Analysis of the physical properties and molecular modeling of Sec13: A WD repeat protein involved in vesicular traffic

Biochemistry
K SaxenaT F Smith

Abstract

WD repeat proteins are a family of proteins that contain a series of highly conserved internal repeat motifs, usually ending with WD (Trp-Asp). The G beta subunit of heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide binding protein is a member of this family, and its crystal structure has been recently solved at high resolution (Wall et al. (1995) Cell 83, 1047-1058; Sondek et al. (1996) Nature 379, 369-374). Based on the coordinates of G beta, we have constructed a model for the structure of Sec13, a 33 kDa WD repeat protein from Saccharomyces cerevesiae essential for vesicular traffic. The model has been tested using a combination of biophysical and biochemical methods. Sec13 was expressed in Escherichia coli as a hexa-His-tagged protein (H6Sec13) and purified to homogeneity. In contrast to some other WD repeat proteins that are unable to fold into monomeric structures when expressed in E. coli, H6Sec13 was soluble and monomeric in the absence of detergent. The far-UV circular dichroism (CD) spectra of H6Sec13 indicated less than 10% alpha-helix consistent with the model which predicts primarily beta-sheets. H6Sec13 shows a cooperative and irreversible thermal denaturation curve consistent with a tightly packed structure. The CD spectrum sho...Continue Reading

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