The chemical chaperone CFcor-325 repairs folding defects in the transmembrane domains of CFTR-processing mutants
- 11 April 2006
- journal article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 395 (3) , 537-542
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj20060013
Abstract
Most patients with CF (cystic fibrosis) express a CFTR [CF TM (transmembrane) conductance regulator] processing mutant that is not trafficked to the cell surface because it is retained in the endoplasmic reticulum due to altered packing of the TM segments. CL4 (cytoplasmic loop 4) connecting TMs 10 and 11 is a ‘hot-spot’ for CFTR processing mutations. The chemical chaperone CFcor-325 (4-cyclohexyloxy-2-{1-[4-(4-methoxy-benezenesulphonyl)piperazin-1-yl]-ethyl}-quinazoline) rescued most CL4 mutants. To test if CFcor-325 promoted correct folding of the TMDs (TM domains), we selected two of the CL4 mutants (Q1071P and H1085R) for disulphide cross-linking analysis. Pairs of cysteine residues that were cross-linked in mature wild-type CFTR were introduced into mutants Q1071P and H1085R. The cross-linking patterns of the Q1071P or H1085R double cysteine mutants rescued with CFcor-325 were similar to those observed with mature wild-type double cysteine proteins. These results show that CFcor-325 rescued CFTR mutants by repairing the folding defects in the TMDs.Keywords
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