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Ozawa SI, Zhang G, Sakamoto W. Dysfunction of Chloroplast Protease Activity Mitigates pgr5 Phenotype in the Green Algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:606. [PMID: 38475453 DOI: 10.3390/plants13050606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Researchers have described protection mechanisms against the photoinhibition of photosystems under strong-light stress. Cyclic Electron Flow (CEF) mitigates electron acceptor-side limitation, and thus contributes to Photosystem I (PSI) protection. Chloroplast protease removes damaged protein to assist with protein turn over, which contributes to the quality control of Photosystem II (PSII). The PGR5 protein is involved in PGR5-dependent CEF. The FTSH protein is a chloroplast protease which effectively degrades the damaged PSII reaction center subunit, D1 protein. To investigate how the PSI photoinhibition phenotype in pgr5 would be affected by adding the ftsh mutation, we generated double-mutant pgr5ftsh via crossing, and its phenotype was characterized in the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The cells underwent high-light incubation as well as low-light incubation after high-light incubation. The time course of Fv/Fm values in pgr5ftsh showed the same phenotype with ftsh1-1. The amplitude of light-induced P700 photo-oxidation absorbance change was measured. The amplitude was maintained at a low value in the control and pgr5ftsh during high-light incubation, but was continuously decreased in pgr5. During the low-light incubation after high-light incubation, amplitude was more rapidly recovered in pgr5ftsh than pgr5. We concluded that the PSI photoinhibition by the pgr5 mutation is mitigated by an additional ftsh1-1 mutation, in which plastoquinone pool would be less reduced due to damaged PSII accumulation.
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- Shin-Ichiro Ozawa
- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki 710-0046, Japan
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- College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki 710-0046, Japan
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Colpo A, Demaria S, Boldrini P, Baldisserotto C, Pancaldi S, Ferroni L. Ultrastructural organization of the thylakoid system during the afternoon relocation of the giant chloroplast in Selaginella martensii Spring (Lycopodiophyta). PROTOPLASMA 2024; 261:143-159. [PMID: 37612526 PMCID: PMC10784399 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-023-01888-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Within the ancient vascular plant lineage known as lycophytes, many Selaginella species contain only one giant chloroplast in the upper epidermal cells of the leaf. In deep-shade species, such as S. martensii, the chloroplast is cup-shaped and the thylakoid system differentiates into an upper lamellar region and a lower granal region (bizonoplast). In this report, we describe the ultrastructural changes occurring in the giant chloroplast hosted in the epidermal cells of S. martensii during the daily relocation of the organelle. The process occurs in up to ca. 40% of the microphylls without the plants being exposed to high-light flecks. The relocated chloroplast loses its cup shape: first, it flattens laterally toward the radial cell wall and then assumes a more globular shape. The loss of the conical cell shape, the side-by-side lateral positioning of vacuole and chloroplast, and the extensive rearrangement of the thylakoid system to only granal cooperate in limiting light absorption. While the cup-shaped chloroplast emphasizes the light-harvesting capacity in the morning, the relocated chloroplast is suggested to support the renewal of the thylakoid system during the afternoon, including the recovery of photosystem II (PSII) from photoinhibition. The giant chloroplast repositioning is part of a complex reversible reshaping of the whole epidermal cell.
