Chaperone-facilitated aggregation of thermo-sensitive proteins shields them from degradation during heat stress

Cells have developed protein quality-control strategies to manage the accumulation of misfolded substrates during heat stress. Using a soluble reporter of misfolding in fission yeast, Rho1.C17R-GFP, we demonstrate that upon mild heat shock, the reporter collapses in protein aggregate centers (PACs)....

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Autores: Cabrera, Margarita, Boronat i Llop, Susanna, 1965-, Marte, Luis, 1990-, Vega, Montserrat, Pérez, Pilar, Ayté del Olmo, José, Hidalgo Hernando, Elena
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/43854
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/43854
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2020.01.077
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hsp104
J-protein
Mas5
PAC
PQC
UPS
Heat stress
Protein aggregates
Protein refolding
Stress granules
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Sumario:Cells have developed protein quality-control strategies to manage the accumulation of misfolded substrates during heat stress. Using a soluble reporter of misfolding in fission yeast, Rho1.C17R-GFP, we demonstrate that upon mild heat shock, the reporter collapses in protein aggregate centers (PACs). They contain and/or require several chaperones, such as Hsp104, Hsp16, and the Hsp40/70 couple Mas5/Ssa2. Stress granules do not assemble at mild temperatures and, therefore, are not required for PAC formation; on the contrary, PACs may serve as nucleation centers for the assembly of stress granules. In contrast to the general belief, the dominant fate of these PACs is not degradation, and the aggregated reporter can be disassembled by chaperones and recovers native structure and activity. Using mass spectrometry, we show that thermo-unstable endogenous proteins form PACs as well. In conclusion, formation of PACs during heat shock is a chaperone-mediated adaptation strategy.