Natural and targeted isovariants of the rice actin depolymerizing factor 2 can alter its functional and regulatory binding properties

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Sonali SenguptaNiranjan Baisakh

Abstract

Actin depolymerizing factors (ADFs) are ubiquitous actin-binding proteins that play essential roles in maintaining cellular actin dynamics by depolymerizing/severing F-actin. Plant ADF isoforms show functional divergence via differential biochemical and cellular properties. We have shown previously that ADF2 of rice (OsADF2) and smooth cordgrass (SaADF2) displayed contrasting biochemical properties and stress response in planta. As a proof-of-concept that amino acid variances contribute to such functional difference, single amino acid mutants of OsADF2 were generated based on its sequence differences with SaADF2. Biochemical studies showed that the single-site amino acid mutations altered actin binding, depolymerizing, and severing properties of OsADF2. Phosphosensitive mutations, such as serine-6>threonine, changed the regulatory phosphorylation efficiency of ADF2 variants. The N-terminal mutations had greater effect on the phosphorylation pattern of OsADF2, whereas C-terminal mutations affected actin binding and severing. The presence of introduced mutations in isovariants of monocot ADF suggests that these residues are significant control points regulating their functional divergence, including abiotic stress response.

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