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- Andrea Colpo
- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Corso Ercole I d'Este 32, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Corso Ercole I d'Este 32, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Center of Electron Microscopy, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Corso Ercole I d'Este 32, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Corso Ercole I d'Este 32, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Corso Ercole I d'Este 32, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
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Kato Y, Kuroda H, Ozawa SI, Saito K, Dogra V, Scholz M, Zhang G, de Vitry C, Ishikita H, Kim C, Hippler M, Takahashi Y, Sakamoto W. Characterization of tryptophan oxidation affecting D1 degradation by FtsH in the photosystem II quality control of chloroplasts. eLife 2023; 12:RP88822. [PMID: 37986577 PMCID: PMC10665015 DOI: 10.7554/elife.88822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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Photosynthesis is one of the most important reactions for sustaining our environment. Photosystem II (PSII) is the initial site of photosynthetic electron transfer by water oxidation. Light in excess, however, causes the simultaneous production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to photo-oxidative damage in PSII. To maintain photosynthetic activity, the PSII reaction center protein D1, which is the primary target of unavoidable photo-oxidative damage, is efficiently degraded by FtsH protease. In PSII subunits, photo-oxidative modifications of several amino acids such as Trp have been indeed documented, whereas the linkage between such modifications and D1 degradation remains elusive. Here, we show that an oxidative post-translational modification of Trp residue at the N-terminal tail of D1 is correlated with D1 degradation by FtsH during high-light stress. We revealed that Arabidopsis mutant lacking FtsH2 had increased levels of oxidative Trp residues in D1, among which an N-terminal Trp-14 was distinctively localized in the stromal side. Further characterization of Trp-14 using chloroplast transformation in Chlamydomonas indicated that substitution of D1 Trp-14 to Phe, mimicking Trp oxidation enhanced FtsH-mediated D1 degradation under high light, although the substitution did not affect protein stability and PSII activity. Molecular dynamics simulation of PSII implies that both Trp-14 oxidation and Phe substitution cause fluctuation of D1 N-terminal tail. Furthermore, Trp-14 to Phe modification appeared to have an additive effect in the interaction between FtsH and PSII core in vivo. Together, our results suggest that the Trp oxidation at its N-terminus of D1 may be one of the key oxidations in the PSII repair, leading to processive degradation by FtsH.
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- Yusuke Kato
- Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama UniversityOkayamaJapan
- Faculty of Agriculture, Setsunan UniversityOsakaJapan
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- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama UniversityOkayamaJapan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama UniversityOkayamaJapan
- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama UniversityOkayamaJapan
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource TechnologyPalampurIndia
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of MünsterMünsterGermany
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama UniversityOkayamaJapan
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- Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Sorbonne Université Pierre et Marie CurieParisFrance
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama UniversityOkayamaJapan
- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of MünsterMünsterGermany
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- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama UniversityOkayamaJapan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama UniversityOkayamaJapan
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Vetoshkina D, Borisova-Mubarakshina M. Reversible protein phosphorylation in higher plants: focus on state transitions. Biophys Rev 2023; 15:1079-1093. [PMID: 37974979 PMCID: PMC10643769 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-023-01116-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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Reversible protein phosphorylation is one of the comprehensive mechanisms of cell metabolism regulation in eukaryotic organisms. The review describes the impact of the reversible protein phosphorylation on the regulation of growth and development as well as in adaptation pathways and signaling network in higher plant cells. The main part of the review is devoted to the role of the reversible phosphorylation of light-harvesting proteins of photosystem II and the state transition process in fine-tuning the photosynthetic activity of chloroplasts. A separate section of the review is dedicated to comparing the mechanisms and functional significance of state transitions in higher plants, algae, and cyanobacteria that allows the evolution aspects of state transitions meaning in various organisms to be discussed. Environmental factors affecting the state transitions are also considered. Additionally, we gain insight into the possible influence of STN7-dependent phosphorylation of the target proteins on the global network of reversible protein phosphorylation in plant cells as well as into the probable effect of the STN7 kinase inhibition on long-term acclimation pathways in higher plants.
