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5che

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Crystal structure of Arabidopsis glutamyl-tRNA reductase in complex with its regulatory proteins

Structural highlights

5che is a 6 chain structure with sequence from Arabidopsis thaliana. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 3.203Å
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

HEM11_ARATH Catalyzes the NADPH-dependent reduction of glutamyl-tRNA(Glu) to glutamate 1-semialdehyde (GSA). Probably involved in the tetrapyrrole synthesis required for the chlorophyll biosynthesis.^[1] ^[2]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Tetrapyrrole biosynthesis is an essential and tightly regulated process, and glutamyl-tRNA reductase (GluTR) is a key target for multiple regulatory factors at the post-translational level. By binding to the thylakoid membrane protein FLUORESCENT (FLU) or the soluble stromal GluTR-binding protein (GBP), the activity of GluTR is down- or up-regulated. Here, we reconstructed a ternary complex composed of the C-terminal tetratricopepetide-repeat domain of FLU, GBP, and GluTR, crystallized and solved the structure of the complex at 3.2 A. The overall structure resembles the shape of merged two binary complexes as previously reported, and shows a large conformational change within GluTR. We also demonstrated that GluTR binds tightly with GBP but does not bind to GSAM under the same condition. These findings allow us to suggest a biological role of the ternary complex for the regulation of plant GluTR.

The Arabidopsis glutamyl-tRNA reductase (GluTR) forms a ternary complex with FLU and GluTR-binding protein.,Fang Y, Zhao S, Zhang F, Zhao A, Zhang W, Zhang M, Liu L Sci Rep. 2016 Jan 22;6:19756. doi: 10.1038/srep19756. PMID:26794057^[3]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

↑ Ilag LL, Kumar AM, Soll D. Light regulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis at the level of 5-aminolevulinate formation in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell. 1994 Feb;6(2):265-75. PMID:7908550 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1105/tpc.6.2.265
↑ Ujwal ML, McCormac AC, Goulding A, Kumar AM, Soll D, Terry MJ. Divergent regulation of the HEMA gene family encoding glutamyl-tRNA reductase in Arabidopsis thaliana: expression of HEMA2 is regulated by sugars, but is independent of light and plastid signalling. Plant Mol Biol. 2002 Sep;50(1):83-91. PMID:12139011
↑ Fang Y, Zhao S, Zhang F, Zhao A, Zhang W, Zhang M, Liu L. The Arabidopsis glutamyl-tRNA reductase (GluTR) forms a ternary complex with FLU and GluTR-binding protein. Sci Rep. 2016 Jan 22;6:19756. doi: 10.1038/srep19756. PMID:26794057 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep19756