A conformational switch underlies ClpP protease function

Sebastian R. Geiger, Thomas Böttcher, Stephan A. Sieber, Patrick Cramer

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Abstract

A "breathing" protein: The first structure of the virulence regulator and heat shock protein ClpP from Staphylococcus aureus reveals a previously unobserved compressed state of the ClpP barrel. A conformational switch in the active center "handle region" results in closure of the active sites and opening of equatorial pores. These results confirm proposed modes of processive substrate degradation and product release for the ClpP protease family.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5749-5752
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Volume50
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Jun 2011

Keywords

  • ClpP heat shock protein
  • conformational switch
  • protease complex
  • protein structures
  • virulence regulation

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