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Cryo-EM structures of the Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 cytochrome b6f complex with and without the regulatory PetP subunit. Biochem J 2022; 479:1487-1503. [PMID: 35726684 PMCID: PMC9342900 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20220124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In oxygenic photosynthesis, the cytochrome b6f (cytb6f) complex links the linear electron transfer (LET) reactions occurring at photosystems I and II and generates a transmembrane proton gradient via the Q-cycle. In addition to this central role in LET, cytb6f also participates in a range of processes including cyclic electron transfer (CET), state transitions and photosynthetic control. Many of the regulatory roles of cytb6f are facilitated by auxiliary proteins that differ depending upon the species, yet because of their weak and transient nature the structural details of these interactions remain unknown. An apparent key player in the regulatory balance between LET and CET in cyanobacteria is PetP, a ∼10 kDa protein that is also found in red algae but not in green algae and plants. Here, we used cryogenic electron microscopy to determine the structure of the Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 cytb6f complex in the presence and absence of PetP. Our structures show that PetP interacts with the cytoplasmic side of cytb6f, displacing the C-terminus of the PetG subunit and shielding the C-terminus of cytochrome b6, which binds the heme cn cofactor that is suggested to mediate CET. The structures also highlight key differences in the mode of plastoquinone binding between cyanobacterial and plant cytb6f complexes, which we suggest may reflect the unique combination of photosynthetic and respiratory electron transfer in cyanobacterial thylakoid membranes. The structure of cytb6f from a model cyanobacterial species amenable to genetic engineering will enhance future site-directed mutagenesis studies of structure-function relationships in this crucial ET complex.
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Llansola-Portoles MJ, Pascal AA, Robert B. Resonance Raman: A powerful tool to interrogate carotenoids in biological matrices. Methods Enzymol 2022; 674:113-135. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2022.03.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Yang C, Yan H, Jiang X, Xu H, Tsao R, Zhang L. Preparation of 9 Z-β-Carotene and 9 Z-β-Carotene High-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers: Characterization and Storage Stability. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:13844-13853. [PMID: 33164495 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c02342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Cis (Z)-β-carotenes with 25.3% 9Z-β-carotene were prepared for nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs). The optimal conditions for NLC preparation using an orthogonal experimental method were as follows: the total lipid concentration was 9% (w/v), the surfactant concentration was 1.4% (w/v), the solid to liquid lipid ratio was 3:1 (w/w), and the homogenization pressure was set at 500 bar for three cycles. Under these conditions, the encapsulation efficiency (%) of the NLC was 95.64%, and the total β-carotene in NLCs was 2.9 mg/mL, which was significantly higher than those reported by others. The proportion of total Z-β-carotenes was as high as 53.3%, the particle size was 191 ± 6.46 nm, and the polydispersity index was 0.2 ± 0.03. Storage stability results indicated that the β-carotene-loaded NLC stabilizes both 9Z-β-carotene and total β-carotene from leakage and degradation during 21 days of storage at pH 3.5-7.5 at low temperatures (4 °C), especially for the more bioactive 9Z-β-carotene. The technique with an improved ratio of 9Z-β-carotene, loading capacity, water solubility, and bioaccessibility of the β-carotene NLC provides an effective strategy for β-carotene applications in functional foods or beverages and in nutraceutical preparations.
