Molecular characterization of Oryza sativa 16.9 kDa heat shock protein

Li Sen Young, Ching Hui Yeh, Yih Ming Chen, Chu Yung Lin

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Abstract

A rice class I low-molecular-mass heat shock protein (LMM HSP) Oshsp16.9 was overexpressed in Escherichia coli. Oligomerized complexes of Oshsp16.9 were harvested and electron microscopic observations of purified complexes revealed globular structures of 10-20 nm in diameter (with majority of 15-18 nm) and calculated to comprise approx. 12 monomers per complex. In comparison, complexes from native rice class I LMM HSPs were observed as larger ellipsoid- or globular-like random aggregated hetero-oligomers. To characterize the biochemical functions of the hydrophobic N-terminal region of Oshsp16.9, a truncation in the N-terminal region was constructed and introduced into E. coli. Results showed that the N-terminal truncated Oshsp16.9 mutant was capable of forming complexes similar to the full-length Oshsp16.9; however, the deletion protein failed to confer in vitro protein thermostability under elevated temperatures. Protein assays from in vivo treatments at higher temperatures exhibited that non-specific interactions of E. coli cellular proteins only occurred with full-length Oshsp16.9 complexes but not with the mutant complex. In vitro immunoprecipitation of cellular proteins from E. coli overexpressing full-length Oshsp16.9 showed that interactions between plant LMM HSP and E. coli cellular proteins are temperature-dependent. Taken together, the hydrophobic N-terminal region of rice class I LMM HSP is critical in the ability of the protein to interact/bind with its potential substrates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-38
Number of pages8
JournalBiochemical Journal
Volume344
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Nov 1999

Keywords

  • Chaperone activity
  • Oshsp16.9
  • Overexpression in Escherichia coli
  • Thermotolerance

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