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PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM
Volume 143, Issue 4, Pages 385-395Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2011.01503.x
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- Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Australia
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FK506-binding proteins (FKBPs) and cyclophilins, collectively called immunophilins, conserve peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase (PPlase) active sites, although many lack PPlase activity. The chloroplast thylakoid contains a large proportion of the plant immunophilin family, but their functions within this compartment are unclear. Some lumenal immunophilins are important for assembly of photosynthetic complexes, implicating them in the maintenance and turnover of the photosynthetic apparatus during acclimation processes. In this investigation into the functions of three FKBPs localized to the thylakoid of triticum aestivum (wheat), we present the first evidence of PPlase activity in the thylakoid of a cereal plant, and also show that PPlase activity is not conserved in all lumenal FKBPs. Using yeast two-hybrid analysis we found that the PPlase-active FKBP13 interacts with the globular domain of the wheat Rieske protein, with potential impact on photosynthetic electron transfer. Specific interaction partners for PPlase-deficient FKBP16-1 and FKBP16-3 link these isoforms to photosystem assembly.
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