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The GPI anchor signal sequence dictates the folding and functionality of the Als5 adhesin from Candida albicans.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Proteins destined to be Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchored are translocated into the ER lumen completely before the C-terminal GPI anchor attachment signal sequence (SS) is removed by the GPI-transamidase and replaced by a pre-formed GPI anchor precursor. Does the SS have a role in dictating the conformation and function of the protein as well? METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We generated two variants of the Als5 protein without and with the SS in order to address the above question. Using a combination of biochemical and biophysical techniques, we show that in the case of Als5, an adhesin of C. albicans, the C-terminal deletion of 20 amino acids (SS) results in a significant alteration in conformation and function of the mature protein. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: We propose that the locking of the conformation of the precursor protein in an alternate conformation from that of the mature protein is one probable strategy employed by the cell to control the behaviour and function of proteins intended to be GPI anchored during their transit through the ER.

SUBMITTER: Ahmad MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3324464 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The GPI anchor signal sequence dictates the folding and functionality of the Als5 adhesin from Candida albicans.

Ahmad Mohammad Faiz MF   Yadav Bhawna B   Kumar Pravin P   Puri Amrita A   Mazumder Mohit M   Ali Anwar A   Gourinath Samudrala S   Muthuswami Rohini R   Komath Sneha Sudha SS  

PloS one 20120411 4


<h4>Background</h4>Proteins destined to be Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchored are translocated into the ER lumen completely before the C-terminal GPI anchor attachment signal sequence (SS) is removed by the GPI-transamidase and replaced by a pre-formed GPI anchor precursor. Does the SS have a role in dictating the conformation and function of the protein as well?<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We generated two variants of the Als5 protein without and with the SS in order to addre  ...[more]

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