Abstract

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-localized Hsp70 chaperone BiP contributes to protein folding homeostasis by engaging unfolded client proteins in a process that is tightly coupled to ATP binding and hydrolysis. The inverse correlation between AMPylation and the burden of unfolded ER proteins suggests a post-translational mechanism for adjusting BiP's activity to changing levels of ER stress, but the underlying molecular details are unexplored. We present biochemical and crystallographic studies indicating that irrespective of the identity of the bound nucleotide AMPylation biases BiP towards a conformation normally attained by the ATP-bound chaperone. AMPylation does not affect the interaction between BiP and J-protein co-factors but appears to allosterically impair J protein-stimulated ATP-hydrolysis, resulting in the inability of modified BiP to attain high affinity for its substrates. These findings suggest a molecular mechanism by which AMPylation serves as a switch to inactivate BiP, limiting its interactions with substrates whilst conserving ATP.

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  1. Steffen Preissler

    Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  2. Lukas Rohland

    Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  3. Yahui Yan

    Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  4. Ruming Chen

    Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  5. Randy J Read

    Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  6. David Ron

    Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Wellcome (Wellcome 200848/Z/16/Z)

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Wellcome (Wellcome 082961/Z/07/Z)

  • Randy J Read

Wellcome (Wellcome 100140)

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British Heart Foundation (PG/12/41/29679)

  • Yahui Yan

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  1. Steffen Preissler
  2. Lukas Rohland
  3. Yahui Yan
  4. Ruming Chen
  5. Randy J Read
  6. David Ron
(2017)
AMPylation targets the rate-limiting step of BiP's ATPase cycle for its functional inactivation
eLife 6:e29428.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.29428

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