PMID- 18718908 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090107 LR - 20210206 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 283 IP - 46 DP - 2008 Nov 14 TI - Leishmania donovani peroxin 14 undergoes a marked conformational change following association with peroxin 5. PG - 31488-99 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M803529200 [doi] AB - The import of PTS1 proteins into the glycosome or peroxisome requires binding of a PTS1-laden PEX5 receptor to the membrane-associated protein PEX14 to facilitate translocation of PTS1 proteins into the lumen of these organelles. Quaternary structure analysis of protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani PEX14 (LdPEX14) revealed that this protein forms a homomeric complex with a size > 670 kDa. Moreover, deletion mapping indicated that disruption of LdPEX14 oligomerization correlated with the elimination of the hydrophobic region and coiled-coil motif present in LdPEX14. Analysis of the LdPEX5-LdPEX14 interaction by isothermal titration calorimetry revealed a molar binding stoichiometry of 1:4 (LdPEX5: LdPEX14) and an in-solution dissociation constant (K(d)) of approximately 74 nm. Calorimetry, circular dichroism, intrinsic fluorescence, and analytical ultracentrifugation experiments showed that binding of LdPEX5 resulted in a dramatic conformational change in the LdPEX14 oligomeric complex that involved the reorganization of the hydrophobic segment in LdPEX14. Finally, limited tryptic proteolysis assays established that in the presence of LdPEX5, LdPEX14 became more susceptible to proteolytic degradation consistent with this protein interaction triggering a significant conformational change in the recombinant and native LdPEX14 structures. These structural changes provide essential clues to how LdPEX14 functions in the translocation of folded proteins across the glycosomal membrane. FAU - Cyr, Normand AU - Cyr N AD - Institute of Parasitology, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9. FAU - Madrid, Kleber P AU - Madrid KP FAU - Strasser, Rona AU - Strasser R FAU - Aurousseau, Mark AU - Aurousseau M FAU - Finn, Ron AU - Finn R FAU - Ausio, Juan AU - Ausio J FAU - Jardim, Armando AU - Jardim A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20080821 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear) RN - EC 3.4.- (Peptide Hydrolases) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Animals MH - Calorimetry MH - Circular Dichroism MH - Leishmania donovani/*chemistry/genetics/*metabolism MH - Membrane Proteins/*chemistry/genetics/*metabolism MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Peptide Hydrolases/metabolism MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Structure, Quaternary MH - Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/*chemistry/genetics/*metabolism MH - Thermodynamics EDAT- 2008/08/23 09:00 MHDA- 2009/01/08 09:00 CRDT- 2008/08/23 09:00 PHST- 2008/08/23 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/01/08 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/08/23 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(20)56890-7 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M803529200 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2008 Nov 14;283(46):31488-99. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M803529200. Epub 2008 Aug 21.