6ekb
Crystal structure of the BSD2 homolog of Arabidopsis thaliana
Structural highlights
FunctionBSD2_ARATH Chloroplast chaperone required for RuBisCo biogenesis and translational regulation of the RuBisCo large subunit (RbcL) (PubMed:29217567). Stabilizes an end-state assembly intermediate of eight RbcL subunits until the small subunits (RBCSs) become available to produce a complete stable RuBisCo complex containing eight small and eight large subunits (PubMed:29217567).[1] Publication Abstract from PubMedPlant RuBisCo, a complex of eight large and eight small subunits, catalyzes the fixation of CO2 in photosynthesis. The low catalytic efficiency of RuBisCo provides strong motivation to reengineer the enzyme with the goal of increasing crop yields. However, genetic manipulation has been hampered by the failure to express plant RuBisCo in a bacterial host. We achieved the functional expression of Arabidopsis thaliana RuBisCo in Escherichia coli by coexpressing multiple chloroplast chaperones. These include the chaperonins Cpn60/Cpn20, RuBisCo accumulation factors 1 and 2, RbcX, and bundle-sheath defective-2 (BSD2). Our structural and functional analysis revealed the role of BSD2 in stabilizing an end-state assembly intermediate of eight RuBisCo large subunits until the small subunits become available. The ability to produce plant RuBisCo recombinantly will facilitate efforts to improve the enzyme through mutagenesis. Plant RuBisCo assembly in E. coli with five chloroplast chaperones including BSD2.,Aigner H, Wilson RH, Bracher A, Calisse L, Bhat JY, Hartl FU, Hayer-Hartl M Science. 2017 Dec 8;358(6368):1272-1278. doi: 10.1126/science.aap9221. PMID:29217567[2] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
| ||||||||||||||||||||
