Subcellular localization of the fatty acyl reductase involved in pheromone biosynthesis in the tobacco budworm,Heliothis virescens (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) |
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Authors: | Åsa K Hagström Andrea Walther Jürgen Wendland Christer Löfstedt |
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Institution: | 1. Scientific Research Institute of Heart Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan;2. Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan;3. Center of Cardiac Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Taraz, Kazakhstan;4. Surgery Clinic, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
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Abstract: | Sex pheromone components are produced in specialized glands of female moths via well-characterized biosynthetic pathways, where a Fatty Acyl Reductase (FAR) is often essential for producing the specific ratio of the different pheromone components. The subcellular localization and membrane topology of FARs is important for understanding how pheromones are synthesized and exported to the exterior for release. We investigated the subcellular localization of HvFAR from the noctuid moth Heliothis virescens by producing recombinant fusion proteins with green fluorescent protein (GFP) in yeast. A C-terminally tagged construct was localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and retained full reductive activity on a broad range of saturated and unsaturated fatty acyl precursors. In contrast, an N-terminally-tagged construct was poorly expressed in the cytoplasm and was not enzymatically active, indicating that HvFAR requires a free N-terminal for both proper targeting and catalytic activity. A series of truncations of the N-and C-termini of HvFAR was conducted based on in silico-predicted hydrophobic domains and transmembrane regions. The N-terminally truncated protein was found in the cytoplasm and did not retain activity, emphasizing the importance of the N-terminal for FAR function. In addition, the orientation in the membrane of the C-terminus-tagged HvFAR-GFP construct was analyzed using a fluorescence protease protection (FPP) assay, implying that the C-terminal of HvFAR is orientated towards the cytoplasm. These results, together with previous data on the localization of desaturases, confirm the importance of the ER as a subcellular site of pheromone production. |
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Keywords: | Pheromone Biosynthesis Moth Subcellular Reductase FAR FAR"} {"#name":"keyword" "$":{"id":"kwrd0045"} "$$":[{"#name":"text" "_":"fatty acyl reductase pgFAR"} {"#name":"keyword" "$":{"id":"kwrd0055"} "$$":[{"#name":"text" "_":"pheromone gland fatty acyl reductase ER"} {"#name":"keyword" "$":{"id":"kwrd0065"} "$$":[{"#name":"text" "_":"endoplasmic reticulum GFP"} {"#name":"keyword" "$":{"id":"kwrd0075"} "$$":[{"#name":"text" "_":"green fluorescent protein FA"} {"#name":"keyword" "$":{"id":"kwrd0085"} "$$":[{"#name":"text" "_":"fatty acyl |
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