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First published online 24 April 2007
doi: 10.1242/jcs.002410

Journal of Cell Science 120, 1743-1751 (2007)
Published by The Company of Biologists 2007
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Research Article

Post-translational integration of tail-anchored proteins is facilitated by defined molecular chaperones

Benjamin M. Abell1,*, Catherine Rabu1, Pawel Leznicki1, Jason C. Young2 and Stephen High1,{ddagger}

1 Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
2 Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Room 914, McIntyre Building, 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler, Montreal, QC, H3G 1Y6, Canada

{ddagger} Author for correspondence (e-mail: stephen.high{at}manchester.ac.uk)

Accepted 26 March 2007

Tail-anchored (TA) proteins provide an ideal model for studying post-translational integration at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of eukaryotes. There are multiple pathways for delivering TA proteins from the cytosol to the ER membrane yet, whereas an ATP-dependent route predominates, none of the cytosolic components involved had been identified. In this study we have directly addressed this issue and identify novel interactions between a model TA protein and the two cytosolic chaperones Hsp40 and Hsc70. To investigate their function, we have reconstituted the membrane integration of TA proteins using purified components. Remarkably, we find that a combination of Hsc70 and Hsp40 can completely substitute for the ATP-dependent factors present in cytosol. On the basis of this in vitro analysis, we conclude that this chaperone pair can efficiently facilitate the ATP-dependent integration of TA proteins.

Key words: Endoplasmic reticulum, Membrane proteins, Hsc70, Hsp40, Hsp90


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