The C-terminal tail extension of myosin 16 acts as a molten globule, including intrinsically disordered regions, and interacts with the N-terminal ankyrin
The C-terminal tail extension of myosin 16 acts as a molten globule, including intrinsically disordered regions, and interacts with the N-terminal ankyrin
The lesser-known unconventional myosin 16 protein is essential in proper neuronal functioning and has been implicated in cell cycle regulation. Its longer Myo16b isoform contains a C-terminal tail extension (Myo16Tail), which has been shown to play a role in the neuronal phosphoinositide 3-kinase signaling pathway. Myo16Tail mediates the actin cytoskeleton remodeling, downregulates the actin dynamics at the postsynaptic site of dendritic spines, and is involved in the organization of the presynaptic axon terminals. However, the functional and structural features of this C-terminal tail extension are not well known. Here, we report the purification and biophysical characterization of the Myo16Tail by bioinformatics, fluorescence spectroscopy, and CD. Our results revealed that the Myo16Tail is functionally active and interacts with the N-terminal ankyrin domain of myosin 16, suggesting an intramolecular binding between the C and N termini of Myo16 as an autoregulatory mechanism involving backfolding of the motor domain. In addition, the Myo16Tail possesses high structural flexibility and a solvent-exposed hydrophobic core, indicating the largely unstructured, intrinsically disordered nature of this protein region. Some secondary structure elements were also observed, indicating that the Myo16Tail likely adopts a molten globule-like structure. These structural features imply that the Myo16Tail may function as a flexible display site particularly relevant in post-translational modifications, regulatory functions such as backfolding, and phosphoinositide 3-kinase signaling.
- Pécsi Tudományegyetem (PTE) Hungary
- Eötvös Loránd University Hungary
- PECSI TUDOMANYEGYETEM - UNIVERSITY OF PECS Hungary
- University of Pecs Hungary
Ankyrins, Protein Folding, Tryptophan, Myosins, Protein Structure, Secondary, Rats, Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Spectrometry, Fluorescence, Protein Domains, Animals, Computer Simulation, Amino Acid Sequence, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions, Research Article, Protein Binding
Ankyrins, Protein Folding, Tryptophan, Myosins, Protein Structure, Secondary, Rats, Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Spectrometry, Fluorescence, Protein Domains, Animals, Computer Simulation, Amino Acid Sequence, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions, Research Article, Protein Binding
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