Cysteine-rich protein

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Cysteine-rich proteins (CRP, cysteine-rich peptide or disulphide-rich peptide) are small proteins that contain a large number of cysteines. These cysteines either cross-link to form disulphide bonds, or bind metal ions by chelation, stabilising the protein's tertiary structure. [1] [2] [3] CRPs include a highly conserved secretion peptide signal at the N-terminus and a cysteine-rich region at the C-terminus. [4]

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Structure

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Example disulphide-linked CRP: a thionein. Cysteines in yellow. ( PDB: 1BHP ​)
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Example metal binding CRP: a metallothionein bound to zinc ions. Cysteines in yellow, zinc in purple. ( PDB: 1JJD ​)

Disulphides

In an oxidising environment cysteines cross-link to form disulphide bonds. CRPs that form these typically have an even number of cysteines. [5]

Metal binding

Cysteines can coordinate one or more metal ions by forming a chelation complex around them. [6]

Functions in plants

CRPs are numerous in plants, with 756 CRP-encoding genes in the Arabidopsis thaliana genome. [7] Several CRPs bind known receptors, [8] but most CRP signaling mechanisms and protein interactions are uncharacterized. Characterized CRPs function as short-range intercellular signals during processes such as plant defense, bacterial symbiosis, stomatal patterning, fertilization, vegetative tissue development, and seed development. [4]

Many CRPs function in plant defense. Defensins, a major class of CRP with an eight-cysteine motif forming four disulfide bridges, [9] are involved in pathogen response. [4] Other putative antimicrobial CRPs include lipid transfer proteins, thionins, knottins, heveins, and snakins. Additionally, some CRPs have allergenic, ɑ-amylase inhibitory, or protease inhibitory functions that deter herbivores. [9]

In plant reproduction, CRPs are involved in pollen tube growth and guidance [10] and early embryo patterning, [11] in addition to other functions. Among those involved in pollen tube attraction are the LUREs, a group of ovular pollen-tube attractants in Arabidopsis thaliana and Torenia fournieri [12] that preferentially attract conspecific pollen, [10] and STIG1, a CRP expressed in the stigma of Solanum lycopersicum that interacts with the pollen-specific receptor PRK2. [8] In early embryo development, CRPs such as ESF1 are necessary for suspensor development and normal seed morphology. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Cheek S, Krishna SS, Grishin NV (May 2006). "Structural classification of small, disulfide-rich protein domains". Journal of Molecular Biology. 359 (1): 215–37. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2006.03.017. PMID   16618491.
  2. ↑ Arolas JL, Aviles FX, Chang JY, Ventura S (May 2006). "Folding of small disulfide-rich proteins: clarifying the puzzle". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 31 (5): 292–301. doi:10.1016/j.tibs.2006.03.005. PMID   16600598. S2CID   30709875.
  3. ↑ Metallothioneins and related chelators. Sigel, Astrid., Sigel, Helmut., Sigel, Roland K. O. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry. 2009. ISBN   978-1-84755-953-1. OCLC   429670531.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. 1 2 3 Marshall E, Costa LM, Gutierrez-Marcos J (March 2011). "Cysteine-rich peptides (CRPs) mediate diverse aspects of cell-cell communication in plant reproduction and development". Journal of Experimental Botany. 62 (5): 1677–86. doi: 10.1093/jxb/err002 . PMID   21317212.
  5. ↑ Lavergne, Vincent; J. Taft, Ryan; F. Alewood, Paul (2012-08-01). "Cysteine-Rich Mini-Proteins in Human Biology" . Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 12 (14): 1514–1533. doi:10.2174/156802612802652411. ISSN   1568-0266. PMID   22827521.
  6. ↑ Maret, Wolfgang (2008-05-01). "Metallothionein redox biology in the cytoprotective and cytotoxic functions of zinc" . Experimental Gerontology. Zinc and Ageing (ZINCAGE Project). 43 (5): 363–369. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2007.11.005. ISSN   0531-5565. PMID   18171607. S2CID   19456564.
  7. ↑ Huang Q, Dresselhaus T, Gu H, Qu LJ (June 2015). "Active role of small peptides in Arabidopsis reproduction: Expression evidence". Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 57 (6): 518–21. doi:10.1111/jipb.12356. PMID   25828584.
  8. 1 2 Huang WJ, Liu HK, McCormick S, Tang WH (June 2014). "Tomato Pistil Factor STIG1 Promotes in Vivo Pollen Tube Growth by Binding to Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate and the Extracellular Domain of the Pollen Receptor Kinase LePRK2". The Plant Cell. 26 (6): 2505–2523. doi:10.1105/tpc.114.123281. PMC   4114948 . PMID   24938288.
  9. 1 2 Silverstein KA, Moskal WA, Wu HC, Underwood BA, Graham MA, Town CD, VandenBosch KA (July 2007). "Small cysteine-rich peptides resembling antimicrobial peptides have been under-predicted in plants". The Plant Journal. 51 (2): 262–80. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03136.x . PMID   17565583.
  10. 1 2 Zhong S, Liu M, Wang Z, Huang Q, Hou S, Xu YC, et al. (May 2019). "Arabidopsis". Science. 364 (6443): eaau9564. doi:10.1126/science.aau9564. PMC   7184628 . PMID   31147494.
  11. 1 2 Costa LM, Marshall E, Tesfaye M, Silverstein KA, Mori M, Umetsu Y, et al. (April 2014). "Central cell-derived peptides regulate early embryo patterning in flowering plants". Science. 344 (6180): 168–72. Bibcode:2014Sci...344..168C. doi:10.1126/science.1243005. PMID   24723605. S2CID   3234638.
  12. ↑ Kanaoka MM, Higashiyama T (December 2015). "Peptide signaling in pollen tube guidance". Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 28: 127–36. doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2015.10.006 . PMID   26580200.
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