A flavoprotein (FAD). Cleaves the thioether bond of S-prenyl-L-cysteines, such as S-farnesylcysteine and S-geranylgeranylcysteine. N-Acetyl-prenylcysteine and prenylcysteinyl peptides are not substrates. May represent the final step in the degradation of prenylated proteins in mammalian tissues. Originally thought to be a simple lyase so it had been classified as EC 4.4.1.18.
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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
S-prenyl-L-cysteine:oxygen oxidoreductase
A flavoprotein (FAD). Cleaves the thioether bond of S-prenyl-L-cysteines, such as S-farnesylcysteine and S-geranylgeranylcysteine. N-Acetyl-prenylcysteine and prenylcysteinyl peptides are not substrates. May represent the final step in the degradation of prenylated proteins in mammalian tissues. Originally thought to be a simple lyase so it had been classified as EC 4.4.1.18.
the enzyme exhibits specificity for farnesyl-L-cysteine over geranylgeranyl-L-cysteine, mechanism of action of Arabidopsis FC lyase, its dependence on FAD and molecular oxygen, overview
farnesyl-L-cysteine accumulates in fcly mutants, leading to competitive inhibition of isoprenylcysteine methyltransferase activity, which show enhanced response to abscisic acid reversable by isoprenylcysteine methyltransferase overexpression. The abscisic acid hypersensitive phenotype of fcly plants is the result of farnesyl-L-cysteine accumulation and inhibition of isoprenylcysteine methyltransferase
T-DNA insertions into the FCLY gene cause significant decreases in FC lyase activity and an enhanced response to abscisic acid in seed germination assays. The effects of FCLY mutations on abscisic acidsensitivity are even greater in the presence of exogenous S-(2E,6E)-farnesyl-L-cysteine
T-DNA insertions mutants fcly-1 and fcly-2 plants exhibit reduced FCLY mRNA levels, as determined by semi-quantitative RT-PCR, and reduced FC lyase activity compared with Columbia (Col-0) and wild-type siblings. Significantly, germination of fcly-1 and fcly-2 seeds is inhibited by exogenous ABA at concentrations that did not affect wild-type Col-0 seeds
T-DNA insertions mutants fcly-1 and fcly-2 plants exhibit reduced FCLY mRNA levels, as determined by semi-quantitative RT-PCR, and reduced FC lyase activity compared with Columbia (Col-0) and wild-type siblings. Significantly, germination of fcly-1 and fcly-2 seeds is inhibited by exogenous ABA at concentrations that did not affect wild-type Col-0 seeds
To generate the fcly-1:ICMTox and fcly-2:ICMTox lines, fcly-1 and fcly-2 mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana are transformed with a recombinant binary vector pCL108 containing the CaMV 35S promoter and the AtSTE14B coding sequence. Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain GV3101/pMP90 and the floral dip method are used for plant transformation