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- D.V. Vetoshkina
- Institute of Basic Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center, Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskaya st., 2, Pushchino, Russia
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- Institute of Basic Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center, Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskaya st., 2, Pushchino, Russia
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Yi X, Yao H, Fan D, Zhu X, Losciale P, Zhang Y, Zhang W, Chow WS. The energy cost of repairing photoinactivated photosystem II: an experimental determination in cotton leaf discs. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2022; 235:446-456. [PMID: 35451127 PMCID: PMC9320836 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Photosystem II (PSII), which splits water molecules at minimal excess photochemical potential, is inevitably photoinactivated during photosynthesis, resulting in compromised photosynthetic efficiency unless it is repaired. The energy cost of PSII repair is currently uncertain, despite attempts to calculate it. We experimentally determined the energy cost of repairing each photoinactivated PSII in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) leaves, which are capable of repairing PSII in darkness. As an upper limit, 24 000 adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecules (including any guanosine triphosphate synthesized at the expense of ATP) were required to repair one entire PSII complex. Further, over a 7-h illumination period at 526-1953 μmol photons m-2 s-1 , the ATP requirement for PSII repair was on average up to 4.6% of the ATP required for the gross carbon assimilation. Each of these two measures of ATP requirement for PSII repair is two- to three-fold greater than the respective reported calculated value. Possible additional energy sinks in the PSII repair cycle are discussed.
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- Xiao‐Ping Yi
- Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco‐agricultureXinjiang Production and Construction CorpsShihezi UniversityShihezi832003China
- College of Agronomy and BiotechnologySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715China
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco‐agricultureXinjiang Production and Construction CorpsShihezi UniversityShihezi832003China
- College of Agronomy and BiotechnologySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715China
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- College of ForestryBeijing Forestry UniversityBeijing100083China
- Division of Plant Sciences, Research School of BiologyThe Australian National UniversityCanberraACT2601Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular GeneticsCentre of Excellence for Molecular Plant and Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of Sciences300 Fenglin RoadShanghai200032China
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo della Pianta e degli AlimentiUnivarsità degli Studi di BariVia Amendola 165/A70126BariItaly
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco‐agricultureXinjiang Production and Construction CorpsShihezi UniversityShihezi832003China
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco‐agricultureXinjiang Production and Construction CorpsShihezi UniversityShihezi832003China
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- Division of Plant Sciences, Research School of BiologyThe Australian National UniversityCanberraACT2601Australia
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Liu Y, Jiang Z, Ye Y, Wang D, Jin S. Enhanced Salt Tolerance of Torreya grandis Genders Is Related to Nitric Oxide Level and Antioxidant Capacity. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:906071. [PMID: 35646003 PMCID: PMC9135447 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.906071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO), a bioactive molecule, is often involved in the regulation of physiological and biochemical processes in stressed plants. However, the effects of NO donors on dioecious plants remain unclear. Using a pot experiment, female and male Torreya grandis were used to study the role of sex and NO in salt stress tolerance. In the present study, female and male T. grandis seedlings pretreated with an NO donor (sodium nitroprusside, SNP) were exposed to salt stress, and then leaf relative water content (RWC), photosynthetic pigments, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, NO and glutathione levels, oxidative damage, and antioxidant enzyme activities were investigated. Female T. grandis plants had better tolerance to salinity, as they were characterized by significantly higher RWC, pigment content, and photochemical activities of photosystem II (PSII) and fewer negative effects associated with higher nitrate reductase (NR) activity and NO content. Pretreatment with an NO donor further increased the endogenous NO content and NR activity of both female and male T. grandis plants compared with salt treatment. Moreover, pretreatment with an NO donor alleviated salt-induced oxidative damage of T. grandis, especially in male plants, as indicated by reduced lipid peroxidation, through an enhanced antioxidant system, including proline and glutathione accumulation, and increased antioxidant enzyme activities. However, the ameliorating effect of the NO donor was not effective in the presence of the NO scavenger (Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, L-name). In conclusion, enhanced salt tolerance in T. grandis plants is related to nitric oxide levels and the supply of NO donors is an interesting strategy for alleviating the negative effect of salt on T. grandis. Our data provide new evidence to contribute to the current understanding of NO-induced salt stress tolerance.
