Regulation of the  E stress response by DegS: how the PDZ domain keeps the protease inactive in the resting state and allows integration of different OMP-derived stress signals upon folding stress

Hasselblatt, H., Kurzbauer, R., Wilken, C., Krojer, T., Sawa, J., Kurt, J., Kirk, R., Hasenbein, S., Ehrmann, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1927-260X and Clausen, T. 2007. Regulation of the  E stress response by DegS: how the PDZ domain keeps the protease inactive in the resting state and allows integration of different OMP-derived stress signals upon folding stress. Genes & Development 21 (20) , pp. 2659-2670. 10.1101/gad.445307

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Abstract

The unfolded protein response of Escherichia coli is triggered by the accumulation of unassembled outer membrane proteins (OMPs) in the cellular envelope. The PDZ-protease DegS recognizes these mislocalized OMPs and initiates a proteolytic cascade that ultimately leads to the σE-driven expression of a variety of factors dealing with folding stress in the periplasm and OMP assembly. The general features of how OMPs activate the protease function of DegS have not yet been systematically addressed. Furthermore, it is unknown how the PDZ domain keeps the protease inactive in the resting state, which is of crucial importance for the functioning of the entire σE stress response. Here we show in atomic detail how DegS is able to integrate the information of distinct stress signals that originate from different OMPs containing a ϕ-x-Phe C-terminal motif. A dedicated loop of the protease domain, loop L3, serves as a versatile sensor for allosteric ligands. L3 is capable of interacting differently with ligands but reorients in a conserved manner to activate DegS. Our data also indicate that the PDZ domain directly inhibits protease function in the absence of stress signals by wedging loop L3 in a conformation that ultimately disrupts the proteolytic site. Thus, the PDZ domain and loop L3 of DegS define a novel molecular switch allowing strict regulation of the σE stress response system.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Publisher:	CSH Press
ISSN:	0890-9369
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2022 08:46
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/63329

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