RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Flexibility of intrinsically disordered degrons in AUX/IAA proteins reinforces auxin co-receptor assemblies
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 787770
DO 10.1101/787770
A1 Michael Niemeyer
A1 Elena Moreno Castillo
A1 Christian H. Ihling
A1 Claudio Iacobucci
A1 Verona Wilde
A1 Antje Hellmuth
A1 Wolfgang Hoehenwarter
A1 Sophia L. Samodelov
A1 Matias D. Zurbriggen
A1 Panagiotis L. Kastritis
A1 Andrea Sinz
A1 Luz Irina A. Calderón Villalobos
YR 2019
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2019/10/15/787770.abstract
AB Cullin RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligases SCFTIR1/AFB1-5 and their ubiquitylation targets, AUX/IAAs, sense auxin concentrations in the nucleus. TIR1 binds a surface-exposed degron in AUX/IAAs promoting their ubiquitylation and rapid auxin-regulated proteasomal degradation. Here, we resolved TIR1·auxin·IAA7 and TIR1·auxin·IAA12 complex topology, and show that flexible intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) in the degron’s vicinity, cooperatively position AUX/IAAs on TIR1. The AUX/IAA PB1 interaction domain also assists in non-native contacts, affecting AUX/IAA dynamic interaction states. Our results establish a role for IDRs in modulating auxin receptor assemblies. By securing AUX/IAAs on two opposite surfaces of TIR1, IDR diversity supports locally tailored positioning for targeted ubiquitylation, and might provide conformational flexibility for adopting a multiplicity of functional states. We postulate IDRs in distinct members of the AUX/IAA family to be an adaptive signature for protein interaction and initiation region for proteasome recruitment.