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NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2201195119
关键词
peptide hormone; posttranslational modification; proteolytic processing; subtilase; tyrosine sulfation
资金
- German Research Foundation (DFG) [SCHA591/17-1]
- Carl-Zeiss Foundation
- DFG [DFG-INST36/171-1-FUGG, 1101]
This study investigates the proteolytic processing and posttranslational modification of the TWS1 peptide regulator in Arabidopsis thaliana. The results demonstrate the critical role of tyrosine sulfation in mediating processing specificity and peptide maturation. The findings provide insight into the contribution of posttranslational modifications to peptide bioactivity.
Most peptide hormones and growth factors are matured from larger inactive precursor proteins by proteolytic processing and further posttranslational modification. Whether or how posttranslational modifications contribute to peptide bioactivity is still largely unknown. We address this question here for TWS1 (Twisted Seed 1), a peptide regulator of embryonic cuticle formation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Using synthetic peptides encompassing the N- and C-terminal processing sites and the recombinant TWS1 precursor as substrates, we show that the precursor is cleaved by the subtilase SBT1.8 at both the N and the C termini of TWS1. Recognition and correct processing at the N-terminal site depended on sulfation of an adjacent tyrosine residue. Arginine 302 of SBT1.8 was found to be required for sulfotyrosine binding and for accurate processing of the TWS1 precursor. The data reveal a critical role for posttranslational modification, here tyrosine sulfation of a plant peptide hormone precursor, in mediating processing specificity and peptide maturation.
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