Pietroni, Paola, Vasisht, Nishi, Cook, Jonathan P., Roberts, David M., Lord, Mike, Hartmann-Petersen, Rasmus, Roberts, L. M. (Lynne M.) and Spooner, Robert A. (2013) The proteasome cap RPT5/Rpt5p subunit prevents aggregation of unfolded ricin A chain. Biochemical Journal, Volume 453 (Number 3). pp. 435-445. doi:10.1042/BJ20130133

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Abstract

The plant cytotoxin ricin enters mammalian cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis, undergoing retrograde transport to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) where its catalytic A chain (RTA) is reductively separated from the holotoxin to enter the cytosol and inactivate ribosomes. The currently accepted model is that the bulk of ER-dislocated RTA is degraded by proteasomes. We show here that the proteasome has a more complex role in ricin intoxication than previously recognised, that the previously reported increase in sensitivity of mammalian cells to ricin in the presence of proteasome inhibitors simply reflects toxicity of the inhibitors themselves, and that RTA is a very poor substrate for proteasomal degradation. Denatured RTA and casein compete for a binding site on the regulatory particle of the 26S proteasome, but their fates differ. Casein is degraded, but the mammalian 26S proteasome AAA-ATPase subunit RPT5 acts as a chaperone that prevents aggregation of denatured RTA and stimulates recovery of catalytic RTA activity in vitro. Furthermore, in vivo, the ATPase activity of Rpt5p is required for maximal toxicity of RTA dislocated from the Saccharomyces cerevisiae ER. Our results implicate RPT5/Rpt5p in the triage of substrates in which either activation (folding) or inactivation (degradation) pathways may be initiated.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Alternative Title:	The proteasome cap prevents aggregation of ricin A chain
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- )
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Ricin , Endoplasmic reticulum, Cell organelles, Polypeptides, Biochemistry
Journal or Publication Title:	Biochemical Journal
Publisher:	Portland Press Ltd
ISSN:	0264-6021
Official Date:	26 April 2013
Dates:	Date Event 26 April 2013 Published
Date of first compliant deposit:	24 December 2015
Volume:	Volume 453
Number:	Number 3
Page Range:	pp. 435-445
DOI:	10.1042/BJ20130133
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Funder:	Wellcome Trust (London, England), Lundbeck Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Danish Council for Independent Research
Grant number:	080566/7/06/Z (WT)

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