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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 277, Issue 37, 33641-33647, September 13, 2002

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DnaK-Sigma 32 Interaction Is Temperature-dependent
IMPLICATION FOR THE MECHANISM OF HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE^*

Ruchira Chattopadhyay and Siddhartha Roy

From the Department of Biophysics, Bose Institute, Calcutta 700 054, India

The heat shock response in bacteria is a complex phenomenon in which sigma 32 plays the central role. The DnaK/J chaperone system binds and promotes degradation of sigma 32 at lower temperatures. At heat shock temperatures, the DnaK/J-mediated degradation of sigma 32 is largely abolished by a mechanism, which is not yet fully understood. In this article we have shown that interaction of DnaK with sigma 32 is highly temperature-dependent. This interaction is completely abolished at 42 °C. To investigate the origin of such strong temperature dependence, we have monitored the structural changes that occur in the sigma 32 protein upon upshift of temperature and attempted to elucidate its functional roles. Upon a shift of temperature from 30 to 42 °C, the CD spectrum of sigma 32 becomes significantly more positive without significant change in either tryptophan fluorescence spectra or quenchability to external quenchers. 1,8-Anilinonaphthalene sulfonic acid binding at 42 °C is not significantly affected. The equilibrium guanidine hydrochloride denaturation of sigma 32 is biphasic. The first phase shifts to even lower guanidine hydrochloride concentrations at 42 °C, whereas the major phase remains largely unchanged. The sigma 32-core interaction remains unchanged as a function of temperature. This suggests that increased temperature destabilizes a structural element. We discuss the possible location of this temperature-sensitive structural element.

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