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Oligomerization with wt ?A- and ?B-crystallins reduces proteasome-mediated degradation of C-terminally truncated ?A-crystallin.

ABSTRACT: We previously demonstrated that the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway (UPP) is a general protein quality control system that selectively degrades damaged or abnormal lens proteins, including C-terminally truncated ?A-crystallin. The objective of this work was to determine the effects of wt ?A- and ?B-crystallins on the degradation of C-terminally truncated ?A-crystallin (?A(1-162)) and vice versa.Recombinant wt ?A, ?B, and ?A(1-162) were expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity by chromatography. Subunit exchange and oligomerization were detected by fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), multiangle-light scattering and coprecipitation assays. Protein substrates were labeled with (125)I and lens epithelial cell lysates were used as the source of the UPP for degradation assays.FRET, multiangle light scattering, and coprecipitation assays showed that ?A(1-162) exchanged subunits with wt ?A- or wt ?B- crystallin to form hetero-oligomers. ?A(1-162) was more susceptible than wt ?A-crystallin to degradation by the UPP. When mixed with wt ?A-crystallin at 1:1 or 1:4 (?A(1-162) : wt) ratios to form hetero-oligomers, the degradation of ?A(1-162) was significantly decreased. Conversely, formation of hetero-oligomers with ?A(1-162) enhanced the degradation of wt ?A-crystallin. The presence of ?A(1-162), but not wt ?A-crystallin, decreased the degradation of wt ?B-crystallin.?A(1-162) forms hetero-oligomers with wt ?A- and ?B-crystallins. Oligomerization with wt ?A- or ?B-crystallins reduces the susceptibility of ?A(1-162) to degradation by the UPP. In addition, the presence of ?A(1-162) in the hetero-oligomers also affects the degradation of wt ?A- and ?B-crystallins.

SUBMITTER: Wu M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3358126 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Oligomerization with wt αA- and αB-crystallins reduces proteasome-mediated degradation of C-terminally truncated αA-crystallin.

Wu Mingxing M Zhang Xinyu X Bian Qingning Q Taylor Allen A Liang Jack J JJ Ding Linlin L Horwitz Joseph J Shang Fu F

Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 20120504 6

<h4>Purpose</h4>We previously demonstrated that the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway (UPP) is a general protein quality control system that selectively degrades damaged or abnormal lens proteins, including C-terminally truncated αA-crystallin. The objective of this work was to determine the effects of wt αA- and αB-crystallins on the degradation of C-terminally truncated αA-crystallin (αA(1-162)) and vice versa.<h4>Methods</h4>Recombinant wt αA, αB, and αA(1-162) were expressed in Escherichia coli a ...[more]

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Oligomerization with wt ?A- and ?B-crystallins reduces proteasome-mediated degradation of C-terminally truncated ?A-crystallin.

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Oligomerization with wt αA- and αB-crystallins reduces proteasome-mediated degradation of C-terminally truncated αA-crystallin.

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