Structural adaptation of the plant protease Deg1 to repair photosystem II during light exposure

Juliane Kley, Bastian Schmidt, Boril Boyanov, Peggy C. Stolt-Bergner, Rebecca Kirk, Michael Ehrmann, Ronit R. Knopf, Leah Naveh, Zach Adam, Tim Clausen

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Abstract

Deg1 is a chloroplastic protease involved in maintaining the photosynthetic machinery. Structural and biochemical analyses reveal that the inactive Deg1 monomer is transformed into the proteolytically active hexamer at acidic pH. The change in pH is sensed by His244, which upon protonation, repositions a specific helix to trigger oligomerization. This system ensures selective activation of Deg1 during daylight, when acidification of the thylakoid lumen occurs and photosynthetic proteins are damaged.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)728-731
Number of pages4
JournalNature Structural and Molecular Biology
Volume18
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Structural Biology
  • Molecular Biology

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