Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000, Versailles, France.
Laboratoire de Chimie des Processus Biologiques, UMR 8229 CNRS, Collège de France, Université Paris 6, 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, 75231, Paris, CEDEX 05, France.
Sci Rep. 2018 Nov 22;8(1):17254. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-35545-7.
Acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferases 3 (DGAT3) are described as plant cytosolic enzymes synthesizing triacylglycerol. Their protein sequences exhibit a thioredoxin-like ferredoxin domain typical of a class of ferredoxins harboring a [2Fe-2S] cluster. The Arabidopsis thaliana DGAT3 (AtDGAT3; At1g48300) protein is detected in germinating seeds. The recombinant purified protein produced from Escherichia coli, although very unstable, exhibits DGAT activity in vitro. A shorter protein version devoid of its N-terminal putative chloroplast transit peptide, Δ46AtDGAT3, was more stable in vitro, allowing biochemical and spectroscopic characterization. The results obtained demonstrate the presence of a [2Fe-2S] cluster in the protein. To date, AtDGAT3 is the first metalloprotein described as a DGAT.
酰基辅酶 A:二酰基甘油酰基转移酶 3(DGAT3)被描述为植物细胞质酶,可合成三酰基甘油。它们的蛋白质序列表现出硫氧还蛋白样铁氧还蛋白结构域,这是一类具有[2Fe-2S]簇的铁氧还蛋白的典型特征。拟南芥 DGAT3(AtDGAT3;At1g48300)蛋白在萌发的种子中被检测到。尽管从大肠杆菌中纯化得到的重组蛋白非常不稳定,但在体外具有 DGAT 活性。一种缺少其 N 端假定的质体转运肽的较短蛋白版本,Δ46AtDGAT3,在体外更稳定,允许进行生化和光谱学表征。获得的结果表明该蛋白中存在[2Fe-2S]簇。迄今为止,AtDGAT3 是第一个被描述为 DGAT 的金属蛋白。