Hsp90-Associated Immunophilin Homolog Cpr7 Is Required for the Mitotic Stability of [URE3] Prion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

PLoS Genet. 2015 Oct 16;11(10):e1005567. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005567. eCollection 2015 Oct.

Abstract

The role of Hsp70 chaperones in yeast prion propagation is well established. Highly conserved Hsp90 chaperones participate in a number of cellular processes, such as client protein maturation, protein degradation, cellular signalling and apoptosis, but little is known about their role in propagation of infectious prion like aggregates. Here, we examine the influence of Hsp90 in the maintenance of yeast prion [URE3] which is a prion form of native protein Ure2, and reveal a previously unknown role of Hsp90 as an important regulator of [URE3] stability. We show that the C-terminal MEEVD pentapeptide motif, but not the client maturation activity of Hsp90, is essential for [URE3] prion stability. In testing deletions of various Hsp90 co-chaperones known to bind this motif, we find the immunophilin homolog Cpr7 is essential for [URE3] propagation. We show that Cpr7 interacts with Ure2 and enhances its fibrillation. The requirement of Cpr7 is specific for [URE3] as its deletion does not antagonize both strong and weak variant of another yeast prion [PSI+], suggesting a distinct role of the Hsp90 co-chaperone with different yeast prions. Our data show that, similar to the Hsp70 family, the Hsp90 chaperones also influence yeast prion maintenance, and that immunophilins could regulate protein multimerization independently of their activity as peptidyl-prolyl isomerases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Motifs / genetics
  • Cyclophilins / genetics*
  • Glutathione Peroxidase / genetics*
  • Glutathione Peroxidase / metabolism
  • HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins / genetics*
  • HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins / metabolism
  • Mitosis / genetics
  • Molecular Chaperones / genetics
  • Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase F
  • Prions / genetics*
  • Prions / metabolism
  • Prions / physiology
  • Protein Binding
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / genetics*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • CPR7 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase F
  • HSP82 protein, S cerevisiae
  • HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Molecular Chaperones
  • Prions
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Glutathione Peroxidase
  • URE2 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Cyclophilins

Grants and funding

One of the grants is from the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, and grant number is :OLP0090. The other source of funds is from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India and the fellowship number is BT/RLF/RE-entry/33/2010. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.