title: In vivo interaction between atToc33 and atToc159 GTP-binding domains demonstrated in a plant split-ubiquitin system.
abstract: The GTPases atToc33 and atToc159 are pre-protein receptor components of the translocon complex at the outer chloroplast membrane in Arabidopsis. Despite their participation in the same complex in vivo, evidence for their interaction is still lacking. Here, a split-ubiquitin system is engineered for use in plants, and the in vivo interaction of the Toc GTPases in Arabidopsis and tobacco protoplasts is shown. Using the same method, the self-interaction of the peroxisomal membrane protein atPex11e is demonstrated. The finding suggests a more general suitability of the split-ubiquitin system as a plant in vivo interaction assay.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physiologie Végétale, Institut de Biologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, CH-2009 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Gwendoline
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rahim
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bischof
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Agne
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011523:Protoplasts / Q000378:metabolism; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C403444:TOC159 protein, Arabidopsis; C114786:Toc33 protein, Arabidopsis; D025801:Ubiquitin; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases