Abstract:
:IRE1α (Inositol-requiring enzyme 1 α), an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident sensor for mammalian unfolded protein response, is a type I transmembrane protein which has a bifunctional enzyme containing kinase and RNase domains. Although the luminal domain and cytosolic domain of IRE1α are thought to play crucial roles in regulating the protein activity, no functional and structural studies of the transmembrane domain exist thus far. Herein, using CD spectroscopy, we report that the transmembrane domain of the IRE1α is alpha-helical in a membrane-like environment. In addition, SDS-PAGE and FRET analyses support that the transmembrane domain forms oligomers in SDS micelles. Thus, the study would provide insights into how the transmembrane domain plays a role in regulating the IRE1α protein activity.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Cho H,Lamarca R,Chan Cdoi
10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.09.135subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-11-02 00:00:00pages
764-7issue
4eissn
0006-291Xissn
1090-2104pii
S0006-291X(12)01913-4journal_volume
427pub_type
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