Light regulation of nitrate reductase by catalytic subunits of protein phosphatase 2A. 2017

Maria T Creighton, and Maite Sanmartín, and Amr R A Kataya, and Irina O Averkina, and Behzad Heidari, and Dugassa Nemie-Feyissa, and Jose J Sánchez-Serrano, and Cathrine Lillo
Faculty of Science and Technology, Centre for Organelle Research, University of Stavanger, 4036, Stavanger, Norway.

PP2A catalytic subunit C2 is of special importance for light/dark regulation of nitrate reductase activity. The level of unmethylated PP2A catalytic subunits decreases in darkness. Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) dephosphorylates and activates nitrate reductase (NR) in photosynthetically active tissue when plants are transferred from darkness to light. In the present work, investigation of Arabidopsis thaliana PP2A mutant lines revealed that one of the five PP2A catalytic subunit genes, e.g., C2, was of special importance for NR activation. Impairment of NR activation was, especially pronounced in the c2c4 double mutant. Though weaker, NR activation was also impaired in the c2 single mutant, and c1c2 and c2c5 double mutants. On the other hand, NR activation in the c4c5 double mutant was as efficient as in WT. The c4 single mutant had low PP2A activity, whereas the c2 single mutant possessed WT levels of extractable PP2A activity. PP2A activity was low in both c2c4 and c4c5. Differences in extracted PP2A activity among mutants did not strictly correlate with differences in NR activation, but underpinned that C2 has a special function in NR activation in vivo. The terminal leucine in PP2A catalytic subunits is generally methylated to a high degree, but regulation and impact of methylation/demethylation is barely studied. In WT and PP2A mutants, the level of unmethylated PP2A catalytic subunits decreased during 45 min of darkness, but did not change much when light was switched on. In leucine carboxyl methyl transferase1 (LCMT1) knockout plants, which possess mainly unmethylated PP2A, NR was still activated, although not fully as efficient as in WT.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008027 Light That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared range. Light, Visible,Photoradiation,Radiation, Visible,Visible Radiation,Photoradiations,Radiations, Visible,Visible Light,Visible Radiations
D008745 Methylation Addition of methyl groups. In histo-chemistry methylation is used to esterify carboxyl groups and remove sulfate groups by treating tissue sections with hot methanol in the presence of hydrochloric acid. (From Stedman, 25th ed) Methylations
D009154 Mutation Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. Mutations
D003624 Darkness The absence of light. Darknesses
D017360 Arabidopsis A plant genus of the family BRASSICACEAE that contains ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS and MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS. The species A. thaliana is used for experiments in classical plant genetics as well as molecular genetic studies in plant physiology, biochemistry, and development. Arabidopsis thaliana,Cress, Mouse-ear,A. thaliana,A. thalianas,Arabidopses,Arabidopsis thalianas,Cress, Mouse ear,Cresses, Mouse-ear,Mouse-ear Cress,Mouse-ear Cresses,thaliana, A.,thaliana, Arabidopsis,thalianas, A.
D050901 Nitrate Reductase An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of nitrite to nitrate. It is a cytochrome protein that contains IRON and MOLYBDENUM. Quinol-Nitrate Oxidoreductase,Respiratory Nitrate Reductase,Nitrate Reductase, Respiratory,Oxidoreductase, Quinol-Nitrate,Quinol Nitrate Oxidoreductase,Reductase, Nitrate,Reductase, Respiratory Nitrate
D054648 Protein Phosphatase 2 A phosphoprotein phosphatase subtype that is comprised of a catalytic subunit and two different regulatory subunits. At least two genes encode isoforms of the protein phosphatase catalytic subunit, while several isoforms of regulatory subunits exist due to the presence of multiple genes and the alternative splicing of their mRNAs. Protein phosphatase 2 acts on a broad variety of cellular proteins and may play a role as a regulator of intracellular signaling processes. PPP2CA Phosphatase,PPP2CB Phosphatase,Protein Phosphatase 2, Catalytic Subunit,Protein Phosphatase 2, Catalytic Subunit, alpha Isoform,Protein Phosphatase 2, Catalytic Subunit, beta Isoform,Protein Phosphatase 2, Regulatory Subunit,Protein Phosphatase 2, Regulatory Subunit A, alpha Isoform,Protein Phosphatase 2, Regulatory Subunit A, beta Isoform,Protein Phosphatase 2, Regulatory Subunit B, alpha Isoform,Protein Phosphatase 2, Regulatory Subunit B, beta Isoform,Protein Phosphatase 2, Regulatory Subunit B, delta Isoform,Protein Phosphatase 2, Regulatory Subunit B, gamma Isoform,Protein Phosphatase 2A, Catalytic Subunit, alpha Isoform,Protein Phosphatase 2A, Catalytic Subunit, beta Isoform,Protein Phosphatase 2A, Regulatory Subunit A , alpha Isoform,Protein Phosphatase 2A, Regulatory Subunit A, beta Isoform,Protein Phosphatase 2A, Regulatory Subunit B, alpha Isoform,Protein Phosphatase 2A, Regulatory Subunit B, beta Isoform,Protein Phosphatase 2A, Regulatory Subunit B, delta Isoform,Protein Phosphatase 2A, Regulatory Subunit B, gamma Isoform,Protein Phosphatase-2A,Serine Threonine Protein Phosphatase 2A Catalytic Subunit beta Isoform,Serine-Threonine-Protein Phosphatase 2A Catalytic Subunit alpha Isoform,Phosphatase, PPP2CA,Phosphatase, PPP2CB,Protein Phosphatase 2A,Serine Threonine Protein Phosphatase 2A Catalytic Subunit alpha Isoform
D055786 Gene Knockout Techniques Techniques to alter a gene sequence that result in an inactivated gene, or one in which the expression can be inactivated at a chosen time during development to study the loss of function of a gene. Gene Knock-Out Techniques,Gene Knock Out,Gene Knock Out Techniques,Gene Knockout,Gene Knock Outs,Gene Knock-Out Technique,Gene Knockout Technique,Gene Knockouts,Knock Out, Gene,Knock Outs, Gene,Knock-Out Technique, Gene,Knock-Out Techniques, Gene,Knockout Technique, Gene,Knockout Techniques, Gene,Knockout, Gene,Knockouts, Gene,Out, Gene Knock,Outs, Gene Knock,Technique, Gene Knock-Out,Technique, Gene Knockout,Techniques, Gene Knock-Out,Techniques, Gene Knockout
D018515 Plant Leaves Expanded structures, usually green, of vascular plants, characteristically consisting of a bladelike expansion attached to a stem, and functioning as the principal organ of photosynthesis and transpiration. (American Heritage Dictionary, 2d ed) Plant Leaf,Leaf, Plant,Leave, Plant,Leaves, Plant,Plant Leave
D020134 Catalytic Domain The region of an enzyme that interacts with its substrate to cause the enzymatic reaction. Active Site,Catalytic Core,Catalytic Region,Catalytic Site,Catalytic Subunit,Reactive Site,Active Sites,Catalytic Cores,Catalytic Domains,Catalytic Regions,Catalytic Sites,Catalytic Subunits,Core, Catalytic,Cores, Catalytic,Domain, Catalytic,Domains, Catalytic,Reactive Sites,Region, Catalytic,Regions, Catalytic,Site, Active,Site, Catalytic,Site, Reactive,Sites, Active,Sites, Catalytic,Sites, Reactive,Subunit, Catalytic,Subunits, Catalytic

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