Shift in Conformational Equilibrium Underlies the Oscillatory Phosphoryl Transfer Reaction in the Circadian Clock.

ABSTRACT: Oscillatory phosphorylation/dephosphorylation can be commonly found in a biological system as a means of signal transduction though its pivotal presence in the workings of circadian clocks has drawn significant interest: for example in a significant portion of the physiology of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942. The biological oscillatory reaction in the cyanobacterial circadian clock can be visualized through its reconstitution in a test tube by mixing three proteins-KaiA, KaiB and KaiC-with adenosine triphosphate and magnesium ions. Surprisingly, the oscillatory phosphorylation/dephosphorylation of the hexameric KaiC takes place spontaneously and almost indefinitely in a test tube as long as ATP is present. This autonomous post-translational modification is tightly regulated by the

SUBMITTER: Kim P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8538168 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature