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. 1998 Apr 3;93(1):125-38.
doi: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81152-6.

Crystal structure of the thermosome, the archaeal chaperonin and homolog of CCT

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Crystal structure of the thermosome, the archaeal chaperonin and homolog of CCT

L Ditzel et al. Cell. .
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Abstract

We have determined to 2.6 A resolution the crystal structure of the thermosome, the archaeal group II chaperonin from T. acidophilum. The hexadecameric homolog of the eukaryotic chaperonin CCT/TRiC shows an (alphabeta)4(alphabeta)4 subunit assembly. Domain folds are homologous to GroEL but form a novel type of inter-ring contact. The domain arrangement resembles the GroEL-GroES cis-ring. Parts of the apical domains form a lid creating a closed conformation. The lid substitutes for a GroES-like cochaperonin that is absent in the CCT/TRiC system. The central cavity has a polar surface implicated in protein folding. Binding of the transition state analog Mg-ADP-AIF3 suggests that the closed conformation corresponds to the ATP form.

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