Activation of phospholipase A2 by Hsp70 in vitro

Ajay K Mahalka, Christian Code, Behnam Rezaijahromi, Thomas Kirkegaard, Marja Jaattela, Paavo Kinnunen

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Abstract

We recently suggested a novel mechanism for the activation of phospholipase A2 (PLA2), with a (catalytically) highly active oligomeric state, which subsequently becomes inactivated by conversion into amyloid. This process can be activated by lysophosphatidylcholine which promotes both oligomerization and amyloid activation/inactivation. The heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70), has been demonstrated to be able to revert the conversion of α-synuclein and Alzheimer β-peptide to amyloid fibrils in vitro. Accordingly, we would expect Hsp70 to sustain the lifetime of the active state of the enzyme oligomer by attenuating the conversion of the enzyme oligomers into inactive amyloid. Here we show that Hsp70 activates PLA2 in vitro, in a manner requiring ATP and Mg2+.

Original languageEnglish
JournalBBA General Subjects
Volume1808
Issue number10
Pages (from-to)2569-72
Number of pages4
ISSN0304-4165
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2011

Keywords

  • Biocatalysis
  • Enzyme Activation
  • HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Phospholipases A2
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared

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