Aggregation states of phosphoribulokinase (PRK) in vivo
- Oak Ridge National Lab, TN (USA)
Spinach PRK, extracted from either light- or dark-harvested tissue (LHT or DHT) in the presence of DTT, has a M{sub r} of 90 kDa and is fully active. Consistent with an earlier study extraction of LHT in the absence of DTT results in two forms of inactive PRK, M{sub r} 90 kDa (LMW) and M{sub r}> 550 kDa (HMW). If 400 mM (NH{sub 4}){sub 2}SO{sub 4} without DTT is included during extraction, the active LMW predominates implicating it as the major, functional form in vivo during periods of illumination. Either high- or low-sale extraction of DHT reveals mostly HMW; prolonged incubation of the high-salt extract causes disaggregation of LMW without activation. These data suggest that the dark form of PRK in vivo is an aggregate, formed by either self-association or by interactions with other proteins. Salt-induced disaggregation of HMW is inconsistent with intermolecular disulfides crosslinking the aggregated PRK; therefore, oxidation-induced conformational changes must promote aggregation.
- OSTI ID:
- 6651439
- Journal Information:
- Plant Physiology, Supplement; (USA), Vol. 89:4; ISSN 0079-2241
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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