The GENOMES UNCOUPLED 1 (GUN1) gene has been reported to encode a chloroplast-localized pentatricopeptide-repeat protein, which acts to integrate multiple indicators of plastid developmental stage and altered plastid function, as part of chloroplast-to-nucleus retrograde communication. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying signal integration by GUN1 have remained elusive, up until the recent identification of a set of GUN1-interacting proteins, by co-immunoprecipitation and mass-spectrometric analyses, as well as protein-protein interaction assays. Here, we review the molecular functions of the different GUN1 partners and propose a major role for GUN1 as coordinator of chloroplast translation, protein import, and protein degradation. This regulatory role is implemented through proteins that, in most cases, are part of multimeric protein complexes and whose precise functions vary depending on their association states. Within this framework, GUN1 may act as a platform to promote specific functions by bringing the interacting enzymes into close proximity with their substrates, or may inhibit processes by sequestering particular pools of specific interactors. Furthermore, the interactions of GUN1 with enzymes of the tetrapyrrole biosynthesis (TPB) pathway support the involvement of tetrapyrroles as signaling molecules in retrograde communication.

Colombo, M.; Tadini, L.; Peracchio, C.; Ferrari, R.; Pesaresi, P. (2016). GUN1, a Jack-Of-All-Trades in Chloroplast Protein Homeostasis and Signaling. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 7 (1427): 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01427 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/37401

GUN1, a Jack-Of-All-Trades in Chloroplast Protein Homeostasis and Signaling

Colombo, Monica;
2016-01-01

Abstract

The GENOMES UNCOUPLED 1 (GUN1) gene has been reported to encode a chloroplast-localized pentatricopeptide-repeat protein, which acts to integrate multiple indicators of plastid developmental stage and altered plastid function, as part of chloroplast-to-nucleus retrograde communication. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying signal integration by GUN1 have remained elusive, up until the recent identification of a set of GUN1-interacting proteins, by co-immunoprecipitation and mass-spectrometric analyses, as well as protein-protein interaction assays. Here, we review the molecular functions of the different GUN1 partners and propose a major role for GUN1 as coordinator of chloroplast translation, protein import, and protein degradation. This regulatory role is implemented through proteins that, in most cases, are part of multimeric protein complexes and whose precise functions vary depending on their association states. Within this framework, GUN1 may act as a platform to promote specific functions by bringing the interacting enzymes into close proximity with their substrates, or may inhibit processes by sequestering particular pools of specific interactors. Furthermore, the interactions of GUN1 with enzymes of the tetrapyrrole biosynthesis (TPB) pathway support the involvement of tetrapyrroles as signaling molecules in retrograde communication.
GUN1
Biogenic control
Nucleoid
Protein homeostasis
Retrograde signaling
Settore BIO/01 - BOTANICA GENERALE
2016
Colombo, M.; Tadini, L.; Peracchio, C.; Ferrari, R.; Pesaresi, P. (2016). GUN1, a Jack-Of-All-Trades in Chloroplast Protein Homeostasis and Signaling. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 7 (1427): 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01427 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/37401
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