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The GluTR-binding protein is the heme-binding factor for feedback control of glutamyl-tRNA reductase.

ABSTRACT: Synthesis of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is the rate-limiting step in tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in land plants. In photosynthetic eukaryotes and many bacteria, glutamyl-tRNA reductase (GluTR) is the most tightly controlled enzyme upstream of ALA. Higher plants possess two GluTR isoforms: GluTR1 is predominantly expressed in green tissue, and GluTR2 is constitutively expressed in all organs. Although proposed long time ago, the molecular mechanism of heme-dependent inhibition of GluTR in planta has remained elusive. Here, we report that accumulation of heme, induced by feeding with ALA, stimulates Clp-protease-dependent degradation of Arabidopsis GluTR1. We demonstrate that binding of heme to the GluTR-binding protein (GBP) inhibits interaction of GBP with the N-terminal regulatory domain of GluTR1, thus making it accessible to the Clp protease. The results presented uncover a functional link between heme content and the post-translational control of GluTR stability, which helps to ensure adequate availability of chlorophyll and heme.

SUBMITTER: Richter AS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6597238 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The GluTR-binding protein is the heme-binding factor for feedback control of glutamyl-tRNA reductase.

Richter Andreas S AS Banse Claudia C Grimm Bernhard B

eLife 20190613

Synthesis of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is the rate-limiting step in tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in land plants. In photosynthetic eukaryotes and many bacteria, glutamyl-tRNA reductase (GluTR) is the most tightly controlled enzyme upstream of ALA. Higher plants possess two GluTR isoforms: GluTR1 is predominantly expressed in green tissue, and GluTR2 is constitutively expressed in all organs. Although proposed long time ago, the molecular mechanism of heme-dependent inhibition of GluTR <i>in plant ...[more]

PMID: 31194674

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The GluTR-binding protein is the heme-binding factor for feedback control of glutamyl-tRNA reductase.

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The GluTR-binding protein is the heme-binding factor for feedback control of glutamyl-tRNA reductase.

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