2020
Chaperonin-assisted protein folding: a chronologue
Horwich AL, Fenton WA. Chaperonin-assisted protein folding: a chronologue. Quarterly Reviews Of Biophysics 2020, 53: e4. PMID: 32070442, DOI: 10.1017/s0033583519000143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAmino AcidsAnimalsCarbon DioxideChaperoninsCytosolDimerizationHeat-Shock ProteinsHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsKineticsMiceMitochondriaMutationNeurosporaProtein ConformationProtein DenaturationProtein FoldingRibonuclease, PancreaticRibulose-Bisphosphate CarboxylaseSurface PropertiesTemperature
2019
Hsp110 mitigates α-synuclein pathology in vivo
Taguchi YV, Gorenberg EL, Nagy M, Thrasher D, Fenton WA, Volpicelli-Daley L, Horwich AL, Chandra SS. Hsp110 mitigates α-synuclein pathology in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 24310-24316. PMID: 31685606, PMCID: PMC6883785, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1903268116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΑ-synuclein pathologyOverexpression of Hsp110Α-synuclein aggregationPresynaptic protein α-synucleinΑ-synuclein seedsΑ-synuclein oligomersLewy bodiesMouse modelParkinson's diseaseCell culture modelSynaptic proteomeΑ-synucleinProtein α-synucleinPathologyCulture modelDiseaseMammalian cell culture modelsProtein changesOverexpressionVivoHsp110Molecular facilitatorsMiceUnbiased analysisBrain
2017
Transfer of pathogenic and nonpathogenic cytosolic proteins between spinal cord motor neurons in vivo in chimeric mice
Thomas EV, Fenton WA, McGrath J, Horwich AL. Transfer of pathogenic and nonpathogenic cytosolic proteins between spinal cord motor neurons in vivo in chimeric mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e3139-e3148. PMID: 28348221, PMCID: PMC5393223, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1701465114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor neuronsChimeric miceSpinal cord motor neuronsCranial nerve motor nucleiDouble fluorescenceMammalian nervous systemMo of ageGray matter oligodendrocytesCytosolic proteinsExtraocular nucleiMotor nucleusSpinal cordNervous systemNeuronsMiceSuperoxide dismutase 1 proteinEight-cell embryosPathogenic proteinsOligodendrocytesDismutase 1 proteinThird chimeraChimeric progenyRecent studiesEGFP chimerasCells
2016
Reduced high-frequency motor neuron firing, EMG fractionation, and gait variability in awake walking ALS mice
Hadzipasic M, Ni W, Nagy M, Steenrod N, McGinley MJ, Kaushal A, Thomas E, McCormick DA, Horwich AL. Reduced high-frequency motor neuron firing, EMG fractionation, and gait variability in awake walking ALS mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: e7600-e7609. PMID: 27821773, PMCID: PMC5127366, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1616832113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsALS miceAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisAcute spinal cord slicesSingle-unit extracellular recordingsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsLoss of neuronsMotor neuron lossMotor neuron firingSpinal cord slicesPatch-clamp recordingsHigh-frequency firingStep variabilityLethal neurodegenerative diseaseNeuron lossCord slicesSpinal cordLeg flexorsLateral sclerosisGait variabilityVivo effectsClamp recordingsExtracellular recordingsEMG patternsMutant miceNeuron firing
2014
Selective degeneration of a physiological subtype of spinal motor neuron in mice with SOD1-linked ALS
Hadzipasic M, Tahvildari B, Nagy M, Bian M, Horwich AL, McCormick DA. Selective degeneration of a physiological subtype of spinal motor neuron in mice with SOD1-linked ALS. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 16883-16888. PMID: 25385594, PMCID: PMC4250117, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1419497111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMN cell bodiesMotor neuronsMo of ageCell bodiesSpinal cordSpinal cord tissue slicesWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsAdult mouse spinal cordIntrinsic electrophysiologic propertiesTwitch muscleSpinal motor neuronsLower extremity musclesTransgenic mouse modelMouse motor neuronsPatch-clamp recordingsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisMouse spinal cordSlow-twitch muscleSteady-state firing ratePhysiological subtypesRetrograde tracingAcute slicesExtremity musclesPathophysiologic events
2001
Folding of malate dehydrogenase inside the GroEL–GroES cavity
