The peptidyl-prolyl isomerase and chaperone Par27 of Bordetella pertussis as the prototype for a new group of parvulins - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2008 Feb 15;376(2):414-26.

doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.10.088. Epub 2007 Nov 9.

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The peptidyl-prolyl isomerase and chaperone Par27 of Bordetella pertussis as the prototype for a new group of parvulins

Hélène Hodak et al. J Mol Biol. 2008.

Abstract

Proteins that pass through the periplasm in an unfolded state are highly sensitive to proteolysis and aggregation and, therefore, often require protection by chaperone-like proteins. The periplasm of Gram-negative bacteria is well equipped with ATP-independent chaperones and folding catalysts, including peptidyl-prolyl isomerases (PPIases). The filamentous hemagglutinin of Bordetella pertussis, which is secreted by the two-partner secretion pathway, crosses the periplasm in an unfolded conformation. By affinity chromatography, we identified a new periplasmic PPIase of the parvulin family, Par27, which binds to an unfolded filamentous hemagglutinin fragment. Par27 differs from previously characterized bacterial and eukaryotic parvulins. Its central parvulin-like domain is flanked by atypical N- and C-terminal extensions that are found in a number of putative PPIases present mostly in beta proteobacteria. Par27 displays both PPIase and chaperone activities in vitro. In vivo, Par27 might function as a general periplasmic chaperone in B. pertussis.

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