Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
EP/W024063/1
United Kingdom
Future Leader Fellowship
MR/T020679/1
United Kingdom
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
BB/S015337/1
United Kingdom
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
BB/M011151/1a
United Kingdom
Future Leader Fellowship
MR/T040742/1
United Kingdom
Citation
Journal: Nat Plants / Year: 2024 Title: A promiscuous mechanism to phase separate eukaryotic carbon fixation in the green lineage. Authors: James Barrett / Mihris I S Naduthodi / Yuwei Mao / Clément Dégut / Sabina Musiał / Aidan Salter / Mark C Leake / Michael J Plevin / Alistair J McCormick / James N Blaza / Luke C M Mackinder / Abstract: CO fixation is commonly limited by inefficiency of the CO-fixing enzyme Rubisco. Eukaryotic algae concentrate and fix CO in phase-separated condensates called pyrenoids, which complete up to one- ...CO fixation is commonly limited by inefficiency of the CO-fixing enzyme Rubisco. Eukaryotic algae concentrate and fix CO in phase-separated condensates called pyrenoids, which complete up to one-third of global CO fixation. Condensation of Rubisco in pyrenoids is dependent on interaction with disordered linker proteins that show little conservation between species. We developed a sequence-independent bioinformatic pipeline to identify linker proteins in green algae. We report the linker from Chlorella and demonstrate that it binds a conserved site on the Rubisco large subunit. We show that the Chlorella linker phase separates Chlamydomonas Rubisco and that despite their separation by ~800 million years of evolution, the Chlorella linker can support the formation of a functional pyrenoid in Chlamydomonas. This cross-species reactivity extends to plants, with the Chlorella linker able to drive condensation of some native plant Rubiscos in vitro and in planta. Our results represent an exciting frontier for pyrenoid engineering in plants, which is modelled to increase crop yields.
Model: Quantifoil R1.2/1.3 / Material: COPPER / Mesh: 400 / Support film - Material: CARBON / Support film - topology: HOLEY / Support film - Film thickness: 11 / Pretreatment - Type: GLOW DISCHARGE / Pretreatment - Time: 60 sec. / Pretreatment - Atmosphere: OTHER / Details: Pressure was not recorded
Vitrification
Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 95 % / Chamber temperature: 277.15 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV
Details
Chlorella sorokiniana Rubisco at 0.3 mg/mL (0.5 micromolar) was incubated with alpha3-alpha4 at 16 micromolar.
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
TFS GLACIOS
Image recording
Film or detector model: FEI FALCON IV (4k x 4k) / Number grids imaged: 1 / Number real images: 4447 / Average exposure time: 6.52 sec. / Average electron dose: 50.0 e/Å2
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 200 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Type of model: OTHER Details: An initial model was created in Relion using particles from 2D classes.
Final reconstruction
Number classes used: 1 / Applied symmetry - Point group: D4 (2x4 fold dihedral) / Algorithm: FOURIER SPACE / Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 2.39 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 3.1) / Number images used: 73962
Initial angle assignment
Type: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 3.1)
Final angle assignment
Type: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 3.1)
Final 3D classification
Number classes: 5 / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 3.1) Details: One round of 3D classification was completed following 2D classification. 73,962 particles were used for the reconstruction, representing one of the 3D classes.
FSC plot (resolution estimation)
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Atomic model buiding 1
Initial model
Chain - Source name: AlphaFold / Chain - Initial model type: in silico model
Details
Initial rigid body fitting was completed in UCSF Chimrea. Flexible fitting was completed in COOT and the coordinates were real-space refined in Phenix.
Refinement
Space: REAL / Protocol: FLEXIBLE FIT / Overall B value: 44
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