An interaction map of endoplasmic reticulum chaperones and foldases

Mol Cell Proteomics. 2012 Sep;11(9):710-23. doi: 10.1074/mcp.M111.016550. Epub 2012 Jun 4.

Abstract

Chaperones and foldases in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) ensure correct protein folding. Extensive protein-protein interaction maps have defined the organization and function of many cellular complexes, but ER complexes are under-represented. Consequently, chaperone and foldase networks in the ER are largely uncharacterized. Using complementary ER-specific methods, we have mapped interactions between ER-lumenal chaperones and foldases and describe their organization in multiprotein complexes. We identify new functional chaperone modules, including interactions between protein-disulfide isomerases and peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans-isomerases. We have examined in detail a novel ERp72-cyclophilin B complex that enhances the rate of folding of immunoglobulin G. Deletion analysis and NMR reveal a conserved surface of cyclophilin B that interacts with polyacidic stretches of ERp72 and GRp94. Mutagenesis within this highly charged surface region abrogates interactions with its chaperone partners and reveals a new mechanism of ER protein-protein interaction. This ability of cyclophilin B to interact with different partners using the same molecular surface suggests that ER-chaperone/foldase partnerships may switch depending on the needs of different substrates, illustrating the flexibility of multichaperone complexes of the ER folding machinery.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cyclophilins / metabolism
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism*
  • Epithelial Cells
  • HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / metabolism
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism
  • Molecular Chaperones / chemistry
  • Molecular Chaperones / metabolism*
  • Peptidylprolyl Isomerase / metabolism
  • Protein Disulfide-Isomerases / metabolism*
  • Protein Folding*
  • Protein Interaction Maps*
  • Rats

Substances

  • HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Molecular Chaperones
  • endoplasmic reticulum glycoprotein p72
  • glucose-regulated proteins
  • cyclophilin B
  • Cyclophilins
  • Peptidylprolyl Isomerase
  • Protein Disulfide-Isomerases