The BADC and BCCP subunits of chloroplast acetyl-CoA carboxylase sense the pH changes of the light–dark cycle
Yajin Ye, Yan G. Fulcher, David J. Sliman, Mizani T. Day, Mark J. Schroeder, Rama K. Koppisetti, Philip D. Bates, Jay J. Thelen, Steven R. Van Doren
Abstract
mutant lines grown in a light-dark cycle synthesized more fatty acids in their seeds. In summary, our findings provide evidence that the BADC and BCCP subunits function as pH sensors required for light-dependent switching of heteromeric ACCase activity.
Topics & Concepts
Sense (electronics)Acetyl-CoA carboxylaseChloroplastChemistryBiochemistryPyruvate carboxylaseBiophysicsEnzymeBiologyGenePhysical chemistryMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction