The individual roles of three chloroplast CPN60 protomers （CPN60α, CPN60β1, and CPN60β2） and whether and how they are assembled into functional chaperonin complexes are investigated in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. ...The individual roles of three chloroplast CPN60 protomers （CPN60α, CPN60β1, and CPN60β2） and whether and how they are assembled into functional chaperonin complexes are investigated in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Protein complexes containing all three potential subunits were identified in Chlamydomonas, and their co-expression in Escherichia coil yielded a homogeneous population of oligomers containing all three subunits （CPN60α1β11β2）, with a molecular weight consistent with a tetradecameric structure. While homo-oligomers of CPN60β could form, they were dramatically reduced when CPN60α was present and homo-oligomers of CPN60β2 were readily changed into hetero-oligomers in the presence of ATP and other protomers. ATP hydrolysis caused CPN60 oligomers to disassemble and drove the purified protomers to reconstitute oligomers in vitro, suggesting that the dynamic nature of CPN60 oligomers is dependent on ATP. Only hetero-oligomeric CPN60α1β1β2, containing CPN60α, CPN60β1, and CPN60β2 subunits in a 5：6：3 ratio, cooperated functionally with GroES. The combination of CPN60α and CPN60β subunits, but not the individual subunits alone, complemented GroEL function in E. coil with subunit recognition specificity. Down-regulation of the CPN60α subunit in Chlamydomonas resulted in a slow growth defect and an inability to grow autotrophically, indicating the essential role of CPN60α in vivo.展开更多
We have investigated the dynamics of a protomer coupled to two different decoherent environments,each in a configuration called the spin star configuration.Using the quantum mechanics method,in different situations,we...We have investigated the dynamics of a protomer coupled to two different decoherent environments,each in a configuration called the spin star configuration.Using the quantum mechanics method,in different situations,we obtain the analytical expressions for the transition probability in the protomer system.In thermal equilibrium,there exist well-defined ranges of parameters for which decoherent interaction between the protomer and the environment assists energy transfer in the protomer system,while in pure quantum mechanics states,the decoherent interaction assists energy transfer for an eigenstate but against energy transfer for quantum mechanics averages.In particular,we also find that the dimerization of two bacteriochlorophylls in protomer can always assist energy transfer in certain parameter range,and in the appropriate spin bath energy,the efficiency of energy transport is sensitively depended on the temperature of environments.展开更多
文摘The individual roles of three chloroplast CPN60 protomers （CPN60α, CPN60β1, and CPN60β2） and whether and how they are assembled into functional chaperonin complexes are investigated in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Protein complexes containing all three potential subunits were identified in Chlamydomonas, and their co-expression in Escherichia coil yielded a homogeneous population of oligomers containing all three subunits （CPN60α1β11β2）, with a molecular weight consistent with a tetradecameric structure. While homo-oligomers of CPN60β could form, they were dramatically reduced when CPN60α was present and homo-oligomers of CPN60β2 were readily changed into hetero-oligomers in the presence of ATP and other protomers. ATP hydrolysis caused CPN60 oligomers to disassemble and drove the purified protomers to reconstitute oligomers in vitro, suggesting that the dynamic nature of CPN60 oligomers is dependent on ATP. Only hetero-oligomeric CPN60α1β1β2, containing CPN60α, CPN60β1, and CPN60β2 subunits in a 5：6：3 ratio, cooperated functionally with GroES. The combination of CPN60α and CPN60β subunits, but not the individual subunits alone, complemented GroEL function in E. coil with subunit recognition specificity. Down-regulation of the CPN60α subunit in Chlamydomonas resulted in a slow growth defect and an inability to grow autotrophically, indicating the essential role of CPN60α in vivo.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.11274272,11304281,31201001by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province under Grant Nos.Y6110250LY14A040001 and Zhejiang Ocean University(X12ZD10)
文摘We have investigated the dynamics of a protomer coupled to two different decoherent environments,each in a configuration called the spin star configuration.Using the quantum mechanics method,in different situations,we obtain the analytical expressions for the transition probability in the protomer system.In thermal equilibrium,there exist well-defined ranges of parameters for which decoherent interaction between the protomer and the environment assists energy transfer in the protomer system,while in pure quantum mechanics states,the decoherent interaction assists energy transfer for an eigenstate but against energy transfer for quantum mechanics averages.In particular,we also find that the dimerization of two bacteriochlorophylls in protomer can always assist energy transfer in certain parameter range,and in the appropriate spin bath energy,the efficiency of energy transport is sensitively depended on the temperature of environments.
