Journal
ANTIOXIDANTS
Volume 11, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox11101979
Keywords
chloroplast; thioredoxin; NTRC; Nicotiana; proteomics; redox regulation; target proteins
Funding
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation MCIN/AEI
- European Union Next Generation EU/PRTR
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Post-translational redox modifications, particularly mediated by thioredoxins (Trxs), play a crucial role in controlling cellular processes. In this study, a new in vivo approach was developed to identify potential targets of Trx f, Trx m, and NTRC. The results revealed new insights into the specificity and function of these proteins in various cellular processes.
Post-translational redox modifications provide an important mechanism for the control of major cellular processes. Thioredoxins (Trxs), which are key actors in this regulatory mechanism, are ubiquitous proteins that catalyse thiol-disulfide exchange reactions. In chloroplasts, Trx f, Trx m and NADPH-dependent Trx reductase C (NTRC) have been identified as transmitters of the redox signal by transferring electrons to downstream target enzymes. The number of characterised Trx targets has greatly increased in the last few years, but most of them were determined using in vitro procedures lacking isoform specificity. With this background, we have developed a new in vivo approach based on the overexpression of His-tagged single-cysteine mutants of Trx f, Trx m or NTRC into Nicotiana benthamiana plants. The over-expressed mutated Trxs, capable of forming a stable mixed disulfide bond with target proteins in plants, were immobilised on affinity columns packed with Ni-NTA agarose, and the covalently linked targets were eluted with dithiothreitol and identified by mass spectrometry-based proteomics. The in vivo approach allowed identification of 6, 9 and 42 new potential targets for Trx f, Trx m and NTRC, respectively, and an apparent specificity between NTRC and Trxs was achieved. Functional analysis showed that these targets are involved in several cellular processes.
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