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Hexamerization of p97-VCP is promoted by ATP binding to the D1 domain and required for ATPase and biological activities

  1. Author:
    Wang, Q.
    Song, C. C.
    Li, C. C. H.

  2. Author Address

    NCI, SAIC Frederick, Basic Res Program, Ft Detrick, MD 21702 USA NCI, SAIC Frederick, Basic Res Program, Ft Detrick, MD 21702 USA NCI, Basic Res Lab, Ft Detrick, MD 21702 USA Li CCH NCI, SAIC Frederick, Basic Res Program, Ft Detrick, MD 21702 USA
    1. Year: 2003
  2. Journal: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
    1. 300
    2. 2
    3. Pages: 253-260
  4. Type of Article: Article
  1. Abstract:

    The 97-kDa valosin-containing protein (p97-VCP or VCP), a hexameric AAA ATPase, plays an important role in diverse cell activities, including ubiquitin-proteasome mediated protein degradation. In this report, we studied dissociation-reassembly kinetics to analyze the structure-function relationship in VCP. Urea-dissociated VCP can reassemble by itself, but addition of ATP, ADP, or ATP-gammaS accelerates the reassembly. Mutation in the ATP-binding site of D1, but not D2, domain abolishes the ATP acceleration effect and further delays the reassembly. Using hybrid hexamers of the wild type and ATP-binding site mutant, we show that hexameric structure and proper communication among the subunits are required for the ATPase activity and ubiquitin-proteasome mediated degradation. Thus, ATP-binding site in D1 plays a major role in VCP hexamerization, of which proper inter-subunit interaction is essential for the activities. Published by Elsevier Science (USA).

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