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- Yang Liu
- Jiyang College, Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources Protection and Innovation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- Jiyang College, Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji, China
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- Jiyang College, Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji, China
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- Jiyang College, Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji, China
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- Jiyang College, Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji, China
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Iwasaki K, Szabó M, Tamburic B, Evenhuis C, Zavafer A, Kuzhiumparambil U, Ralph P. Investigating the impact of light quality on macromolecular composition of Chaetoceros muelleri. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2022; 49:421-431. [PMID: 34635201 DOI: 10.1071/fp20337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) are important to primary productivity of aquatic ecosystems. This algal group is also a valuable source of high value compounds that are utilised as aquaculture feed. The productivity of diatoms is strongly driven by light and CO2 availability, and macro- and micronutrient concentrations. The light dependency of biomass productivity and metabolite composition is well researched in diatoms, but information on the impact of light quality, particularly the productivity return on energy invested when using different monochromatic light sources, remains scarce. In this work, the productivity return on energy invested of improving growth rate, photosynthetic activity, and metabolite productivity of the diatom Chaetoceros muelleri under defined wavelengths (blue, red, and green) as well as while light is analysed. By adjusting the different light qualities to equal photosynthetically utilisable radiation, it was found that the growth rate and photosynthetic oxygen evolution was unchanged under white, blue, and green light, but it was lower under red light. Blue light improved the productivity return on energy invested for biomass, total protein, total lipid, total carbohydrate, and in fatty acids production, which would suggest that blue light should be used for aquaculture feed production.
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- Kenji Iwasaki
- Climate Change Cluster (C3), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Climate Change Cluster (C3), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia; and Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Hungary, Eötvös Loránd Research Network (ELKH), Szeged, Hungary
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- Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Climate Change Cluster (C3), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Climate Change Cluster (C3), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia; and Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Climate Change Cluster (C3), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Liu Y, Yuan Y, Jiang Z, Jin S. Nitric Oxide Improves Salt Tolerance of Cyclocarya paliurus by Regulating Endogenous Glutathione Level and Antioxidant Capacity. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:1157. [PMID: 35567158 PMCID: PMC9104720 DOI: 10.3390/plants11091157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cyclocarya paliurus is commonly used to treat diabetes in China. However, the natural habitats of C. paliurus are typically affected by salt stress. Previous studies showed that nitric oxide (NO) level was related to salt tolerance of C. paliurus, and its synthesis was induced by exogenous hydrogen sulfide. However, the effects of different NO donors in alleviating the negative effect of salt stress are still unclear. In the present study, C. paliurus seedlings pretreated with three NO donors (S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine, SNAP and S-nitrosoglutathione, GSNO and sodium nitroprusside, SNP) were exposed to salt stress, and then, the total biomass, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, NO and glutathione levels, oxidative damage, and antioxidant enzyme activities were investigated. The results showed that pretreatment of NO donors maintained chlorophyll fluorescence and attenuated the loss of plant biomass under salt stress, and the best performance was observed in C. paliurus under SNP treatment. We also found that pretreatment of NO donors further increased the endogenous NO content and nitrate reductase (NR) activity compared with salt treatment. Moreover, pretreatment with NO donors, especially SNP, alleviated salt-induced oxidative damage, as indicated by lowered lipid peroxidation, through an enhanced antioxidant system including glutathione accumulation and increased antioxidant enzyme activities. The supply of NO donors is an interesting strategy for alleviating the negative effect of salt on C. paliurus. Our data provide new evidence contributing to the current understanding of NO-induced salt stress tolerance.
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- Yang Liu
- Jiyang College, Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji 311800, China; (Y.Y.); (Z.J.)
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources Protection and Innovation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Jiyang College, Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji 311800, China; (Y.Y.); (Z.J.)
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- Jiyang College, Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji 311800, China; (Y.Y.); (Z.J.)
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- Jiyang College, Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji 311800, China; (Y.Y.); (Z.J.)
