RRC ID 12331
著者 Nilsson A, Olsson T, Ulfstedt M, Thelander M, Ronne H.
タイトル Two novel types of hexokinases in the moss Physcomitrella patens.
ジャーナル BMC Plant Biol
Abstract BACKGROUND:Hexokinase catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose and fructose, but it is also involved in sugar sensing in both fungi and plants. We have previously described two types of hexokinases in the moss Physcomitrella. Type A, exemplified by PpHxk1, the major hexokinase in Physcomitrella, is a soluble protein that localizes to the chloroplast stroma. Type B, exemplified by PpHxk2, has an N-terminal membrane anchor. Both types are found also in vascular plants, and localize to the chloroplast stroma and mitochondrial membranes, respectively.
RESULTS:We have now characterized all 11 hexokinase encoding genes in Physcomitrella. Based on their N-terminal sequences and intracellular localizations, three of the encoded proteins are type A hexokinases and four are type B hexokinases. One of the type B hexokinases has a splice variant without a membrane anchor, that localizes to the cytosol and the nucleus. However, we also found two new types of hexokinases with no obvious orthologs in vascular plants. Type C, encoded by a single gene, has neither transit peptide nor membrane anchor, and is found in the cytosol and in the nucleus. Type D hexokinases, encoded by three genes, have membrane anchors and localize to mitochondrial membranes, but their sequences differ from those of the type B hexokinases. Interestingly, all moss hexokinases are more similar to each other in overall sequence than to hexokinases from other plants, even though characteristic sequence motifs such as the membrane anchor of the type B hexokinases are highly conserved between moss and vascular plants, indicating a common origin for hexokinases of the same type.
CONCLUSIONS:We conclude that the hexokinase gene family is more diverse in Physcomitrella, encoding two additional types of hexokinases that are absent in vascular plants. In particular, the presence of a cytosolic and nuclear hexokinase (type C) sets Physcomitrella apart from vascular plants, and instead resembles yeast, where all hexokinases localize to the cytosol. The fact that all moss hexokinases are more similar to each other than to hexokinases from vascular plants, even though both type A and type B hexokinases are present in all plants, further suggests that the hexokinase gene family in Physcomitrella has undergone concerted evolution.
巻・号 11
ページ 32
公開日 2011-2-14
DOI 10.1186/1471-2229-11-32
PII 1471-2229-11-32
PMID 21320325
PMC PMC3045890
MeSH Amino Acid Sequence Bryopsida / enzymology* Bryopsida / genetics* Chloroplasts / enzymology Chloroplasts / genetics Cloning, Molecular DNA, Plant / genetics Genetic Complementation Test Hexokinase / genetics* Mitochondrial Membranes / enzymology Mitochondrial Proteins / genetics Molecular Sequence Data Multigene Family Phylogeny Plant Proteins / genetics* Sequence Analysis, DNA
IF 3.497
引用数 15
WOS 分野 PLANT SCIENCES
リソース情報
シロイヌナズナ / 植物培養細胞・遺伝子 pdp03464