Kinetic and mutational analyses of the regulation of phosphoribulokinase by thioredoxins
Kinetic and mutational analyses of the regulation of phosphoribulokinase by thioredoxins
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m001936200
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发表时间:
2000-06-16
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Hartman, FC
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作者:
Geck, MK;Hartman, FC
Despite little supportive data, differential target protein susceptibility to redox regulation by thioredoxin (Trx) fend Trx in has been invoked to account for two distinct Trxs in chloroplasts. However, this postulate has not been rigorously tested with phosphoribulokinase (PRK), a fulcrum for redox regulation of the Calvin cycle. Prerequisite to Trx studies, the activation of spinach PRK by dithiothreitol, 2-mercaptoethanol, and glutathione was examined. Contrary to prior reports, each activated PRK, but only dithiothreitol supported Trx-dependent activation. Comparative kinetics of activation of PRK showed Trx m to be more efficient than Trx f because of its 40% higher V-max but similar S-0.5. Activations were insensitive to ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase, which may complex with PRK in vivo. To probe the basis for superiority of Trx m, we characterized site-directed mutants of Trx f, in which unique residues in conserved regions were replaced with Trx m counterparts or deleted. These changes generally resulted in V-max enhancements, the largest (6-fold) of which occurred with T105I, reflective of substitution in a hydrophobic region that opposes the active site. inclusive of the present study activation kinetics of several different Trx-regulated enzymes indicate redundancy in the functions of the chloroplastic Trxs.