A soluble chloroplast protease processes the Euglena polyprotein precursor to the light harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding protein of photosystem II

被引:14
作者
Enomoto, T [1 ]
Sulli, C [1 ]
Schwartzbach, SD [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NEBRASKA,SCH BIOL SCI,LINCOLN,NE 68588
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
chloroplast; Euglena; LHCPII; polyprotein processing; protease;
D O I
10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029229
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
The Euglena light harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding protein of photosystem II (LHCPII) is synthesized as a polyprotein precursors composed of 8 LHCPIIs covalently joined by a decapeptide. A soluble chloroplast protease releases LHCPII from the polyprotein. The polyprotein processing peptidase has a pH optima between 8.0 and 9.0. It is inhibited by Zn2+, Cu2+, phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride and E64 suggesting it is a novel thiol protease.
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页码:743 / 746
页数:4
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