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Structure of the substrate-binding domain of Plasmodium falciparum heat-shock protein 70-x.


ABSTRACT: The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum extensively modifies erythrocytes that it invades by exporting a large complement of proteins to the host cell. Among these exported components is a single heat-shock 70?kDa class protein, PfHsp70-x, that supports the virulence and growth rate of the parasite during febrile episodes. The ATP-binding domain of PfHsp70-x has previously been resolved and showed the presence of potentially druggable epitopes that differ from those on human Hsp70 chaperones. Here, the crystallographic structure of the substrate-binding domain (SBD) of PfHsp70-x is presented in complex with a hydrophobic peptide. The PfHsp70-x SBD is shown to be highly similar to the counterpart from a human erythrocytic Hsp70 chaperone. The binding of substrate at the interface between ?-sandwich and ?-helical subdomains of this chaperone segment is also conserved between the malaria parasite and humans. It is hypothesized that the parasite may partly exploit human chaperones for intra-erythrocytic trafficking and maintenance of its exported proteome.

SUBMITTER: Schmidt J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7531245 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structure of the substrate-binding domain of Plasmodium falciparum heat-shock protein 70-x.

Schmidt Julia J   Vakonakis Ioannis I  

Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications 20200928 Pt 10


The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum extensively modifies erythrocytes that it invades by exporting a large complement of proteins to the host cell. Among these exported components is a single heat-shock 70 kDa class protein, PfHsp70-x, that supports the virulence and growth rate of the parasite during febrile episodes. The ATP-binding domain of PfHsp70-x has previously been resolved and showed the presence of potentially druggable epitopes that differ from those on human Hsp70 chaperones.  ...[more]

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