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Characterization And Structure Of A Zn2+ And [2fe-2s]-Containing Copper Chaperone From Archaeoglobus Fulgidus, Matthew Sazinsky, Benjamin Lemoine, Maria Orofino, Roman Davydov, Krisztina Bencze, Timothy Stemmler, Brian Hoffman, José Argüello, Amy Rosenzweig
Characterization And Structure Of A Zn2+ And [2fe-2s]-Containing Copper Chaperone From Archaeoglobus Fulgidus, Matthew Sazinsky, Benjamin Lemoine, Maria Orofino, Roman Davydov, Krisztina Bencze, Timothy Stemmler, Brian Hoffman, José Argüello, Amy Rosenzweig
José M. Argüello
Bacterial CopZ proteins deliver copper to P1B-type Cu+-ATPases that are homologous to the human Wilson and Menkes disease proteins. The genome of the hyperthermophile Archaeoglobus fulgidus encodes a putative CopZ copper chaperone that contains an unusual cysteine rich N-terminal domain of 130 amino acids in addition to a C-terminal copper-binding domain with a conserved CXXC motif. The N-terminal domain (CopZ-NT) is homologous to proteins found only in extremophiles and is the only such protein that is fused to a copper chaperone. Surprisingly, optical, electron paramagnetic resonance, and X-ray absorption spectroscopic data indicate the presence of a [2Fe-2S] cluster in CopZ-NT. …
Allosteric Inhibition Of A Stem Cell Rna-Binding Protein By An Intermediary Metabolite, Carina Clingman, Laura Deveau, Samantha Hay, Ryan Genga, Shivender Shandilya, Francesca Massi, Sean Ryder
Allosteric Inhibition Of A Stem Cell Rna-Binding Protein By An Intermediary Metabolite, Carina Clingman, Laura Deveau, Samantha Hay, Ryan Genga, Shivender Shandilya, Francesca Massi, Sean Ryder
Sean P. Ryder
Gene expression and metabolism are coupled at numerous levels. Cells must sense and respond to nutrients in their environment, and specialized cells must synthesize metabolic products required for their function. Pluripotent stem cells have the ability to differentiate into a wide variety of specialized cells. How metabolic state contributes to stem cell differentiation is not understood. In this study, we show that RNA-binding by the stem cell translation regulator Musashi-1 (MSI1) is allosterically inhibited by 18-22 carbon omega-9 monounsaturated fatty acids. The fatty acid binds to the N-terminal RNA Recognition Motif (RRM) and induces a conformational change that prevents RNA …