New In Vivo Approach to Broaden the Thioredoxin Family Interactome in Chloroplasts

Post-translational redox modifications provide an important mechanism for the control of major cellular processes. Thioredoxins (Trxs), which are key actors in this regulatory mechanism, are ubiquitous proteins that catalyse thiol-disulfide exchange reactions. In chloroplasts, Trx f, Trx m and NADPH...

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Autores: Ancín, María, Fernández-Irigoyen, Joaquín, Santamaría, Enrique, Larraya, Luis, Fernández San Millán, Alicia, Veramendi, Jon, Farrán, Inmaculada
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::2d9ce67c19077378ee329fa399341cfa
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/296374
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Chloroplast
Thioredoxin
NTRC
Nicotiana
Proteomics
Redox regulation
Target proteins
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Sumario:Post-translational redox modifications provide an important mechanism for the control of major cellular processes. Thioredoxins (Trxs), which are key actors in this regulatory mechanism, are ubiquitous proteins that catalyse thiol-disulfide exchange reactions. In chloroplasts, Trx f, Trx m and NADPH-dependent Trx reductase C (NTRC) have been identified as transmitters of the redox signal by transferring electrons to downstream target enzymes. The number of characterised Trx targets has greatly increased in the last few years, but most of them were determined using in vitro procedures lacking isoform specificity. With this background, we have developed a new in vivo approach based on the overexpression of His-tagged single-cysteine mutants of Trx f, Trx m or NTRC into Nicotiana benthamiana plants. The over-expressed mutated Trxs, capable of forming a stable mixed disulfide bond with target proteins in plants, were immobilised on affinity columns packed with Ni-NTA agarose, and the covalently linked targets were eluted with dithiothreitol and identified by mass spectrometry-based proteomics. The in vivo approach allowed identification of 6, 9 and 42 new potential targets for Trx f, Trx m and NTRC, respectively, and an apparent specificity between NTRC and Trxs was achieved. Functional analysis showed that these targets are involved in several cellular processes.