C-Terminal Extension of a Plant Cryptochrome Dissociates from the β-Sheet of the Flavin-Binding Domain.

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Lukas Goett-ZinkTilman Kottke

Abstract

Plant cryptochromes are central blue light receptors in land plants and algae. Photoreduction of the flavin bound to the photolyase homology region (PHR) causes a dissociation of the C-terminal extension (CCT) as effector via an unclear pathway. We applied the recently developed in-cell infrared difference (ICIRD) spectroscopy to study the response of the full-length pCRY from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in living bacterial cells, because the receptor degraded upon isolation. We demonstrate a stabilization of the flavin neutral radical as photoproduct and of the resulting β-sheet reorganization by binding of cellular ATP. Comparison between light-induced structural responses of full-length pCRY and PHR reveals a downshift in frequency of the β-sheet signal, implying an association of the CCT close to the only β-sheet of the PHR in the dark. We provide a missing link in activation of plant cryptochromes after flavin photoreduction by indicating that β-sheet reorganization causes the CCT release and restructuring.

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