Suzuki Nanao, Ban Syoko, Itoh Eriko, Chen Sisi, Imai Fabiana L, Sawano Yoriko, Miyakawa Takuya, Tanokura Masaru, Yonezawa Naoto
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan; Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan; and Laboratory of Chemistry, College of Liberal and Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Chiba 272-0827, Japan.
J Biochem. 2014 May;155(5):281-93. doi: 10.1093/jb/mvu003. Epub 2014 Jan 21.
Human reticulocalbin-1 (hRCN1) has six EF-hand motifs and binds Ca(2+). hRCN1 is a member of the CREC family localized in the secretory pathway, and its cellular function remains unclear. In this study, we established a new bacterial expression and purification procedure for hRCN1. We observed that hRCN1 binds Ca(2+) in a cooperative manner and the Ca(2+) binding caused an increase in the α-helix content of hRCN1. On the other hand, hRCN1 did not change the structure with Mg(2+) loading. hRCN1 is a monomeric protein, and its overall structure became more compact upon Ca(2+) binding, as revealed by gel-filtration column chromatography and small-angle X-ray scattering. This is the first report of conformational changes in the CREC family upon Ca(2+) binding. Our data suggest that CREC family member interactions with target proteins are regulated in the secretory pathway by conformational changes upon Ca(2+) binding.
人网织钙结合蛋白-1(hRCN1)有六个EF手基序并能结合Ca²⁺。hRCN1是定位于分泌途径的CREC家族成员,其细胞功能尚不清楚。在本研究中,我们建立了一种新的hRCN1细菌表达和纯化方法。我们观察到hRCN1以协同方式结合Ca²⁺,且Ca²⁺结合导致hRCN1的α-螺旋含量增加。另一方面,hRCN1在加载Mg²⁺时结构不变。hRCN1是一种单体蛋白,凝胶过滤柱色谱和小角X射线散射显示,其整体结构在结合Ca²⁺后变得更加紧凑。这是关于CREC家族在结合Ca²⁺后构象变化的首次报道。我们的数据表明,CREC家族成员与靶蛋白的相互作用在分泌途径中通过结合Ca²⁺后的构象变化来调节。