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Mol. Cell. Biol., Jul 1995, 3917-3925, Vol 15, No. 7
DF Nathan and S Lindquist
Hsp90 is a protein chaperone whose functions are focused on a specific set
of target proteins. The nature of Hsp90's interactions with these proteins
is poorly understood. To provide tools for examining these interactions, we
have isolated eight broadly distributed temperature- sensitive (ts) point
mutations in the Hsp90 gene (HSP82) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The
mutants fall into two distinct classes. One has a classic ts phenotype,
with nearly wild-type activity at 25 degrees C and a precipitous loss of
function at 34 degrees C. The remaining seven mutants, in contrast, cause a
general reduction in Hsp90 function and are ts because they do not provide
the high level of function required for growth at high temperatures. The
effects of these mutants on two target proteins, a transcription factor
(glucocorticoid receptor) and a tyrosine kinase (pp60v-src), provided
several insights on Hsp90 function. First, Hsp90 is not only required to
help the glucocorticoid receptor achieve a hormone-activable state, it is
continuously required to maintain that state. Second, Hsp90's function in
the maturation of pp60v-src involves separable roles in protein
accumulation and kinase activation. Thus, Hsp90 is an integral component of
both the steroid receptor and kinase signaling pathways. Finally, all eight
point mutants affect the activation of both the glucocorticoid receptor and
pp60v-src, indicating that Hsp90 promotes the activity of these very
different target proteins through common mechanisms.
Copyright © 1995, American Society for Microbiology
Mutational analysis of Hsp90 function: interactions with a steroid receptor and a protein kinase
Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
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