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. 2011 Nov;77(4-5):381-90.
doi: 10.1007/s11103-011-9818-5. Epub 2011 Aug 28.

The localization of Tic20 proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana is not restricted to the inner envelope membrane of chloroplasts

Anu B Machettira  1 , Lucia E Gross, Maik S Sommer, Benjamin L Weis, Gisela Englich, Joanna Tripp, Enrico Schleiff
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The localization of Tic20 proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana is not restricted to the inner envelope membrane of chloroplasts

Anu B Machettira et al. Plant Mol Biol. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

Tic20 is a central, membrane-embedded component of the precursor protein translocon of the inner envelope of chloroplasts (TIC). In Arabidopsis thaliana, four different isoforms of Tic20 exist. They are annotated as atTic20-I, -II, -IV and -V and form two distinct phylogenetic subfamilies in embryophyta. Consistent with atTic20-I being the only essential isoform for chloroplast development, we show that the protein is exclusively targeted to the chloroplasts inner envelope. The same result is observed for atTic20-II. In contrast, atTic20-V is localized in thylakoids and atTic20-IV dually localizes to chloroplasts and mitochondria. These results together with the previously established expression profiles explain the recently described phenotypes of Tic20 knockout plants and point towards a functional diversification of these proteins within the family. For all Tic20 proteins a 4-helix topology is proposed irrespective of the targeted membrane, which in part could be confirmed in vivo by application of a self-assembling GFP-based topology approach. By the same approach we show that the inner envelope localized Tic20 proteins expose their C-termini to the chloroplast stroma. This localization would be consistent with the positive inside rule considering a stromal translocation intermediate as discussed.

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