Journal article
The Arabidopsis Tellurite resistance C protein together with ALB3 is involved in photosystem II protein synthesis
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology, Vol.78(2), pp.344-356
04/2014
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/104227
PMID: 24612058
Abstract
Summary
Assembly of photosystem II (PSII) occurs sequentially and requires several auxiliary proteins, such as ALB3 (ALBINO3). Here, we describe the role of the Arabidopsis thaliana thylakoid membrane protein Tellurite resistance C (AtTerC) in this process. Knockout of AtTerC was previously shown to be seedling‐lethal. This phenotype was rescued by expressing TerC fused C–terminally to GFP in the terc–1 background, and the resulting terc–1TerC–GFP line and an artificial miRNA‐based knockdown allele (amiR‐TerC) were used to analyze the TerC function. The alterations in chlorophyll fluorescence and thylakoid ultrastructure observed in amiR‐TerC plants and terc–1TerC–GFP were attributed to defects in PSII. We show that this phenotype resulted from a reduction in the rate of de novo synthesis of PSII core proteins, but later steps in PSII biogenesis appeared to be less affected. Yeast two‐hybrid assays showed that TerC interacts with PSII proteins. In particular, its interaction with the PSII assembly factor ALB3 has been demonstrated by co‐immunoprecipitation. ALB3 is thought to assist in incorporation of CP43 into PSII via interaction with Low PSII Accumulation2 (LPA2) Low PSII Accumulation3 (LPA3). Homozygous lpa2 mutants expressing amiR‐TerC displayed markedly exacerbated phenotypes, leading to seedling lethality, indicating an additive effect. We propose a model in which TerC, together with ALB3, facilitates de novo synthesis of thylakoid membrane proteins, for instance CP43, at the membrane insertion step.
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- Title
- The Arabidopsis Tellurite resistance C protein together with ALB3 is involved in photosystem II protein synthesis
- Creators
- Anja Schneider - Ludwig Maximilians Universität MünchenIris Steinberger - Ludwig Maximilians Universität MünchenHenning Strissel - Ludwig Maximilians Universität MünchenHans‐Henning Kunz - Botanisches Institut der Universität zu KölnNikolay Manavski - Ludwig Maximilians Universität MünchenJörg Meurer - Ludwig Maximilians Universität MünchenGabi Burkhard - Ludwig Maximilians Universität MünchenSabine Jarzombski - Ludwig Maximilians Universität MünchenDanja Schünemann - Ruhr Universität BochumStefan Geimer - Universität BayreuthUlf‐Ingo Flügge - Botanisches Institut der Universität zu KölnDario Leister - Ludwig Maximilians Universität München
- Publication Details
- The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology, Vol.78(2), pp.344-356
- Academic Unit
- Biological Sciences, School of
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (LE 1265/20–1)
- Identifiers
- 99900546738201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article