N-terminal β-strand underpins biochemical specialization of an ATG8 isoform
E. K. Zess, C. Jensen, N. Cruz-Mireles, J. C. De la Concepcion, J. Sklenar, R. Imre, E. Roitinger, R. Hughes, K. Belhaj, K. Mechtler, F. Menke, T. Bozkurt, M. Banfield, S. Kamoun, A. Maqbool, Y. Dagdas
The paper identifies the N-terminal β-strand and a single amino acid polymorphism as key determinants of binding specificity for the ATG8 isoform in potato, shaping interactions with PexRD54 and other plant proteins.
bioRxiv · Oct 25, 2018Plant Biology