PEROXIREDOXIN Q stimulates the activity of the chloroplast 16:1Δ3trans FATTY ACID DESATURASE4
- 19 December 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Plant Journal
- Vol. 102 (4), 718-729
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14657
Abstract
Thylakoid membrane lipids, comprised of glycolipids and the phospholipid phosphatidylglycerol (PG), are essential for normal plant growth and development. Unlike other lipid classes, chloroplast PG in nearly all plants contains a substantial fraction of the unusual trans fatty acid 16:1Δ3trans or 16:1t. We determined that, in Arabidopsis thaliana, 16:1t biosynthesis requires both FATTY ACID DESATURASE4 (FAD4) and a thylakoid‐associated redox protein, PEROXIREDOXIN Q (PRXQ), to produce wild‐type levels of 16:1t. The FAD4–PRXQ biochemical relationship appears to be very specific in planta, as other fatty acids (FA) desaturases do not require peroxiredoxins for their activity, nor does FAD4 require other chloroplast peroxiredoxins under standard growth conditions. Although most of chloroplast PG assembly occurs at the inner envelope membrane, FAD4 was primarily associated with the thylakoid membranes facing the stroma. Furthermore, co‐production of PRXQ with FAD4 was required to produce Δ3‐desaturated FAs in yeast. Alteration of the redox state of FAD4 or PRXQ through site‐directed mutagenesis of conserved cysteine residues impaired Δ3 FA production. However, these mutations did not appear to directly alter disulfide status of FAD4. These results collectively demonstrate that the production of 16:1t is linked to the redox status of the chloroplast through PRXQ associated with the thylakoids.Keywords
Funding Information
- U.S. Department of Energy (DE‐FG02‐91ER20021, DE‐FG02‐98ER20305)
- East Carolina University
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