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Production of a thermostable archaeal superoxide reductase in plant cells
Author(s) -
Im Yang Ju,
Ji Mikyoung,
Lee Alice M.,
Boss Wendy F.,
Grunden Amy M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.09.015
Subject(s) - pyrococcus furiosus , superoxide , biochemistry , cytosol , enzyme , chemistry , superoxide dismutase , reductase , biology , gene , archaea
Pyrococcus furiosus superoxide reductase (SOR) is a thermostable archaeal enzyme that reduces superoxide without producing oxygen. When produced as a fusion protein with the green fluorescent protein in plant cells, P. furiosus SOR is located in the cytosol and nucleus. The recombinant SOR enzyme retains its function and heat stability when assayed in vitro. Importantly, expressing SOR in plant cells enhances their survival at high temperature indicating that it functions in vivo. The archaeal SOR provides a novel mechanism to reduce superoxide and demonstrates the potential for using archaeal genes to alter eukaryotic metabolism.