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Maeda H, Takahashi K, Ueno Y, Sakata K, Yokoyama A, Yarimizu K, Myouga F, Shinozaki K, Ozawa SI, Takahashi Y, Tanaka A, Ito H, Akimoto S, Takabayashi A, Tanaka R. Characterization of photosystem II assembly complexes containing ONE-HELIX PROTEIN1 in Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2022; 135:361-376. [PMID: 35146632 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-022-01376-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The assembly process of photosystem II (PSII) requires several auxiliary proteins to form assembly intermediates. In plants, early assembly intermediates comprise D1 and D2 subunits of PSII together with a few auxiliary proteins including at least ONE-HELIX PROTEIN1 (OHP1), OHP2, and HIGH-CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE 244 (HCF244) proteins. Herein, we report the basic characterization of the assembling intermediates, which we purified from Arabidopsis transgenic plants overexpressing a tagged OHP1 protein and named the OHP1 complexes. We analyzed two major forms of OHP1 complexes by mass spectrometry, which revealed that the complexes consist of OHP1, OHP2, and HCF244 in addition to the PSII subunits D1, D2, and cytochrome b559. Analysis of chlorophyll fluorescence showed that a major form of the complex binds chlorophyll a and carotenoids and performs quenching with a time constant of 420 ps. To identify the localization of the auxiliary proteins, we solubilized thylakoid membranes using a digitonin derivative, glycodiosgenin, and separated them into three fractions by ultracentrifugation, and detected these proteins in the loose pellet containing the stroma lamellae and the grana margins together with two chlorophyll biosynthesis enzymes. The results indicated that chlorophyll biosynthesis and assembly may take place in the same compartments of thylakoid membranes. Inducible suppression of the OHP2 mRNA substantially decreased the OHP2 protein in mature Arabidopsis leaves without a significant reduction in the maximum quantum yield of PSII under low-light conditions, but it compromised the yields under high-light conditions. This implies that the auxiliary protein is required for acclimation to high-light conditions.
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- Hanaki Maeda
- Institute of Low Temperature Science, N19W8 Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0819, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, N19W8 Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0819, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, 657‑8501, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, N19W8 Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0819, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, N19W8 Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0819, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, N19W8 Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0819, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
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- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, 2-20-1 Chuo, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-0046, Japan
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- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, N19W8 Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0819, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, N19W8 Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0819, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, 657‑8501, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, N19W8 Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0819, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, N19W8 Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0819, Japan.
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Walter J, Kromdijk J. Here comes the sun: How optimization of photosynthetic light reactions can boost crop yields. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 64:564-591. [PMID: 34962073 PMCID: PMC9302994 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Photosynthesis started to evolve some 3.5 billion years ago CO2 is the substrate for photosynthesis and in the past 200-250 years, atmospheric levels have approximately doubled due to human industrial activities. However, this time span is not sufficient for adaptation mechanisms of photosynthesis to be evolutionarily manifested. Steep increases in human population, shortage of arable land and food, and climate change call for actions, now. Thanks to substantial research efforts and advances in the last century, basic knowledge of photosynthetic and primary metabolic processes can now be translated into strategies to optimize photosynthesis to its full potential in order to improve crop yields and food supply for the future. Many different approaches have been proposed in recent years, some of which have already proven successful in different crop species. Here, we summarize recent advances on modifications of the complex network of photosynthetic light reactions. These are the starting point of all biomass production and supply the energy equivalents necessary for downstream processes as well as the oxygen we breathe.