Chen J, Walter S, Horwich A, Smith D. Folding of malate dehydrogenase inside the GroEL–GroES cavity. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2001, 8: 721-728. PMID: 11473265, DOI: 10.1038/90443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBinding SitesChaperonin 10Chaperonin 60Chromatography, High Pressure LiquidDeuteriumDimerizationHydrogen BondingKineticsMalate DehydrogenaseMass SpectrometryMitochondria, HeartModels, MolecularPeptide FragmentsProtein BindingProtein DenaturationProtein FoldingProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein SubunitsSwineConceptsMalate dehydrogenaseNonnative substrate proteinGroEL-GroES cavitySubstrate proteinsProductive foldingChaperonin GroELApical domainGroESGroELMechanical unfoldingGlobal destabilizationSecondary structureHydrophilic chamberCentral cavityInitial proteinDeuterium exchangeFoldingProteinATPDehydrogenaseHydrophobic central cavityMass spectrometryOpen ringPolypeptideUnfolding
2000
Multivalent Binding of Nonnative Substrate Proteins by the Chaperonin GroEL
Farr G, Furtak K, Rowland M, Ranson N, Saibil H, Kirchhausen T, Horwich A. Multivalent Binding of Nonnative Substrate Proteins by the Chaperonin GroEL. Cell 2000, 100: 561-573. PMID: 10721993, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80692-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesCattleChaperonin 10Chaperonin 60Chemical PhenomenaChemistry, PhysicalCryoelectron MicroscopyCystineEscherichia coliEthylmaleimideImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMacromolecular SubstancesMalate DehydrogenaseModels, MolecularPeptidesProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein FoldingProtein Structure, TertiaryRibulose-Bisphosphate CarboxylaseStructure-Activity RelationshipThiosulfate SulfurtransferaseConceptsNonnative substrate proteinApical domainSubstrate proteinsChaperonin GroELWild-type domainCross-linking experimentsCochaperonin GroESNonnative proteinsProductive foldingGroEL ringSingle polypeptideHydrophobic residuesMalate dehydrogenaseBinary complex formationRubiscoProteinInside aspectMultivalent bindingGroELCentral cavityComplex formationBindingDomainGroESOpen ring
1998
The Hsp70 and Hsp60 Chaperone Machines
Bukau B, Horwich A. The Hsp70 and Hsp60 Chaperone Machines. Cell 1998, 92: 351-366. PMID: 9476895, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80928-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Distinct actions of cis and trans ATP within the double ring of the chaperonin GroEL
Rye H, Burston S, Fenton W, Beechem J, Xu Z, Sigler P, Horwich A. Distinct actions of cis and trans ATP within the double ring of the chaperonin GroEL. Nature 1997, 388: 792-798. PMID: 9285593, DOI: 10.1038/42047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrans ringProductive foldingGroES complexChaperonin GroELCis ringCo-chaperone GroESDouble-ring complexesCis ternary complexNon-hydrolysable ATPHydrolysis of ATPGroEL functionGroEL-ATPATP bindingEfficient foldingBinds ATPATP hydrolysisGroESMutant formsMalate dehydrogenaseGroELAMP-PNPDouble-ring structureFoldingTernary complexATPChaperonin-Mediated Folding in the Eukaryotic Cytosol Proceeds through Rounds of Release of Native and Nonnative Forms
Farr G, Scharl E, Schumacher R, Sondek S, Horwich A. Chaperonin-Mediated Folding in the Eukaryotic Cytosol Proceeds through Rounds of Release of Native and Nonnative Forms. Cell 1997, 89: 927-937. PMID: 9200611, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80278-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRounds of releaseSubstrate proteinsNonnative formsNative formChaperonin-mediated foldingEukaryotic cytosolic chaperoninATP-dependent foldingIntact Xenopus oocytesCytosolic chaperoninBacterial chaperoninsEukaryotic cytosolChaperoninNative stateXenopus oocytesEssential roleSingle roundFoldingProteinActinTubulinOverall mechanismGroELTransducinCytosolSmall fractionDeadly Conformations—Protein Misfolding in Prion Disease
Horwich A, Weissman J. Deadly Conformations—Protein Misfolding in Prion Disease. Cell 1997, 89: 499-510. PMID: 9160742, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80232-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Characterization of the Active Intermediate of a GroEL–GroES-Mediated Protein Folding Reaction
Weissman J, Rye H, Fenton W, Beechem J, Horwich A. Characterization of the Active Intermediate of a GroEL–GroES-Mediated Protein Folding Reaction. Cell 1996, 84: 481-490. PMID: 8608602, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81293-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCis ternary complexProtein foldingRelease of GroESAddition of GroESFolding reactionTernary complexNonhydrolyzable ATP analogGroES releaseProtein folding reactionSubstrate proteinsPresence of ATPGroEL mutantGroEL-GroESGroEL complexNonnative substratesATP hydrolysisGroESComplete foldingSubstrate flexibilityATP analogFoldingFluorescence anisotropyActive stateATPRecent studies
1994
Heat shock proteins and molecular chaperones: Mediators of protein conformation and turnover in the cell