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- Cheng Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 93 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario N1G 5C9, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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Jia KP, Baz L, Al-Babili S. From carotenoids to strigolactones. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:2189-2204. [PMID: 29253188 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Strigolactones are phytohormones that regulate various plant developmental and adaptation processes. When released into soil, strigolactones act as chemical signals, attracting symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and inducing seed germination in root-parasitic weeds. Strigolactones are carotenoid derivatives, characterized by the presence of a butenolide ring that is connected by an enol ether bridge to a less conserved second moiety. Carotenoids are isopenoid pigments that differ in structure, number of conjugated double bonds, and stereoconfiguration. Genetic analysis and enzymatic studies have demonstrated that strigolactones originate from all-trans-β-carotene in a pathway that involves the all-trans-/9-cis-β-carotene isomerase DWARF27 and carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 7 and 8 (CCD7, 8). The CCD7-mediated, regiospecific and stereospecific double-bond cleavage of 9-cis-β-carotene leads to a 9-cis-configured intermediate that is converted by CCD8 via a combination of reactions into the central metabolite carlactone. By catalyzing repeated oxygenation reactions that can be coupled to ring closure, CYP711 enzymes convert carlactone into tricyclic-ring-containing canonical and non-canonical strigolactones. Modifying enzymes, which are mostly unknown, further increase the diversity of strigolactones. This review explores carotenogenesis, provides an update on strigolactone biosynthesis, with emphasis on the substrate specificity and reactions catalyzed by the different enzymes, and describes the regulation of the biosynthetic pathway.
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- Kun-Peng Jia
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, The Bioactives Lab, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, The Bioactives Lab, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, The Bioactives Lab, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Al-Babili S, Bouwmeester HJ. Strigolactones, a novel carotenoid-derived plant hormone. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 66:161-86. [PMID: 25621512 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-043014-114759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 452] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Strigolactones (SLs) are carotenoid-derived plant hormones and signaling molecules. When released into the soil, SLs indicate the presence of a host to symbiotic fungi and root parasitic plants. In planta, they regulate several developmental processes that adapt plant architecture to nutrient availability. Highly branched/tillered mutants in Arabidopsis, pea, and rice have enabled the identification of four SL biosynthetic enzymes: a cis/trans-carotene isomerase, two carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases, and a cytochrome P450 (MAX1). In vitro and in vivo enzyme assays and analysis of mutants have shown that the pathway involves a combination of new reactions leading to carlactone, which is converted by a rice MAX1 homolog into an SL parent molecule with a tricyclic lactone moiety. In this review, we focus on SL biosynthesis, describe the hormonal and environmental factors that determine this process, and discuss SL transport and downstream signaling as well as the role of SLs in regulating plant development.
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- Salim Al-Babili
- Center for Desert Agriculture, Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
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Ma F, Chen XB, Sang M, Wang P, Zhang JP, Li LB, Kuang TY. Singlet oxygen formation and chlorophyll a triplet excited state deactivation in the cytochrome b6f complex from Bryopsis corticulans. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2009; 100:19-28. [PMID: 19333778 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-009-9418-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2008] [Accepted: 03/14/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We have attempted to investigate the correlation between the detergent-perturbed structural integrity of the Cyt b (6) f complex from the marine green alga Bryopsis corticulans and its photo-protective properties, for which the nonionic detergents n-octyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (beta-OG) and n-dodecyl-beta-D-maltoside (beta-DM), respectively, were used for the preparation of Cyt b (6) f, and the singlet oxygen ((1)O(2)*) production as well as the triplet excited-state chlorophyll a ((3)Chl a*) formation and deactivation were examined by spectroscopic means. Near-infrared luminescence of (1)O(2)* (approximately 1,270 nm) on photo-irradiation was detected for the beta-OG preparation where the complex is mainly in oligomeric state, but not for the beta-DM one in which the complex exists in dimeric form. Under anaerobic condition, photo-excitation of Chl a in the beta-DM preparation generated (3)Chl a* with a lower quantum yield of Phi(T) approximately 0.02 and a longer lifetime of approximately 600 micros with respect to those as in the case of beta-OG preparation, Phi(T) approximately 0.12 and 200-300 micros. These results prove that the enzymatically active and intact Cyt b (6) f complex on photo-excitation tends to produce little (3)Chl a* or (1)O(2)*, which implies that the pigment-protein assembly of Cyt b (6) f complex per se is crucial for photo-protection.
