Temperature effects on Agrobacterium phytochrome Agp1.

ABSTRACT: Phytochromes are widely distributed biliprotein photoreceptors with a conserved N-terminal chromophore-binding domain. Most phytochromes bear a light-regulated C-terminal His kinase or His kinase-like region. We investigated the effects of light and temperature on the His kinase activity of the phytochrome Agp1 from Agrobacterium tumefaciens. As in earlier studies, the phosphorylation activity of the holoprotein after far-red irradiation (where the red-light absorbing Pr form dominates) was stronger than that of the holoprotein after red irradiation (where the far red-absorbing Pfr form dominates). Phosphorylation activities of the apoprotein, far red-irradiated holoprotein, and red-irradiated holoprotein decreased when the temperature increased from 25 °C to 35 °C; at 40 °C, almost no kin

SUBMITTER: Njimona I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3197147 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature