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Reduced chlorophyll biosynthesis in heterozygous barley magnesium chelatase mutants

Braumann, Ilka ; Stein, Nils and Hansson, Mats LU (2014) In Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 78. p.10-14
Abstract
Chlorophyll biosynthesis is initiated by magnesium chelatase, an enzyme composed of three proteins, which catalyzes the insertion of Mg2+ into protoporphyrin IX to produce Mg-protoporphyrin IX. In barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) the three proteins are encoded by Xantha-f, Xantha-g and Xantha-h. Two of the gene products, XanH and XanG, belong to the structurally conserved family of AAA+ proteins (ATPases associated with various cellular activities) and form a complex involving six subunits of each protein. The complex functions as an ATP-fueled motor of the magnesium chelatase that uses XanF as substrate, which is the catalytic subunit responsible for the insertion of Mg2+ into protoporphyrin IX. Previous studies have shown that semi-dominant... (More)
Chlorophyll biosynthesis is initiated by magnesium chelatase, an enzyme composed of three proteins, which catalyzes the insertion of Mg2+ into protoporphyrin IX to produce Mg-protoporphyrin IX. In barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) the three proteins are encoded by Xantha-f, Xantha-g and Xantha-h. Two of the gene products, XanH and XanG, belong to the structurally conserved family of AAA+ proteins (ATPases associated with various cellular activities) and form a complex involving six subunits of each protein. The complex functions as an ATP-fueled motor of the magnesium chelatase that uses XanF as substrate, which is the catalytic subunit responsible for the insertion of Mg2+ into protoporphyrin IX. Previous studies have shown that semi-dominant Xantha-h mutations result in non-functional XanH subunits that participate in the formation of inactive AAA complexes. In the present study, we identify severe mutations in the barley mutants xantha-h.38, -h.56 and -h.57. A truncated form of the protein is seen in xantha-h.38, whereas no XanH is detected in xantha-h.56 and -h.57. Heterozygous mutants show a reduction in chlorophyll content by 14-18% suggesting a slight semi-dominance of xantha-h.38, -h.56 and -h.57, which otherwise have been regarded as recessive mutations (Less)
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  author       = {{Braumann, Ilka and Stein, Nils and Hansson, Mats}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{10--14}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Plant Physiology and Biochemistry}},
  title        = {{Reduced chlorophyll biosynthesis in heterozygous barley magnesium chelatase mutants}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.02.004}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.02.004}},
  volume       = {{78}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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