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- Fei Ma
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Guo WH, Tu CY, Hu CH. Cis-trans isomerizations of beta-carotene and lycopene: a theoretical study. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:12158-67. [PMID: 18754638 DOI: 10.1021/jp8019705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The all-trans to mono-cis isomerizations of polyenes and two C40H56 carotenes, beta-carotene and lycopene, at the ground singlet (S0) and triplet (T1) states are studied by means of quantum chemistry computations. At the S0 state of polyenes containing n acetylene units (Pn), we find that the energy barrier of the central C=C rotation decreases with n. In contrast, however, at the T 1 state, the rotational barrier increases with n. For the C40H56 carotenes, the rotational barriers of lycopene are lower than those of their beta-carotene counterparts. This difference renders the rotational rates of lycopene to be 1-2 orders of magnitude higher than those of beta-carotene at room temperature. For both these carotenes, the barrier is lowest for the rotation toward the 13-cis isomer. The relative abundances are in the following order: all-trans > 9-cis > 13-cis > 15-cis. Although the 5-cis isomer of lycopene has the lowest energy among the cis isomers, its formation from the all-trans form is restricted, owing to a very large rotational barrier. The possible physiological implications of this study are discussed.
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- Wen-Hsin Guo
- Department of Chemistry, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua 50058, Taiwan
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Chen X, Zhao X, Zhang J, Li L, Kuang T. The effects of detergents DDM and beta-OG on the singlet excited state lifetime of the chlorophyll a in cytochrome b6f complex from spinach chloroplasts. SCIENCE IN CHINA. SERIES C, LIFE SCIENCES 2007; 50:505-10. [PMID: 17653672 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-007-0047-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2006] [Accepted: 11/02/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The singlet excited state lifetime of the chlorophyll a (Chl a) in cytochrome b(6)f (Cyt b(6)f) complex was reported to be shorter than that of free Chl a in methanol, but the value was different for Cyt b(6)f complexes from different sources ( approximately 200 and approximately 600 ps are the two measured results). The present study demonstrated that the singlet excited state lifetime is associated with the detergents n-dodecyl-beta-D-maltoside (DDM) and n-octyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (beta-OG), but has nothing to do with the different sources of Cyt b(6)f complexes. Compared with the Cyt b(6)f dissolved in beta-OG, the Cyt b(6)f in DDM had a lower fluorescence yield, a lower photodegradation rate of Chl a, and a shorter lifetime of Chl a excited state. In short, the singlet excited state lifetime, approximately 200 ps, of the Chl a in Cyt b(6)f complex in DDM is closer to the true in vivo.
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- XiaoBo Chen
- Key Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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Chen XB, Zhao XH, Zhu Y, Gong YD, Li LB, Zhang JP, Kuang TY. Hydrogen peroxide-induced chlorophyll a bleaching in the cytochrome b6f complex: a simple and effective assay for stability of the complex in detergent solutions. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2006; 90:205-14. [PMID: 17235492 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-006-9118-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2006] [Accepted: 11/20/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The instability of cytochrome b ( 6 ) f complex in detergent solutions is a well-known problem that has been studied extensively, but without finding a satisfactory solution. One of the important reasons can be short of the useful method to verify whether the complex suspended in different detergent is in an intact state or not. In this article, a simple and effective assay for stability of the complex was proposed based on the investigation on the different effects of the two detergents, n-octyl-beta-D: -glucopyranoside (OG) and dodecyl-beta-D: -maltoside (DDM), on the properties of the complex. DDM stabilizes the complex preparation more effectively whereas OG denatures the interactions of the heme groups and pigment molecules with the protein environment, leading to the bleaching of chlorophyll a induced by addition of hydrogen peroxide. The assay of the use of hydrogen peroxide to characterize the complex by studying the bleaching of chlorophyll induced by hydrogen peroxide and the peroxidase activity of the complex was discussed. This simple method will probably be useful to study the stability of the complex.
