HtpG Plays a Role in Cold Acclimation in Cyanobacteria |
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Authors: | Md Motarab Hossain Hitoshi Nakamoto |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saitama University, Saitama 338-8570, Japan, JP |
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Abstract: | The heat shock protein HtpG is homologous to members of the Hsp90 protein family of eukaryotes and is essential for basal
and acquired thermotolerances in cyanobacteria. In this study we have examined the role of HtpG in the cyanobacterium, Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942, in the acclimation to low temperatures. The inactivation of the htpG gene resulted in severe inhibition of cell growth and of the photosynthetic activity when the htpG mutant was shifted to 16°C from 30°C. Wild-type cells were able to resume growth without a lag period when shifted to 30°C
after 5 days at 16°C, while the mutant displayed a detectable lag. The HtpG protein was induced in the wild-type cells at
16°C. Electrophoresis in the absence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) showed that a novel, high-molecular-weight complex containing
GroEL and DnaK accumulated at 16°C, but the accumulation was strongly inhibited in the htpG mutant. Our results demonstrate that the HtpG protein contributes significantly to the ability of cyanobacteria to acclimate
to low temperatures.
Received: 16 July 2001/Accepted: 15 August 2001 |
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