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. 1994 Dec;106(4):1403–1412. doi: 10.1104/pp.106.4.1403

A 42-kilodalton annexin-like protein is associated with plant vacuoles.

D F Seals 1, M L Parrish 1, S K Randall 1
PMCID: PMC159679  PMID: 7846156

Abstract

A 42-kD, calcium-dependent, membrane-binding protein (VCaB42) was associated with partially purified vacuole membrane. Membrane-dissociation assays indicated that VCaB42 binding to vacuole membranes was selective for calcium over other cations and that 50% of VCaB42 remained membrane bound at 61 +/- 11 nM free calcium. A 13-amino acid sequence obtained from VCaB42 showed 85% similarity with the endonexin fold, a sequence found in the annexin family of proteins that is thought to be essential for calcium and lipid binding. The greatest similarity in amino acid sequence was observed with annexin VIII (VAC-beta). The calcium-binding properties and sequence similarities suggest that VCaB42 is a member of the annexin family of calcium-dependent, membrane-binding proteins. Functional assays for VCaB42 on vacuole membrane transport processes indicated that it did not significantly affect the initial rate of calcium uptake into vacuole membrane vesicles. Because VCaB42 is vacuole localized (likely on the cytosolic surface of the vacuole) and is 50% dissociated within the physiological range of cytosolic free calcium, we hypothesize that this protein is a sensor that monitors cytosolic calcium levels and transmits that information to the vacuole.

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