Basis for high-affinity ethylene binding by the ethylene receptor ETR1 of Arabidopsis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(2023)
摘要
The gaseous hormone ethylene is perceived in plants by membrane-bound receptors, the best studied of these being ETR1 from Arabidopsis. Ethylene receptors can mediate a response to ethylene concentrations at less than one part per billion; however, the mechanistic basis for such high-affinity ligand binding has remained elusive. Here we identify an Asp residue within the ETR1 transmembrane domain that plays a critical role in ethylene binding. Site-directed mutation of the Asp to Asn results in a functional receptor that has a reduced affinity for ethylene, but still mediates ethylene responses in planta. The Asp residue is highly conserved among ethylene receptor-like proteins in plants and bacteria, but Asn variants exist, pointing to the physiological relevance of modulating ethylene-binding kinetics. Our results also support a bifunctional role for the Asp residue in forming a polar bridge to a conserved Lys residue in the receptor to mediate changes in signaling output. We propose a new structural model for the mechanism of ethylene binding and signal transduction, one with similarities to that found in a mammalian olfactory receptor.
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ethylene, ethylene receptor, ligand binding, copper cofactor, structural model
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