C‐terminal redox domain of Arabidopsis APR1 is a non‐canonical thioredoxin domain with glutaredoxin function
Journal
Antioxidants
Journal Volume
8
Journal Issue
10
Date Issued
2019-10-01
Author(s)
Abstract
© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Sulfur is an essential nutrient that can be converted into utilizable metabolic forms to produce sulfur‐containing metabolites in plant. Adenosine 5′‐phosphosulfate (APS) reductase (APR) plays a vital role in catalyzing the reduction of activated sulfate to sulfite, which requires glutathione. Previous studies have shown that the C‐terminal domain of APR acts as a glutathione-dependent reductase. The crystal structure of the C‐terminal redox domain of Arabidopsis APR1 (AtAPR1) shows a conserved α/β thioredoxin fold, but not a glutaredoxin fold. Further biochemical studies of the redox domain from AtAPR1 provided evidence to support the structural observation. Collectively, our results provide structural and biochemical information to explain how the thioredoxin fold exerts the glutaredoxin function in APR.
Subjects
APS reductase | Crystal structure | Redox domain | Redox potential | Sulfur assimilation
Type
journal article