Biochemical basis of oxidative protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum

BP Tu, SC Ho-Schleyer, KJ Travers, JS Weissman - Science, 2000 - science.org
BP Tu, SC Ho-Schleyer, KJ Travers, JS Weissman
Science, 2000science.org
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) supports disulfide bond formation by a poorly understood
mechanism requiring protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) and ERO1. In yeast, Ero1p-mediated
oxidative folding was shown to depend on cellular flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) levels
but not on ubiquinone or heme, and Ero1p was shown to be a FAD-binding protein. We
reconstituted efficient oxidative folding in vitro using FAD, PDI, and Ero1p. Disulfide
formation proceeded by direct delivery of oxidizing equivalents from Ero1p to folding …
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) supports disulfide bond formation by a poorly understood mechanism requiring protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) and ERO1. In yeast, Ero1p-mediated oxidative folding was shown to depend on cellular flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) levels but not on ubiquinone or heme, and Ero1p was shown to be a FAD-binding protein. We reconstituted efficient oxidative folding in vitro using FAD, PDI, and Ero1p. Disulfide formation proceeded by direct delivery of oxidizing equivalents from Ero1p to folding substrates via PDI. This kinetic shuttling of oxidizing equivalents could allow the ER to support rapid disulfide formation while maintaining the ability to reduce and rearrange incorrect disulfide bonds.
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