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Membrane-Bound Class III Peroxidases: Unexpected Enzymes with Exciting Functions
Sabine Lüthje1, Teresa Martinez-Cortes2
1Oxidative Stress and Plant Proteomics Group, Institute for Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Ohnhorststrasse 18, 22609 Hamburg, Germany. sabine.luethje@uni-hamburg.de.
Abstract:
Class III peroxidases are heme-containing proteins of the secretory pathway with a high redundance and versatile functions. Many soluble peroxidases have been characterized in great detail, whereas only a few studies exist on membrane-bound isoenzymes. Membrane localization of class III peroxidases has been demonstrated for tonoplast, plasma membrane and detergent resistant membrane fractions of different plant species. In silico analysis revealed transmembrane domains for about half of the class III peroxidases that are encoded by the maize (Zea mays) genome. Similar results have been found for other species like thale-cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), barrel medic (Medicago truncatula) and rice (Oryza sativa). Besides this, soluble peroxidases interact with tonoplast and plasma membranes by protein⁻protein interaction. The topology, spatiotemporal organization, molecular and biological functions of membrane-bound class III peroxidases are discussed. Besides a function in membrane protection and/or membrane repair, additional functions have been supported by experimental data and phylogenetics.
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