Craig E, Weissman J, Horwich A. Heat shock proteins and molecular chaperones: Mediators of protein conformation and turnover in the cell. Cell 1994, 78: 365-372. PMID: 7914834, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(94)90416-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Protein folding in the cell: functions of two families of molecular chaperone, hsp 60 and TF55-TCP1
Horwich A, Willison K. Protein folding in the cell: functions of two families of molecular chaperone, hsp 60 and TF55-TCP1. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1993, 339: 313-326. PMID: 8098536, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1993.0030.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
TCP1 complex is a molecular chaperone in tubulin biogenesis
Yaffe M, Farr G, Miklos D, Horwich A, Sternlicht M, Sternlicht H. TCP1 complex is a molecular chaperone in tubulin biogenesis. Nature 1992, 358: 245-248. PMID: 1630491, DOI: 10.1038/358245a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCycloheximideDNA-Binding ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKineticsMacromolecular SubstancesMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMolecular WeightNuclear ProteinsProtein BiosynthesisProtein ConformationRabbitsReticulocytesRNA, MessengerT-Complex Genome RegionTubulinUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsReticulocyte lysateTubulin subunitsCytosol of eukaryotesComplex polypeptide 1Protease-sensitive conformationRabbit reticulocyte lysateCytosolic chaperonesTubulin biogenesisMajor cytosolic proteinMolecular chaperonesTCP1 complexK proteinCytosolic proteinsΒ heterodimerBiogenesisPolypeptide 1Β-tubulinProteinSubunitsChaperonesMg-ATPK-complexesMolecular targetsNonhydrolysable analogueTubulin
1991
A molecular chaperone from a thermophilic archaebacterium is related to the eukaryotic protein t-complex polypeptide-1
Trent J, Nimmesgern E, Wall J, Hartl F, Horwich A. A molecular chaperone from a thermophilic archaebacterium is related to the eukaryotic protein t-complex polypeptide-1. Nature 1991, 354: 490-493. PMID: 1836250, DOI: 10.1038/354490a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArchaeal ProteinsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceDNA-Binding ProteinsHeat-Shock ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMolecular ChaperonesMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidSulfolobusT-Complex Genome RegionTemperatureUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsComplex polypeptide 1Molecular chaperonesEukaryotic cytosolThermophilic archaebacteriumPolypeptide 1Ubiquitous eukaryotic proteinThermophilic factor 55Homo-oligomeric complexesMajor heat shock proteinsHeat shock proteinsChaperone componentsEukaryotic proteinsEssential proteinsProtein TAbundant proteinsSulfolobus shibataeComplex bindsS. shibataeChaperonesPrimary structureTF55ChaperoninProteinArchaebacteriaTCP1Inherited Hepatic Enzyme Defects as Candidates for Liver-Directed Gene Therapy
Horwich A. Inherited Hepatic Enzyme Defects as Candidates for Liver-Directed Gene Therapy. Current Topics In Microbiology And Immunology 1991, 168: 185-200. PMID: 1893777, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-76015-0_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial protein import.
Horwich A, Cheng M, West A, Pollock R. Mitochondrial protein import. Current Topics In Microbiology And Immunology 1991, 170: 1-42. PMID: 1760928, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-76389-2_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial protein import pathwayProtein import pathwayPrecise molecular functionConformational alterationsImport pathwayMolecular functionsStep of recognitionMembrane translocationProteolytic cleavageProteinTranslocationDynamic picturePowerful toolGeneticsAlterationsPathwayBiochemistryCleavageCritical features
1990
Protein import into mitochondria and peroxisomes
Horwich A. Protein import into mitochondria and peroxisomes. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 1990, 2: 625-633. PMID: 1979227, DOI: 10.1016/0955-0674(90)90103-l.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepadnavirus envelope proteins regulate covalently closed circular DNA amplification
Summers J, Smith P, Horwich A. Hepadnavirus envelope proteins regulate covalently closed circular DNA amplification. Journal Of Virology 1990, 64: 2819-2824. PMID: 2335817, PMCID: PMC249463, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.64.6.2819-2824.1990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCccDNA synthesisEnvelope proteinVirus-mediated cell deathHepadnavirus envelope proteinsCircular DNA amplificationViral DNA synthesisWild-type virusWild typeViral envelope proteinsCell deathCircular DNAPrimary duck hepatocytesDNA synthesisProteinDNA amplificationPersistent infectionDuck hepatocytes