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- Xiao-Bo Chen
- Key Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nan Xincun 20, Xiangshan, 100093, Beijing, P.R. China
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Li BX, Zuo P, Chen XB, Li LB, Zhang JP, Zhang JP, Kuang TY. Study on energy transfer between carotenoid and chlorophyll a in cytochrome b6f complex from Bryopsis corticulans. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2006; 88:43-50. [PMID: 16688490 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-005-9020-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2005] [Accepted: 09/19/2005] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The excitation energy transfer between carotenoid and chlorophyll (Chl) in the cytochrome b ( 6 ) f complex from Bryopsis corticulans (B. corticulans), in which the carotenoid is 9-cis-alpha-carotene, was investigated by means of fluorescence excitation and sub-microsecond time-resolved absorption spectroscopies. The presence of efficient singlet excitation transfer from alpha-carotene to Chl a was found with an overall efficiency as high as approximately approximately 24%, meanwhile the Chl a-to-alpha-carotene triplet excitation transfer was also evidenced. Circular dichroism spectroscopy showed that alpha-carotene molecule existed in an asymmetric environment and Chl a molecule had a certain orientation in this complex.
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- Bin-Xing Li
- Key Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nan Xincun 20, Xiangshan, 100093, Beijing, P.R. China.
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Iverson TM. Evolution and unique bioenergetic mechanisms in oxygenic photosynthesis. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2006; 10:91-100. [PMID: 16504567 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2005] [Accepted: 02/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Oxygenic photosynthesis is one example of the many bioenergetic pathways utilized by different organisms to harvest energy from the environment. These pathways revolve around a theme of coupling oxidation-reduction reactions to the formation of membrane potential and subsequent ATP synthesis. Although the basic principles underlying bioenergetics are universally conserved, the constituents of the bioenergetic pathways in different organisms have evolved unique aspects to fill an evolutionary niche. Three-dimensional structures of all of the membrane-spanning components of the electron-transfer chain of oxygenic photosynthesis have revealed those unique aspects of this fascinating process, including the unique metallocofactor for catalysis, the determinants of the uniquely high voltage cofactor, and the numerous photoprotective mechanisms that guard against radical damage.
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- Tina M Iverson
- Department of Pharmacology, Center for Structural Biology and Vanderbilt Institute for Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-6600, USA.
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Zuo P, Li BX, Zhao XH, Wu YS, Ai XC, Zhang JP, Li LB, Kuang TY. Ultrafast carotenoid-to-chlorophyll singlet energy transfer in the cytochrome b6f complex from Bryopsis corticulans. Biophys J 2006; 90:4145-54. [PMID: 16565047 PMCID: PMC1459505 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.076612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ultrafast carotenoid-to-chlorophyll (Car-to-Chl) singlet excitation energy transfer in the cytochrome b(6)f (Cyt b(6)f) complex from Bryopsis corticulans is investigated by the use of femtosecond time-resolved absorption spectroscopy. For all-trans-alpha-carotene free in n-hexane, the lifetimes of the two low-lying singlet excited states, S(1)(2A(g)(-)) and S(2)(1B(u)(+)), are determined to be 14.3 +/- 0.4 ps and 230 +/- 10 fs, respectively. For the Cyt b(6)f complex, to which 9-cis-alpha-carotene is bound, the lifetime of the S(1)(2A(g)(-)) state remains unchanged, whereas that of the S(2)(1B(u)(+)) state is significantly reduced. In addition, a decay-to-rise correlation between the excited-state dynamics of alpha-carotene and Chl a is clearly observed. This spectroscopic evidence proves that the S(2)(1B(u)(+)) state is able to transfer electronic excitations to the Q(x) state of Chl a, whereas the S(1)(2A(g)(-)) state remains inactive. The time constant and the partial efficiency of the energy transfer are determined to be 240 +/- 40 fs and (49 +/- 4)%, respectively, which supports the overall efficiency of 24% determined with steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. A scheme of the alpha-carotene-to-Chl a singlet energy transfer is proposed based on the excited-state dynamics of the pigments.
