Specificity of thioredoxins and glutaredoxins as electron donors to two distinct classes of Arabidopsis plastidial methionine sulfoxide reductases B

FEBS Lett. 2007 Sep 18;581(23):4371-6. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.07.081. Epub 2007 Aug 14.

Abstract

Methionine sulfoxide reductases (MSRs) A and B reduce methionine sulfoxide (MetSO) S- and R-diastereomers, respectively, back to Met using electrons generally supplied by thioredoxin. The physiological reductants for MSRBs remain unknown in plants, which display a remarkable variety of thioredoxins (Trxs) and glutaredoxins (Grxs). Using recombinant proteins, we show that Arabidopsis plastidial MSRB1 and MSRB2, which differ regarding the number of presumed redox-active cysteines, possess specific reductants. Most simple-module Trxs, especially Trx m1 and Trx y2, are preferential and efficient electron donors towards MSRB2, while the double-module CDSP32 Trx and Grxs can reduce only MSRB1. This study identifies novel types of reductants, related to Grxs and peculiar Trxs, for MSRB proteins displaying only one redox-active cysteine.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cysteine / genetics
  • Cysteine / metabolism
  • Electron Transport
  • Glutaredoxins / genetics
  • Glutaredoxins / metabolism*
  • Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Oxidoreductases / genetics
  • Oxidoreductases / metabolism*
  • Plastids / enzymology
  • Plastids / metabolism
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Substrate Specificity
  • Thioredoxins / genetics
  • Thioredoxins / metabolism*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Arabidopsis Proteins
  • Glutaredoxins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Thioredoxins
  • Oxidoreductases
  • Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases
  • methionine sulfoxide reductase
  • Cysteine