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Subcellular localization and oligomerization of the Arabidopsis thaliana somatic embryogenesis receptor kinase 1 protein.
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| Author | Shah, K. Gadella, Theodorus W. J. Erp, Harrie Van Hecht, Vfg Vries, Sacco C. De |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Abstract | The Arabidopsis thaliana somatic embryogenesis receptor kinase 1 (AtSERK1) gene is expressed in developing ovules and early embryos. AtSERK1 is also transiently expressed during somatic embryogenesis. The predicted AtSERK1 protein contains an extracellular domain with a leucine zipper motif followed by five leucine-rich repeats, a proline-rich region, a single transmembrane region and an intracellular kinase domain. The AtSERK1 cDNA was fused to two different variants of green fluorescent protein (GFP), a yellow-emitting GFP (YFP) and a cyan-emitting GFP (CFP), and transiently expressed in both plant protoplasts and insect cells. Using confocal laser scanning microscopy it was determined that the AtSERK1-YFP fusion protein is targeted to plasma membranes in both plant and animal cells. The extracellular leucine-rich repeats, and in particular the N-linked oligosaccharides that are present on them appear to be essential for correct localization of the AtSERK1-YFP protein. The potential for dimerization of the AtSERK1 protein was investigated by measuring the YFP/CFP fluorescence emission ratio using fluorescence spectral imaging microscopy. This ratio will increase due to fluorescence resonance energy transfer if the AtSERK1-CFP and AtSERK1-YFP fusion proteins interact. In 15 % of the cells the YFP/CFP emission ratio for plasma membrane localized AtSERK1 proteins was enhanced. Yeast-protein interaction experiments confirmed the possibility for AtSERK1 homodimerization. Elimination of the extracellular leucine zipper domain reduced the YFP/CFP emission ratio to control levels indicating that without the leucine zipper domain AtSERK1 is monomeric. |
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| DOI | 10.1006/jmbi.2001.4706 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://arquivo.ufv.br/DBV/PGFVG/BVE684/htms/pdfs_seminarios/seminario1/n%EF%BF%BDvel_3/express%EF%BF%BDo_genica/lembriogenesisreceptorkinase.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 11397085 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1006/jmbi.2001.4706 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 309 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of molecular biology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |