Synthesis of chlorophyll b: Localization of chlorophyllide a oxygenase and discovery of a stable radical in the catalytic subunit

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作者：

Eggink L.L. ^{[1
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LoBrutto R. ^{[1
,3
]}

Brune D.C. ^{[2
,3
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Brusslan J. ^{[4
]}

Yamasato A. ^{[5
]}

Tanaka A. ^{[5
]}

Hoober J.K. ^{[1
,3
]}

机构：

[1] School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe

[2] Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe

[3] Ctr. Stud. Early Events P., Arizona State University, Tempe

[4] Department of Biological Science, California State University, Long Beach

[5] Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University

来源：

BMC Plant Biology | / 4卷 / 1期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Thylakoid Membrane; Chloroplast Development; Envelope Membrane; Chloroplast Envelope; Chlamydomonas Cell;

D O I：

10.1186/1471-2229-4-5

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摘要：

Background: Assembly of stable light-harvesting complexes (LHCs) in the chloroplast of green algae and plants requires synthesis of chlorophyll (Chl) b, a reaction that involves oxygenation of the 7-methyl group of Chl a to a formyl group. This reaction uses molecular oxygen and is catalyzed by chlorophyllide a oxygenase (CAO). The amino acid sequence of CAO predicts mononuclear iron and Rieske iron-sulfur centers in the protein. The mechanism of synthesis of Chl b and localization of this reaction in the chloroplast are essential steps toward understanding LHC assembly. Results: Fluorescence of a CAO-GFP fusion protein, transiently expressed in young pea leaves, was found at the periphery of mature chloroplasts and on thylakoid membranes by confocal fluorescence microscopy. However, when membranes from partially degreened cells of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cw15 were resolved on sucrose gradients, full-length CAO was detected by immunoblot analysis only on the chloroplast envelope inner membrane. The electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of CAO included a resonance at g = 4.3, assigned to the predicted mononuclear iron center. Instead of a spectrum of the predicted Rieske iron-sulfur center, a nearly symmetrical, approximately 100 Gauss peak-to-trough signal was observed at g = 2.057, with a sensitivity to temperature characteristic of an iron-sulfur center. A remarkably stable radical in the protein was revealed by an isotropic, 9 Gauss peak-to-trough signal at g = 2.0042. Fragmentation of the protein after incorporation of 125I- identified a conserved tyrosine residue (Tyr-422 in Chlamydomonas and Tyr-518 in Arabidopsis) as the radical species. The radical was quenched by chlorophyll a, an indication that it may be involved in the enzymatic reaction. Conclusion: CAO was found on the chloroplast envelope and thylakoid membranes in mature chloroplasts but only on the envelope inner membrane in dark-grown C. reinhardtii cells. Such localization provides further support for the envelope membranes as the initial site of Chl b synthesis and assembly of LHCs during chloroplast development. Identification of a tyrosine radical in the protein provides insight into the mechanism of Chl b synthesis. © 2004 Eggink et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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