title: Cloning and characterization of a dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase (E2) subunit of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex from Arabidopsis thaliana.
abstract: A cDNA encoding a dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase (E2) subunit of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex has been isolated from Arabidopsis thaliana. A cell culture cDNA expression library was screened with a monoclonal antibody (JIM 63) raised against nuclear matrix proteins, and four clones were isolated. One of these was 2175 base pairs in length, and it contained an open reading frame with an amino acid sequence and domain structure with strong similarity to the E2s of other eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. The organization and number of functional domains within the Arabidopsis protein are identical to those of the human E2, although the amino acid sequences within these domains are equally similar to those of the yeast and human proteins. The predicted amino acid sequence reveals the presence of a putative amino-terminal leader sequence with characteristics similar to those of other proteins, which are targeted to the plant mitochondrial matrix. The cross-reactivities of plant mitochondrial matrix proteins with JIM 63 and antibodies raised against the E2 and protein X components of eukaryotic pyruvate dehydrogenase complexes are consistent with the clone encoding a mitochondrial form of E2 and not the smaller protein X. The E2 mRNA of 2.2 kilobases was expressed in a range of Arabidopsis and Brassica napus tissues.
authors.affiliation: John Innes Center, Colney, Norwich, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rawsthorne
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scofield
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Doonan
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001483:Base Sequence; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000201:enzymology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D051047:Dihydrolipoyllysine-Residue Acetyltransferase; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D016253:Microscopy, Immunoelectron; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018532:Pisum sativum / Q000201:enzymology; D011768:Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011768:Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000123:Acetyltransferases; D051047:Dihydrolipoyllysine-Residue Acetyltransferase