Encapsulation of rhodanese bound to both rings of EL398 within the
cavities. A, protection of encapsulated rhodanese from proteinase
K. Mixtures of EL398 saturated with heat-denatured rhodanese, GroES, 200
mm glucose, and ATP were incubated for 3 s (lanes 1 and
2), 1 min (lanes 3 and 4), or 120 min (lanes
5 and 6). In the experiment denoted as
ATPsingle (lanes 1 and 2), hexokinase
was added to the aliquot after 3 s, and the reaction was left for 60 min
longer as described for Fig.
1A. Aliquots underwent one of the two following
treatments: ultrafiltration (100-kDa cutoff) and SDS-PAGE (lanes 1,
3, and 5) or ultrafiltration (100-kDa cutoff), proteinase K
treatment, a second ultrafiltration (100-kDa cutoff), and SDS-PAGE (lanes
2, 4, and 6). Gels were stained with Coomassie
Brilliant Blue. B, GroEL (wild-type (WT))- or EL398-assisted
recovery of rhodanese activities for a single reaction cycle. A single round
of folding was initiated by the addition of ATP to the mixtures containing 200
mm glucose, GroEL saturated with denatured rhodanese, and GroES.
Hexokinase was then added after 3 s of the initiation. For a comparison, the
ratio of the recovered activity to that at 60 min assisted by GroEL
(wild-type) is shown. EL(WT), wild-type EL398.