However, in contrast to T3A/T6A:GFP, T3A/T7A:GFP yields a 37-kD intermediate that is detected in the pellet. In T1 of the transit peptide, the hydrophobic nature of the ML motif is important for the initial rate of targeting. In certain cases, RFP was cotransformed into protoplasts together with GFP constructs. Construction of RbcS-nt:GFP was described previously (Lee et al., 2002). FP and RK in T4 are critical for protein targeting to chloroplasts. Again, these results suggested that T8, which is the N-terminal region of the mature RbcS, played a role in translocation across the envelope membrane, as observed previously (Comai et al., 1988). For the sequences predicted to contain an N-terminal presequence a potential cleavage site is also predicted. Protoplasts were transformed with T4A + RK:GFP and RFP. 5B, e and f) that was clearly different from the diffuse pattern of cytoplasmic GFP (Fig. Candidate mitochondrial targeting cell Table 3.3. The M of T2A/T7A:GFP was detected in the supernatant, whereas the 37-kD form of both T2A/T4A:GFP and T2A/T7A:GFP was in the pellet (Fig. The 14-3-3 protein binds to this site when the second Ser residue is phosphorylated. However, the targeting is not completely blocked because the intact motifs in T4 can help the mutant transit peptide translocate the reporter protein across the envelope membrane. 5C, c). Western-blot analysis was carried out as described previously (Jin et al., 2001). The western-blot pattern of T4A/T8A:GFP was quite similar to that of T4A:GFP, suggesting that the motif in T8 may not have been necessary for translocation when the transit peptide had an intact T4 region. Protein extracts from protoplasts were analyzed by western blotting using anti-GFP antibody. Pr, Precursor form; M, mature form; I, intermediate form; T, total; P, pellet fraction; and S, supernatant fraction. NLM As a control for chloroplast fractionation, RFP (red fluorescent protein) was cotransformed into the protoplasts together with T4A + RK:GFP. Thus, it has been suggested that the cTP is composed of multiple domains that may have different roles and/or overlapping functions that are required for import across the two chloroplast membranes (von Heijne et al., 1989; Pilon et al., 1995; Rensink et al., 1998, 2000). The targeting efficiency of rCTP for EcTSR in relation to the N-terminal unfolded…, Figure 5. Use of synthetic biology tools to optimize the production of active nitrogenase Fe protein in chloroplasts of tobacco leaf cells. A PCR approach was used to introduce mutations in the transit peptide. These double-T mutants were fused to GFP and transiently expressed in protoplasts to examine their targeting to chloroplasts. However, T2, T4, and T7 do not share any sequence similarity, suggesting that the motifs in these regions may bind to different components of the receptor complexes or different sites of the same components. When protein extracts obtained at 12 h AT were fractionated, the 37-kD form of T4A/T8A:GFP was detected primarily in the supernatant. However, when T3A is combined with T6A the mutant cannot target proteins into the chloroplast and precursors accumulate in the cytoplasm. In T1, the hydrophobicity of ML is important for targeting. No Average Hydropathy (KYTJ820101) [6,25] 0 ( >= 0.9225? 7C), as observed with double-T mutants with Ala substitutions in the corresponding regions. Figure 4. First, the targeting of double-T mutants with combinations of T2A and each domain from T4A through T8A, T2A/T4A to T2A/T8A, was examined by image analysis of GFP fluorescence. However, the western-blot pattern of T2A/T4A:GFP and T2A/T7A:GFP were different from those of the individual T-block Ala substitution mutants. Two glyoxylate reductase isoforms are functionally redundant but required under high photorespiration conditions in rice. HSP70 or 14-3-3 may bind to motifs in the transit peptide, as proposed previously (Ivey et al., 2000; May and Soll, 2000; Rial et al., 2000). Most of the mutants, with the exceptions of T1A:GFP and T4A:GFP, had western-blot patterns that were nearly identical to the wild type (Fig. Pr, Precursor form; M, mature processed form; and asterisk (*), a minor processed form. In addition, protein extracts were fractionated and detected as described for Figure 1D. In addition, Ala substitution of both T2 and T7 causes 40% to 50% of the total reporter protein to remain in the intermediate form, almost identical to the result with T4A alone. Ala substitution of T2 alone does not affect targeting. The import of T3A/T8A:GFP was analyzed by western blotting using anti-GFP antibody. 5B, j and k), indicating that it was imported efficiently into chloroplasts. In this study, the RbcS transit peptide was divided into eight blocks of eight or 10 amino acids, T1 through T8, and each block was replaced with the corresponding number of Ala residues to generate the mutants T1A through T8A (Fig. One possible explanation for this was that the 37-kD form was trapped in the import channel. Plasmids containing fusion genes of rCTP-EcKAT-GFP…, Figure 3. One possible explanation for this is redundancy in the transit peptide motifs. The targeting efficiency of the mutant transit peptide T3A/T7A is reduced by more than 80%. 5B, n), indicating that the reporter protein accumulated at the envelope membrane, but was not imported into the chloroplasts. In contrast, a majority of outer envelope membrane proteins are targeted without a cleavable transit peptide (Lee et al., 2001, 2004; Tu et al., 2004; Hofmann and Theg, 2005). The positions of these sequence motifs in the transit peptides of ATCase and ferredoxin-2 were different from those in the RbcS transit peptide. 