Insertion of the precursor of the light-harvesting chlorophylla/b-protein into the thylakoids requires the presence of a developmentally regulated stromal factor |
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Authors: | Parag R. Chitnis Rachel Nechushtai J. Philip Thornber |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Biology and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, 90024 Los Angeles, CA, USA;(2) Present address: Department of Botany, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel |
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Abstract: | The precursor of the major light-harvesting chlorophylla/b-proteins of photosystem II was synthesizedin vitro from a gene fromLemna gibba. When the labelled precursor was incubated with developing barley plastids, the precursor and the processed polypeptide were incorporated in the thylakoids in proportions that varied depending on the developmental stage of plastids. At early stages of development most of the precursor associated with the thylakoids could be removed by washing with 0.1 M NaOH, while in more mature plastids most of its was resistant to a NaOH wash. Insertion of the precursor into thylakoids required the presence of a stromal factor and Mg-ATP. The stromal factor is probably a protein. The insertion reaction has an optimal temperature of 25°C and a pH of 8. The appearance of the stromal factor and the thylakoid membrane's receptivity for the insertion of the precursor depended on the stage of plastid development. These observations are consistent with the hypothesis that the insertion of the precursor into the thylakoid prior to its proteolytic processing, is one of the steps involved in the assembly of the light-harvesting complex of photosystem II. |
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Keywords: | chloroplasts light-harvesting chlorophylla/b-proteins membrane insertion plastid development thylakoid protein precursor |
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