López-Calcagno, Patricia E and Howard, Thomas P and Raines, Christine A (2014) The CP12 protein family: a thioredoxin-mediated metabolic switch? Frontiers in Plant Science, 5 (JAN). 9-. DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2014.00009
López-Calcagno, Patricia E and Howard, Thomas P and Raines, Christine A (2014) The CP12 protein family: a thioredoxin-mediated metabolic switch? Frontiers in Plant Science, 5 (JAN). 9-. DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2014.00009
López-Calcagno, Patricia E and Howard, Thomas P and Raines, Christine A (2014) The CP12 protein family: a thioredoxin-mediated metabolic switch? Frontiers in Plant Science, 5 (JAN). 9-. DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2014.00009
Abstract
CP12 is a small, redox-sensitive protein, representatives of which are found in most photosynthetic organisms, including cyanobacteria, diatoms, red and green algae, and higher plants. The only clearly defined function for CP12 in any organism is in the thioredoxin-mediated regulation of the Calvin-Benson cycle. CP12 mediates the formation of a complex between glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and phosphoribulokinase (PRK) in response to changes in light intensity. Under low light, the formation of the GAPDH/PRK/CP12 complex results in a reduction in the activity of both PRK and GAPDH and, under high light conditions, thioredoxin mediates the disassociation of the complex resulting in an increase in both GAPDH and PRK activity. Although the role of CP12 in the redox-mediated formation of the GAPDH/PRK/CP12 multiprotein complex has been clearly demonstrated, a number of studies now provide evidence that the CP12 proteins may play a wider role. In Arabidopsis thaliana CP12 is expressed in a range of tissue including roots, flowers, and seeds and antisense suppression of tobacco CP12 disrupts metabolism and impacts on growth and development. Furthermore, in addition to the higher plant genomes which encode up to three forms of CP12, analysis of cyanobacterial genomes has revealed that, not only are there multiple forms of the CP12 protein, but that in these organisms CP12 is also found fused to cystathionine-β-synthase domain containing proteins. In this review we present the latest information on the CP12 protein family and explore the possibility that CP12 proteins form part of a redox-mediated metabolic switch, allowing organisms to respond to rapid changes in the external environment. © 2014 López-Calcagno, Howard and Raines.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | protein-protein interactions; redox; cystathionine-p-synthase (CBS)-domains; thioredoxin; intrinsically unstructured (disordered) protein |
Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Life Sciences, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2014 11:34 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 19:34 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/10391 |
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