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- Ping Zuo
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, People's Republic of China
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Wang Y, Chang CF, Chou J, Chen HL, Deng X, Harvey BK, Cadet JL, Bickford PC. Dietary supplementation with blueberries, spinach, or spirulina reduces ischemic brain damage. Exp Neurol 2005; 193:75-84. [PMID: 15817266 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2004.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2004] [Revised: 10/12/2004] [Accepted: 12/06/2004] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Free radicals are involved in neurodegenerative disorders, such as ischemia and aging. We have previously demonstrated that treatment with diets enriched with blueberry, spinach, or spirulina have been shown to reduce neurodegenerative changes in aged animals. The purpose of this study was to determine if these diets have neuroprotective effects in focal ischemic brain. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed with equal amounts of diets (blueberry, spinach, and spirulina) or with control diet. After 4 weeks of feeding, all animals were anesthetized with chloral hydrate. The right middle cerebral artery was ligated with a 10-O suture for 60 min. The ligature was later removed to allow reperfusional injury. Animals were sacrificed and brains were removed for caspase-3 enzymatic assays and triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining at 8 and 48 h after the onset of reperfusion. A subgroup of animals was used for locomotor behavior and biochemical assays. We found that animals which received blueberry, spinach, or spirulina enriched diets had a significant reduction in the volume of infarction in the cerebral cortex and an increase in post-stroke locomotor activity. There was no difference in blood biochemistry, blood CO2, and electrolyte levels among all groups, suggesting that the protection was not indirectly mediated through the changes in physiological functions. Animals treated with blueberry, spinach, or spirulina had significantly lower caspase-3 activity in the ischemic hemisphere. In conclusion, our data suggest that chronic treatment with blueberry, spinach, or spirulina reduces ischemia/reperfusion-induced apoptosis and cerebral infarction.
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- Yun Wang
- National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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Li B, Mao D, Liu Y, Li L, Kuang T. Characterization of the cytochrome b(6)f complex from marine green alga, Bryopsis corticulans. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2005; 83:297-305. [PMID: 16143919 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-004-6555-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2004] [Accepted: 11/22/2004] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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A pure, active cytochrome b(6)f was isolated from the chloroplasts of the marine green alga, Bryopsis corticulans. To investigate and characterize this cytochrome b(6)f complex, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), absorption spectra measurement and HPLC were employed. It was shown that this purified complex contained four large subunits with apparent molecular masses of 34.8, 24, 18.7 and 16.7 kD. The ratio of Cyt (6) to Cyt f was 2.01 : 1. The cytochrome b(6) f was shown to catalyze the transfer of 73 electrons from decylplastoquinol to plastocyanin-ferricyanide per Cyt f per second. alpha-Carotene, one kind of carotenoid that has not been found to present in cytochrome b(6)f complex, was discovered in this preparation by reversed phase HPLC. It was different from beta-carotene usually found in cytochrome b(6)f complex. The configuration of the major alpha-carotene component was assigned to be 9-cis by resonance Raman spectroscopy. Different from the previous reports, the configuration of this alpha-carotene in dissociated state was determined to be all-trans. Besides this carotene, chlorophyll a was also found in this complex. It was shown that the molecular ratios of chlorophyll a, cis and all-trans-alpha-carotene to Cyt f in this complex were 1.2, 0.7 and 0.2, respectively.
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- Binxing Li
- Key Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.
