Uncoating protein (hsc70) binds a conformationally labile domain of clathrin light chain LCa to stimulate ATP hydrolysis.

Abstract	Uncoating of clathrin-coated vesicles is mediated by the heat shock cognate protein, hsc70, and requires clathrin light chains (LCa and LCb) and ATP hydrolysis. We demonstrate that purified light chains and synthetic peptides derived from their sequences bind hsc70 to stimulate ATP hydrolysis. LCa is more effective than LCb in stimulating hsc70 ATPase and in inhibiting clathrin uncoating by hsc70. These differences correlate with high sequence divergence in the proline- and glycine-rich region (residues 47-71) that forms the hsc70 binding site. For LCa, but not LCb, this region undergoes reversible conformational changes upon perturbation of the ionic strength or the calcium ion concentration. Our results show that LCa is more important for interactions with hsc70 than is LCb and suggest a model in which the LCa conformation regulates coated vesicle uncoating.
Authors	C DeLuca-Flaherty, D B McKay, P Parham, B L Hill
Journal	Cell (Cell) Vol. 62 Issue 5 Pg. 875-87 (Sep 07 1990) ISSN: 0092-8674 [Print] United States
PMID	1975516 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References	Carrier Proteins Clathrin HSC70 Heat-Shock Proteins HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins HSPA8 protein, human Heat-Shock Proteins Macromolecular Substances Adenosine Triphosphate Adenosine Triphosphatases
Topics	Adenosine Triphosphatases (metabolism) Adenosine Triphosphate (metabolism) Amino Acid Sequence Animals Base Sequence Binding Sites Carrier Proteins (metabolism) Clathrin (genetics, metabolism) Coated Pits, Cell-Membrane (metabolism, ultrastructure) Endosomes (metabolism) HSC70 Heat-Shock Proteins HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins Heat-Shock Proteins (metabolism) Humans Hydrolysis Kinetics Macromolecular Substances Molecular Sequence Data Protein Binding Protein Conformation Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

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