Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jan 3;109(1):149-54. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1117648108. Epub 2011 Dec 20.
Proteasomes execute the degradation of most cellular proteins. Although the 20S core particle (CP) has been studied in great detail, the structure of the 19S regulatory particle (RP), which prepares ubiquitylated substrates for degradation, has remained elusive. Here, we report the crystal structure of one of the RP subunits, Rpn6, and we describe its integration into the cryo-EM density map of the 26S holocomplex at 9.1 Å resolution. Rpn6 consists of an α-solenoid-like fold and a proteasome COP9/signalosome eIF3 (PCI) module in a right-handed suprahelical configuration. Highly conserved surface areas of Rpn6 interact with the conserved surfaces of the Pre8 (alpha2) and Rpt6 subunits from the alpha and ATPase rings, respectively. The structure suggests that Rpn6 has a pivotal role in stabilizing the otherwise weak interaction between the CP and the RP.
蛋白酶体执行大多数细胞蛋白质的降解。尽管 20S 核心颗粒 (CP) 已经被详细研究,但准备进行降解的泛素化底物的 19S 调节颗粒 (RP) 的结构仍然难以捉摸。在这里,我们报告了 RP 亚基之一 Rpn6 的晶体结构,并描述了它如何整合到 26S 完整复合物的 cryo-EM 密度图中,分辨率为 9.1 Å。Rpn6 由一个 α-螺线管样折叠和蛋白酶体 COP9/signalosome eIF3 (PCI) 模块以右手超螺旋构象组成。Rpn6 的高度保守表面区域与 Pre8(α2)和 Rpt6 亚基的保守表面相互作用,分别来自 α 和 ATPase 环。该结构表明,Rpn6 在稳定 CP 和 RP 之间本来较弱的相互作用方面发挥着关键作用。