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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
33
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-9
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Chloroplast protein import across the inner envelope is facilitated by the translocon of the inner envelope of chloroplasts (Tic). Here we have identified Tic32 as a novel subunit of the Tic complex. Tic32 can be purified from solubilized inner envelope membranes by chromatography on Tic110 containing affinity matrix. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments using either Tic32 or Tic110 antisera indicated a tight association between these polypeptides as well as with other Tic subunits, e.g. Tic40, Tic22, or Tic62, whereas the outer envelope protein Toc75 was not found in this complex. Chemical cross-linking suggests that Tic32 is involved late in the overall translocation process, because both the precursor form as well as the mature form of Rubisco small subunit can be detected. We were unable to isolate Arabidopsis null mutants of the attic32 gene, indicating that Tic32 is essential for viability. Deletion of the attic32 gene resulted in early seed abortion because the embryo was unable to differentiate from the heart stage to the torpedo stage. The homology of Tic32 to short-chain dehydrogenases suggests a dual role of Tic32 in import, one as a regulatory component and one as an important subunit in the assembly of the entire complex.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
279
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
34756-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Arabidopsis, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Arabidopsis Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Chloroplasts, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Cross-Linking Reagents, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Gene Library, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Membrane Transport Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Models, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Molecular Chaperones, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Peas, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Plant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Precipitin Tests, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:15180984-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Tic32, an essential component in chloroplast biogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Munich, Menzinger Strasse 67, 80638 Munich, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't