5C, a). NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. At a primary structural level, transit peptide sequences are highly divergent in length, composition and organization. The targeting efficiencies of T3A + LKSSA/T7A and T3A/T7A + KKFET were similar to those of T3A and T7A (Fig. Remarkably, this mechanism is homoplastic with the evolution of the C4-associated CA in the dicotyledonous genus Flaveria, although the actual T4A:GFP showed a western-blot pattern that differed from the other mutants, as well as from the wild type. Among the mutants T3A/T5A:GFP through T3A/T8A:GFP, T3A/T5A:GFP had strong GFP signals in chloroplasts at both 12 and 24 h AT, indicating that T3A/T5A:GFP was imported efficiently into chloroplasts (data not shown). This result is consistent with the notion that Ser residues are detrimental for targeting to chloroplasts. Protein extracts from protoplasts transformed with the indicated constructs at the indicated time points were used for western-blot analysis. eCollection 2020. As mentioned above, T7 is thought to play a role in crossing the envelope membrane. The targeting efficiency of T3A + APFNG/T6A:GFP, T3A + LKSSA/T6A:GFP, T3A/T6A + GGRVN:GFP, and T3A/T6A + CMQVW:GFP was examined in protoplasts. These results indicated that the T7 motif was involved in a later step than the T6 motif and may play a role in crossing the envelope membrane. Both mutants produced GFP signals in chloroplasts at 24 h AT (Fig. Analysis of chloroplast import of these mutants revealed several interesting observations. 5B, i). Furthermore, as expected, membrane-associated γ-COP was completely solubilized by 0.1 m Na2CO3 and the integral membrane protein AtVSR1 could only be completely solubilized by 1.0% Triton X-100. A simple explanation for these results is that T3 and T6 work together to serve as initial binding sites, during an early stage of protein import into chloroplasts. The 37-kD upper band of T4A:GFP was clearly smaller than the 39-kD form of T1A:GFP (Fig. As a control, protoplasts transformed with GFP were immunostained with anti-GFP antibody. Protein extracts from the T3A/T6A:GFP-transformed protoplasts were separated into supernatant and pellet fractions by ultracentrifugation and these fractions were analyzed by western blotting using anti-GFP antibody. However, other evidence has shown that phosphorylation is not important for protein targeting to chloroplasts (Nakrieko et al., 2004). | However, close inspection of the western-blot patterns showed that ÎT2/T3:GFP, ÎT3/T4:GFP, ÎT3/T6:GFP, and ÎT6/T7:GFP produced Pr, whereas ÎT4/T7:GFP produced the 34-kD intermediate form (Fig. As controls for the fractionation and chemical treatments, aleurain, γ-COP (coat protein), and AtVSR (Arabidopsis vacuolar sorting receptor) were detected using anti-aleurain, anti-γ-COP, and anti-VSR antibodies, respectively (Ahmed et al., 1997; Pimpl et al., 2000; Sohn et al., 2003). 4A). In addition, the KK motif in the transit peptide of ATCase may be equivalent to the RK motif in the transit peptide of RbcS. 3C, d), which was much larger than Pr, may have been T4A + RK:GFP that was associated tightly with a protein complex, even under SDS/PAGE conditions. Protoplasts were transformed with the indicated constructs and GFP patterns were observed 12 and 24 h AT. bbruce@utk.edu 2A). Zhang Z, Liang X, Lu L, Xu Z, Huang J, He H, Peng X. BMC Plant Biol. Chromoplasts are plastids containing pigments other than chlorophyll. The binding of 14-3-3 to the cTP appears to require phosphorylation of a Ser within the binding site and, together with HSP70, may induce formation of the proposed guidance complex in the cytoplasm (May and Soll, 2000). 18 illustrates the alignment of the EPSPS chloroplast transit peptide sequences of Brassica napus (NCBI Accession No: P17688) and Brassica rapa (NCBI Accession No: AAS80163). 2, B, câf, C, b and c) when examined by image and western-blot analyses, indicating that D1 and D2 of T1 were functionally redundant. Protein extracts from protoplasts transformed with the indicated constructs were separated into soluble and pellet fractions by ultracentrifugation, before or after treatment with 0.1 m Na2CO3 or 1% Triton X-100. 2A). Underlining in the Cab transit peptide indicates a region where actual processing may occur. Further studies will be necessary to define the exact role of these motifs and to identify the binding factors that may mediate their functions. Expression analyses of EcTSR and EcGCL as targeted by rCTP in either rice…, Figure 2. 7E). Green, red, and yellow signals indicate GFP, autofluorescence of chlorophyll, and the overlap between green and red fluorescent signals, respectively. These results suggested that the motifs in T3 and T6 may be necessary for initial binding of the reporter protein to the components of the receptor complex. These results demonstrate that the transit peptide contains multiple motifs and that some of them act in concert or synergistically. In the cases of T4A/T7A:GFP and GFP alone, protoplasts were fixed and immunostained with anti-GFP antibody followed by FITC-labeled anti-rabbit IgG. CA1a is the ancestral state and that loss of a functional chloroplast transit peptide in N. munroi CA1a is associated with the evolution of C4 photosynthesis in Neurachne spp. Various chloroplast transit peptides (CTP) have been used to successfully target some foreign proteins into chloroplasts, but for other proteins these same CTPs have reduced localization efficiencies or fail completely. To determine the subcellular distribution of the various protein species derived from the reporter protein, protein extracts were separated into supernatant and pellet fractions by ultracentrifugation and the fractions were analyzed by western blotting using anti-GFP antibody. 3D, b). The single-T deletion mutants, with the exception of ÎT4, primarily yielded the M (Fig. 1E). 5B, c). 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