Peroxin 5–peroxin 14 association in the protozoan Leishmania donovani involves a novel protein–protein interaction motif

AUTOR(ES)

Madrid, Kleber P.

FONTE

Portland Press Ltd.

RESUMO

Import of proteins with a PTS1 (peroxisomal targeting signal 1) into the Leishmania glycosomal organelle involves docking of a PTS1-laden LdPEX5 [Leishmania donovani PEX5 (peroxin 5)] receptor to LdPEX14 on the surface of the glycosomal membrane. In higher eukaryotes, the PEX5–PEX14 interaction is mediated by a conserved diaromatic WXXXY/F motif. Site-directed and deletion mutageneses of the three WXXXY/F repeats in LdPEX5 did not abolish the LdPEX5–LdPEX14 association. Analysis of the equilibrium dissociation constant (Kd) revealed that ldpex5-W53A (Trp53→Ala), ldpex5-W293A, ldpex5-W176,293A and ldpex5-W53,176,293A mutant receptors were capable of binding LdPEX14 with affinities comparable with wild-type LdPEX5. That the diaromatic motifs were not required for the LdPEX5–LdPEX14 interaction was further verified by deletion analysis that showed that ldpex5 deletion mutants or ldpex5 fragments lacking the WXXXY/F motifs retained LdPEX14 binding activity. Mapping studies of LdPEX5 indicated that the necessary elements required for LdPEX14 association were localized to a region between residues 290 and 323. Finally, mutational analysis of LdPEX14 confirmed that residues 23–63, which encompass the conserved signature sequence AX2FLX7SPX6FLKGKGL/V present in all PEX14 proteins, are essential for LdPEX5 binding.

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