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Plastid Translation Elongation Factor Tu Is Prone to Heat-Induced Aggregation Despite Its Critical Role in Plant Heat Tolerance.
Plant physiology - 1 Apr 2018
Li Xifeng, Cai Chong, Wang Zhe, Fan Baofang, Zhu Cheng, Chen Zhixiang
Abstract excerpt
Translation elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) is a conserved GTP-binding protein essential for protein translation in prokaryotes and in eukaryotic mitochondria and plastids. EF-Tu also has a GTP/GDP-independent chaperone activity that may function in acclimation to heat. Here, we report that the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plastid EF-Tu, Rabe1b, rapidly becomes insoluble at temperatures as low as 35°C in vitro...
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