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    Talukdar, Sushmita; Mal, Sayan; Kundu, Pallob

    International journal of biological macromolecules, 06/2024, Letnik: 272, Številka: Pt 1
    Journal Article

    In plants, regulated intramembrane proteolysis (RIP) is crucial for proper growth, development, and stress management. Rhomboid proteases (RPs) residing in the membrane play a vital role in orchestrating RIP. Although RPs can be found in most sequenced genomes, tomato rhomboids (SlRPs) have not yet been studied. Using alternative and comprehensive strategies, we found ten SlRPs encoded in the tomato genome. These SlRPs possess signature motifs and transmembrane domains, showing structural similarity to other members of the RP family. Also, SlRPs are genetically related to other known RPs of the Solanaceae family. Seven of the SlRPs retain serine-histidine catalytic dyads, making them proteolytically active, while three iRhoms lack the dyad and other structural motifs. Although SlRPs could have functional redundancy, their distribution and expression pattern indicate tissue specificity and responsiveness to specific external stimuli. The presence of development and stress-response-related cis-elements in the promoters of SlRPs supports this view. Furthermore, our strategically designed substrate-reporter assay shows that SlRPs have proteolytic activity similar to that of known RPs. This study provides a detailed understanding of all SlRPs and their physico-chemical features, shedding light on their involvement in physiological processes. •Tomato genome harbors 10 Rhomboid Intramembrane proteases (SlRPs).•Most of SlRPs possess 7 TMDs (Transmembrane Domains).•SlRPs gets differentially regulated upon exposure to various stress conditions.•SlRPs can cleave known RP substrates.