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- Julia Walter
- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeCB2 3EAUK
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeCB2 3EAUK
- Carl R Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyUniversity of Illinois Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIllinois61801USA
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Che L, Meng H, Ruan J, Peng L, Zhang L. Rubredoxin 1 Is Required for Formation of the Functional Photosystem II Core Complex in Arabidopsis thaliana. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:824358. [PMID: 35283894 PMCID: PMC8905225 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.824358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Chloroplast thylakoid protein rubredoxin 1 (RBD1) in Chlamydomonas and its cyanobacterial homolog RubA contain a rubredoxin domain. These proteins have been proposed to participate in the assembly of photosystem II (PSII) at early stages. However, the effects of inactivation of RBD1 on PSII assembly in higher plants are largely unclear. Here, we characterized an Arabidopsis rbd1 mutant in detail. A drastic reduction of intact PSII complex but relatively higher levels of assembly intermediates including PSII RC, pre-CP47, and pre-CP43 were found in rbd1. Polysome association and ribosome profiling revealed that ribosome recruitment of psbA mRNA is specifically reduced. Consistently, in vivo protein pulse-chase labeling showed that the rate of D1/pD1 synthesis is significantly reduced in rbd1 compared with WT. Moreover, newly synthesized mature D1 and pD1/D2 can assemble into the PSII reaction center (RC) complex but further formation of larger PSII complexes is nearly totally blocked in rbd1. Our data imply that RBD1 is not only required for the formation of a functional PSII core complex during the early stages of PSII assembly but may also be involved in the translation of D1 in higher plants.
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- Liping Che
- School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Lin Zhang,
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Colpo A, Baldisserotto C, Pancaldi S, Sabia A, Ferroni L. Photosystem II photoinhibition and photoprotection in a lycophyte, Selaginella martensii. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2022; 174:e13604. [PMID: 34811759 PMCID: PMC9300044 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The Lycophyte Selaginella martensii efficiently acclimates to diverse light environments, from deep shade to full sunlight. The plant does not modulate the abundance of the Light Harvesting Complex II, mostly found as a free trimer, and does not alter the maximum capacity of thermal dissipation (NPQ). Nevertheless, the photoprotection is expected to be modulatable upon long-term light acclimation to preserve the photosystems (PSII, PSI). The effects of long-term light acclimation on PSII photoprotection were investigated using the chlorophyll fluorometric method known as "photochemical quenching measured in the dark" (qPd ). Singularly high-qPd values at relatively low irradiance suggest a heterogeneous antenna system (PSII antenna uncoupling). The extent of antenna uncoupling largely depends on the light regime, reaching the highest value in sun-acclimated plants. In parallel, the photoprotective NPQ (pNPQ) increased from deep-shade to high-light grown plants. It is proposed that the differences in the long-term modulation in the photoprotective capacity are proportional to the amount of uncoupled LHCII. In deep-shade plants, the inconsistency between invariable maximum NPQ and lower pNPQ is attributed to the thermal dissipation occurring in the PSII core.
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- Andrea Colpo
- Department of Environmental and Prevention SciencesUniversity of FerraraFerrara
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention SciencesUniversity of FerraraFerrara
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention SciencesUniversity of FerraraFerrara
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention SciencesUniversity of FerraraFerrara
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Chen P, Yang W, Jin S, Liu Y. Hydrogen sulfide alleviates salinity stress in Cyclocarya paliurus by maintaining chlorophyll fluorescence and regulating nitric oxide level and antioxidant capacity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 167:738-747. [PMID: 34509132 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cyclocarya paliurus is commonly used to treat diabetes in China. However, the natural habitats of C. paliurus are typically affected by salt stress. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a growth regulator that is widely used to enhance plant stress tolerance, but the possible mechanism underlying H2S-alleviated salt stress in C. paliurus remains unclear. C. paliurus seedlings pretreated with NaHS (an H2S donor) were exposed to salt stress, and then, the leaf and total biomass, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, nitric oxide (NO) content, oxidative damage, and proline and phenolic content were investigated to test the hypothesis that H2S and NO were involved in the salt tolerance of C. paliurus. The results showed that H2S pretreatment maintained chlorophyll fluorescence and attenuated the loss of plant biomass. We also found that H2S pretreatment further increased the endogenous NO content and nitrate reductase activity compared with salt treatment. Moreover, H2S pretreatment alleviated salt-induced oxidative damage, as indicated by lowered lipid peroxidation, through an enhanced antioxidant system including more proline and phenolic accumulation and increased antioxidant enzyme activities. However, C. paliurus leaves treated with the NO scavenger significantly diminished H2S-mediated NO production and alleviation of membrane lipid peroxidation. Thus, we concluded that H2S-induced NO was involved in C. paliurus salt tolerance.
