Structural and functional analysis of SGT1 reveals that its interaction with HSP90 is required for the accumulation of Rx, an R protein involved in plant immunity

Marta Boter, Beatrice Amigues, Jack Peart, Christian Breuer, Yasuhiro Kadota, Catarina Casais, Geoffrey Moore, Colin Kleanthous, Francoise Ochsenbein, Ken Shirasu, Raphael Guerois

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Abstract

SGT1 (for suppressor of G2 allele of skp1) and RAR1 (for required for Mla12 resistance) are highly conserved eukaryotic proteins that interact with the molecular chaperone HSP90 (for heat shock protein90). In plants, SGT1, RAR1, and HSP90 are essential for disease resistance triggered by a number of resistance (R) proteins. Here, we present structural and functional characterization of plant SGT1 proteins. Random mutagenesis of Arabidopsis thaliana SGT1b revealed that its CS (for CHORD-SGT1) and SGS (for SGT1 specific) domains are essential for disease resistance. NMR-based interaction surface mapping and mutational analyses of the CS domain showed that the CHORD II domain of RAR1 and the N-terminal domain of HSP90 interact with opposite sides of the CS domain. Functional analysis of the CS mutations indicated that the interaction between SGT1 and HSP90 is required for the accumulation of Rx, a potato (Solanum tuberosum) R protein. Biochemical reconstitution experiments suggest that RAR1 may function to enhance the SGT1-HSP90 interaction by promoting ternary complex formation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3791-3804
Number of pages14
JournalThe Plant Cell
Volume19
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2007

Keywords

  • DISEASE RESISTANCE PROTEIN
  • ATPASE ACTIVITY
  • CO-CHAPERONE
  • ESSENTIAL COMPONENT
  • CYTOSOLIC HSP90
  • CYSTEINE-RICH
  • RAR1
  • ARABIDOPSIS
  • COMPLEX
  • CONTRIBUTES

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