The [Het-s] prion of Podospora anserina and its role in heterokaryon incompatibility
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The [Het-s] prion of Podospora anserina and its role in heterokaryon incompatibility
Abstract
[Het-s] is a prion from the filamentous fungus Podospora anserina and corresponds to a self-perpetuating amyloid aggregate of the HET-s protein. This prion protein is involved in a fungal self/non-self discrimination process termed heterokaryon incompatibility corresponding to a cell death reaction occurring upon fusion of genetically unlike strains. Two antagonistic allelic variants of this protein exist: HET-s, the prion form of which corresponds to [Het-s] and HET-S, incapable of prion formation. Fusion of a [Het-s] and HET-S strain triggers the incompatibility reaction, so that interaction of HET-S with the [Het-s] prion leads to cell death. HET-s and HET-S are highly homologous two domain proteins with a N-terminal globular domain termed HeLo and a C-terminal unstructured prion forming domain (PFD). The structure of the prion form of the HET-s PFD has been solved by solid state NMR and corresponds to a very well ordered β-solenoid fold with a triangular hydrophobic core. The ability to form this β-solenoid fold is retained in a distant homolog of HET-s from another fungal species. A model for the mechanism of [Het-s]/HET-S incompatibility has been proposed. It is believe that when interacting with the [Het-s] prion seed, the HET-S C-terminal region adopts the β-solenoid fold. This would act as a conformational switch to induce refolding and activation of the HeLo domain which then would exert its toxicity by a yet unknown mechanism.
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