyses 2 and in vitro thermodynamic binding of mutated variants within the context of one model targeting sequence. There was broad agreement between the methods for entire PTS1 domains and position-specific single amino acid (aa) residues, including residues upstream of the PTS1 tripeptide. The hierarchy Leu>Met>Ile>Val at the C-terminal position was determined for all methods but both experimental approaches suggest Tyr is under weighted in the prediction algorithm due to the absence of this residue in the positive training dataset.A combination of methods better defines the score range that discriminates a functional PTS1. In vitro binding to the PEX5 receptor could discriminate amongst strong targeting signals whilst in vivo targeting assays were more sensitive, allowing detection of weak functional import signals that were below the limit of detection in the binding assay. Together the data provide a comprehensive assessment of the factors driving PTS1 efficacy and provide a framework for the more quantitative assessment of the protein import pathway in higher plants.
“…Observations made for the Hansenula polymorpha Pex5p by fluorescence analysis revealed that the protein is a monomer at pH 6.0 and a tetramer at pH 7.2 (55, 56). According to SEC and SDS- PAGE under non-reducing conditions, Pex5p of Leishmania donovani and Pichia pastoris forms a tetramer of two dimers (57,58). Thus, the unusual migration behavior of yeast Pex5p upon SEC in light of the clear indication that the protein is monomeric by light scattering adds to the peculiar behavior of Pex5p from other species, and in analogy to its human orthologue it is best explained by the assumption that yeast Pex5p is monomeric with an unfolded N-terminal half.…”
Background: Peroxisomal proteins are recognized in the cytosol by the import receptor Pex5p. Results: Photo-cross-linking and mass spectrometry reveal the binding interface of Pex5p and its cargo protein Pcs60p. Conclusion: Pex5p-cargo interaction extends beyond signal sequence recognition and exhibits a bivalent binding mode. Significance: These data indicate a two-step concept of peroxisomal cargo recognition with initial tethering and subsequent lock-in.
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