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Molecular insights into substrate recognition and discrimination by the N-terminal domain of Lon AAA plus protease

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ELIFE
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages -

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ELIFE SCIENCES PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.64056

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  1. Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan [MOST108-2113-M-002-006, MOST109-2113-M-002-018, MOST105-2320-B-001-015-MY3]
  2. National Taiwan University [108L7809, 109L7809]

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The N-terminal domain (NTD) of LonA selectively interacts with unfolded proteins, protein aggregates, and degron-tagged proteins through two hydrophobic patches, but not with intrinsically disordered substrates. NTD also selectively binds to protein substrates when they are thermally induced to adopt unfolded conformations, enabling LonA to perform protein quality control and selectively degrade damaged proteins.
The Lon AAA+ protease (LonA) is a ubiquitous ATP-dependent proteolytic machine, which selectively degrades damaged proteins or native proteins carrying exposed motifs (degrons). Here we characterize the structural basis for substrate recognition and discrimination by the N-terminal domain (NTD) of LonA. The results reveal that the six NTDs are attached to the hexameric LonA chamber by flexible linkers such that the formers tumble independently of the latter. Further spectral analyses show that the NTD selectively interacts with unfolded proteins, protein aggregates, and degron-tagged proteins by two hydrophobic patches of its N-lobe, but not intrinsically disordered substrate, a-casein. Moreover, the NTD selectively binds to protein substrates when they are thermally induced to adopt unfolded conformations. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that NTDs enable LonA to perform protein quality control to selectively degrade proteins in damaged states and suggest that substrate discrimination and selective degradation by LonA are mediated by multiple NTD interactions.

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