Enzymatic and Molecular Characterization of Arabidopsis ppGpp Pyrophosphohydrolase, AtNUDX26
作者:Daisuke ITO、Takahiro KATO、Takanori MARUTA、Masahiro TAMOI、Kazuya YOSHIMURA、Shigeru SHIGEOKA
DOI:10.1271/bbb.120523
日期:2012.12.23
Not only in bacteria but also in plant cells, guanosine-3',5'-tetraphosphate (ppGpp) is an important signaling molecule, that affects various cellular processes. In this study, we identified nucleoside diphosphates linked to some moiety X (Nudix) hydrolases, AtNUDX11, 15, 25, and 26, having ppGpp pyrophosphohydrolase activity from Arabidopsis plants. Among these, AtNUDX26 localized in chloroplasts had the highest V-max and k(cat) values, leading to high catalytic efficiency, k(cat)/K-m. The activity of AtNUDX26 required Mg2+ or Mn2+ ions as cofactor and was optimal at pH 9.0 and 50 degrees C. The expression of AtNUDX26 and of ppGpp metabolism-associated genes was regulated by various types of stress, suggesting that AtNUDX26 regulates cellular ppGpp levels in response to stress and impacts gene expression in chloroplasts. This is the first report on the molecular properties of ppGpp pyrophosphohydrolases in plants.