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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-6
pubmed:abstractText
The N-terminus of phytochrome A is important for the structural integrity and biological activity of the photoreceptor. Mutational analysis of the N-terminus by two different strategies created two distinct photoreceptors, one inactive and the other hyperactive when expressed in transgenic tobacco, suggesting that this region has multiple functional domains. To identify critical residues within this N-terminal region, a series of smaller deletions of oat phytochrome A were created, designated NB (delta49-62), NC (delta6-47), ND (delta7-21), NE (delta2-5), and NF (delta6-12), and compared with a previously characterized deletion mutant NA (delta7-69) and full-length oat phytochrome A. Using photochemical properties as a measure of chromoprotein structure, it was found that the region between residues 13 and 62 was important for the spectral integrity of the photoreceptor. These deletion mutants were also biologically inactive when expressed in both mature tobacco plants and seedlings grown under continuous far-red or red light. In contrast, deletion of the serine-rich region between residues 6 and 12 did not alter the photochemical properties but did produce a hyperactive photoreceptor, indicating this region may be involved in down-regulating phytochrome A activity. The data show that the N-terminus of phytochrome A contains two functional domains, one necessary for conformational stability and biological activity (residues 13-62), and the other involved in attenuating phytochrome responses (residues 6-12).
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0960-7412
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
243-57
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Avena sativa, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Chromatography, Affinity, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Light, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Phytochrome, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Phytochrome A, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Plants, Genetically Modified, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Plants, Toxic, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Sequence Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Spectrophotometry, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Structure-Activity Relationship, pubmed-meshheading:8820609-Tobacco
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
The amino-terminus of phytochrome A contains two distinct functional domains.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.