A large number of thioredoxins (Trxs), small redox proteins, have been identified from all living organisms. However, many of the physiological roles played by these proteins remain to be elucidated. We isolated a high Mr (HMW) form of h-type Trx from the heat-treated cytosolic extracts of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) suspension cells and designated it as AtTrx-h3. Using bacterially expressed recombinant AtTrx-h3, we find that it forms various protein structures ranging from low and oligomeric protein species to HMW complexes. And the AtTrx-h3 performs dual functions, acting as a disulfide reductase and as a molecular chaperone, which are closely associated with its molecular structures. The disulfide reductase function is observed predominantly in the low Mr forms, whereas the chaperone function predominates in the HMW complexes. The multimeric structures of AtTrx-h3 are regulated not only by heat shock but also by redox status. Two active cysteine residues in AtTrx-h3 are required for disulfide reductase activity, but not for chaperone function. AtTrx-h3 confers enhanced heat-shock tolerance in Arabidopsis, primarily through its chaperone function.
Heat-Shock and Redox-Dependent Functional Switching of an h-Type Arabidopsis Thioredoxin from a Disulfide Reductase to a Molecular Chaperone1[C][W][OA]
Soo-Kwon Park,Y. Jung,Jung Ro Lee,Young Mee Lee,H. Jang,Seung Sik Lee,Jin Ho Park,Sun Young Kim,Jeong Chan Moon,S. Lee,H. Chae,M. Shin,J. Jung,M. G. Kim,Woe-Yeon Kim,D. Yun,Kyun Oh Lee,Sang Yeol Lee
Published 2009 in Plant Physiology
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2009
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Plant Physiology
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2009-04-01
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Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science
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