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Wenk SO, Schneider D, Boronowsky U, Jäger C, Klughammer C, de Weerd FL, van Roon H, Vermaas WFJ, Dekker JP, Rögner M. Functional implications of pigments bound to a cyanobacterial cytochrome b6f complex. FEBS J 2004; 272:582-92. [PMID: 15654895 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2004.04501.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A highly purified cytochrome b(6)f complex from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 selectively binds one chlorophyll a and one carotenoid in analogy to the recent published structure from two other b(6)f complexes. The unknown function of these pigments was elucidated by spectroscopy and site-directed mutagenesis. Low-temperature redox difference spectroscopy showed red shifts in the chlorophyll and carotenoid spectra upon reduction of cytochrome b(6), which indicates coupling of these pigments with the heme groups and thereby with the electron transport. This is supported by the correlated kinetics of these redox reactions and also by the distinct orientation of the chlorophyll molecule with respect to the heme cofactors as shown by linear dichroism spectroscopy. The specific role of the carotenoid echinenone for the cytochrome b(6)f complex of Synechocystis 6803 was elucidated by a mutant lacking the last step of echinenone biosynthesis. The isolated mutant complex preferentially contained a carotenoid with 0, 1 or 2 hydroxyl groups (most likely 9-cis isomers of beta-carotene, a monohydroxy carotenoid and zeaxanthin, respectively) instead. This indicates a substantial role of the carotenoid - possibly for strucure and assembly - and a specificity of its binding site which is different from those in most other oxygenic photosynthetic organisms. In summary, both pigments are probably involved in the structure, but may also contribute to the dynamics of the cytochrome b(6)f complex.
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- Stephan-Olav Wenk
- Plant Biochemistry, Faculty for Biology, Ruhr-University Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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Andreeva A, Velitchkova M. Resonance Raman spectroscopy of carotenoids in Photosystem I particles. Biophys Chem 2004; 114:129-35. [PMID: 15829346 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2004.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2004] [Revised: 11/09/2004] [Accepted: 11/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Low-temperature resonance Raman (RR) spectroscopy was used for the first time to study the spectral properties, binding sites and composition of major carotenoids in spinach Photosystem I (PSI) particles. Excitation was provided by an argon ion laser at 457.9, 476.5, 488, 496.5, 502 and 514.5 nm. Raman spectra contained the four known groups of bands characteristic for carotenoids (called from nu(1) to nu4). Upon 514.5, 496.5 and 476.5 nm excitations, the nu(1)-nu(3) frequencies coincided with those established for lutein. Spectrum upon 502-nm excitation could be assigned to originate from violaxanthin, at 488 nm to 9-cis neoxanthin, and at 457.9 nm to beta-carotene and 9-cis neoxanthin. The overall configuration and composition of these bound carotenoid molecules in Photosystem I particles were compared with the composition of pigment extracts from the same PSI particles dissolved in pyridine, as well as to configuration in the main chlorophyll a/b light-harvesting protein complex of photosystem II. The absorption transitions for lutein, violaxanthin and 9-cis neoxanthin in spinach photosystem I particles are characterized, and the binding sites of lutein and neoxanthin are discussed. Resonance Raman data suggest that beta-carotene molecules are also present in all-trans and, probably, in 9-cis configurations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Atanaska Andreeva
- Sofia University, Faculty of Physics, Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Stroebel D, Choquet Y, Popot JL, Picot D. An atypical haem in the cytochrome b6f complex. Nature 2003; 426:413-8. [PMID: 14647374 DOI: 10.1038/nature02155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 534] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2003] [Accepted: 10/28/2003] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Photosystems I and II (PSI and II) are reaction centres that capture light energy in order to drive oxygenic photosynthesis; however, they can only do so by interacting with the multisubunit cytochrome b(6)f complex. This complex receives electrons from PSII and passes them to PSI, pumping protons across the membrane and powering the Q-cycle. Unlike the mitochondrial and bacterial homologue cytochrome bc(1), cytochrome b(6)f can switch to a cyclic mode of electron transfer around PSI using an unknown pathway. Here we present the X-ray structure at 3.1 A of cytochrome b(6)f from the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The structure bears similarities to cytochrome bc(1) but also exhibits some unique features, such as binding chlorophyll, beta-carotene and an unexpected haem sharing a quinone site. This haem is atypical as it is covalently bound by one thioether linkage and has no axial amino acid ligand. This haem may be the missing link in oxygenic photosynthesis.
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- David Stroebel
- Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie Moléculaire des Membranes Biologiques, CNRS/Université Paris 7, UMR 7099, France
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