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Title | Deep-branching evolutionary intermediates reveal structural origins of form I rubisco. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Curr Biol, Vol. 33, Issue 24, Page 5316-55325.e3, Year 2023 |
Publish date | Dec 18, 2023 |
Authors | Albert K Liu / Benjamin Kaeser / LinXing Chen / Jacob West-Roberts / Leah J Taylor-Kearney / Adi Lavy / Damian Günzing / Wen-Jun Li / Michal Hammel / Eva Nogales / Jillian F Banfield / Patrick M Shih / |
PubMed Abstract | The enzyme rubisco (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase) catalyzes the majority of biological carbon fixation on Earth. Although the vast majority of rubiscos across the tree of life ...The enzyme rubisco (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase) catalyzes the majority of biological carbon fixation on Earth. Although the vast majority of rubiscos across the tree of life assemble as homo-oligomers, the globally predominant form I enzyme-found in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria-forms a unique hetero-oligomeric complex. The recent discovery of a homo-oligomeric sister group to form I rubisco (named form I') has filled a key gap in our understanding of the enigmatic origins of the form I clade. However, to elucidate the series of molecular events leading to the evolution of form I rubisco, we must examine more distantly related sibling clades to contextualize the molecular features distinguishing form I and form I' rubiscos. Here, we present a comparative structural study retracing the evolutionary history of rubisco that reveals a complex structural trajectory leading to the ultimate hetero-oligomerization of the form I clade. We structurally characterize the oligomeric states of deep-branching form Iα and I'' rubiscos recently discovered from metagenomes, which represent key evolutionary intermediates preceding the form I clade. We further solve the structure of form I'' rubisco, revealing the molecular determinants that likely primed the enzyme core for the transition from a homo-oligomer to a hetero-oligomer. Our findings yield new insight into the evolutionary trajectory underpinning the adoption and entrenchment of the prevalent assembly of form I rubisco, providing additional context when viewing the enzyme family through the broader lens of protein evolution. |
External links | Curr Biol / PubMed:37979578 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 2.21 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-41946, PDB-8u66: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-MG: ChemComp-CAP: ChemComp-HOH: |
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Keywords | LYASE / Carboxylase / Oxygenase |