UNC-45 assisted myosin folding depends on a conserved FX3HY motif implicated in Freeman Sheldon Syndrome
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ABSTRACT: Myosin motors are critical for diverse motility functions ranging from cytokinesis and endocytosis to muscle contraction. The UNC-45 chaperone controls myosin function mediating the folding, assembly, and degradation of the muscle protein. Here, we analyze the molecular mechanism of UNC-45 as a hub in myosin quality control. We show that UNC-45 forms discrete complexes with folded and unfolded myosin, forwarding them to downstream chaperones and E3 ligases. Structural analysis of a minimal chaperone:substrate complex reveals that UNC-45 binds to a conserved FX3HY motif in the myosin motor domain. Disrupting the observed interface by mutagenesis prevents myosin maturation leading to protein aggregation in vivo. We also show that a mutation in the FX3HY motif linked to the Freeman Sheldon Syndrome impairs UNC-45 assisted folding, reducing the level of functional myosin. These findings demonstrate that a faulty myosin quality control is a critical yet unexplored cause of human myopathies.
INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos, Q Exactive HF
ORGANISM(S): Caenorhabditis Elegans
TISSUE(S): Muscle
SUBMITTER: Richard Imre
LAB HEAD: Tim Clausen
PROVIDER: PXD040428 | Pride | 2024-07-25
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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