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- Pei Chen
- Jiyang College, Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji, Zhejiang, 311800, China
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- College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Jiyang College, Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji, Zhejiang, 311800, China
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- Jiyang College, Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji, Zhejiang, 311800, China; College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
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Hernández ML, Cejudo FJ. Chloroplast Lipids Metabolism and Function. A Redox Perspective. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:712022. [PMID: 34421962 PMCID: PMC8375268 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.712022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Plant productivity is determined by the conversion of solar energy into biomass through oxygenic photosynthesis, a process performed by protein-cofactor complexes including photosystems (PS) II and I, and ATP synthase. These complexes are embedded in chloroplast thylakoid membrane lipids, which thus function as structural support of the photosynthetic machinery and provide the lipid matrix to avoid free ion diffusion. The lipid and fatty acid composition of thylakoid membranes are unique in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria, which implies that these molecules are specifically required in oxygenic photosynthesis. Indeed, there is extensive evidence supporting a relevant function of glycerolipids in chloroplast biogenesis and photosynthetic efficiency in response to environmental stimuli, such as light and temperature. The rapid acclimation of higher plants to environmental changes is largely based on thiol-based redox regulation and the disulphide reductase activity thioredoxins (Trxs), which are reduced by ferredoxin (Fdx) via an Fdx-dependent Trx reductase. In addition, chloroplasts harbour an NADPH-dependent Trx reductase C, which allows the use of NADPH to maintain the redox homeostasis of the organelle. Here, we summarise the current knowledge of chloroplast lipid metabolism and the function of these molecules as structural basis of the complex membrane network of the organelle. Furthermore, we discuss evidence supporting the relevant role of lipids in chloroplast biogenesis and photosynthetic performance in response to environmental cues in which the redox state of the organelle plays a relevant role.
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Chang W, Li C, Cui Z, Li W, Song H, Chang H, Fu W, Wang C, Huang T, Luo Y, Shan Y, Wang Y, Wang F, Xu M, Fu A. Diverged Early From CtpB and CtpC, CtpA Has Evolved to Process D1 Precursor in Oxygenic Photosynthetic Organisms. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:676036. [PMID: 34002114 PMCID: PMC8121967 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.676036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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C-terminal peptidase (Ctp) cleaves the C-terminal extension of the D1 precursor (pD1) to form mature D1. Among the three homologs CtpA, CtpB, and CtpC in photosynthetic organisms only the first is capable of processing pD1 while the roles of CtpB and CtpC remain elusive. Phylogenetic analysis of Ctps from photosynthetic organisms revealed that CtpA has diverged early from CtpB and CtpC during evolution implying distinct roles for the Ctps. Analysis of Arabidopsis Ctp-deficient mutants revealed that pD1 processing was not affected in atctpb, atctpc, or atctpbatctpc mutants, demonstrating that AtCtpA, not AtCtpB or AtCtpC, is responsible for cleaving the pD1 C-terminal extension. Ectopic expression of CtpAs from Synechococcus elongatus, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, and Physcomitrella patens in atctpa rescued the lethal phenotype of the mutant indicating that SeCtpA, CrCtpA, and PpCtpA could process pD1 in Arabidopsis. Enzyme activity assays showed that PpCtpA and CrCtpA could convert pD1 into mature D1 in vitro. In contrast, expressing CtpB or CtpC from Arabidopsis, C. reinhardtii, or P. patens in atctpa did not rescue its D1 maturation deficiency, and enzyme activity assays also showed that neither CtpB nor CtpC could process pD1 in vitro. Taken together, we conclude that the function of pD1 processing by CtpA is conserved in photosynthetic organisms. It is possible that among other factors CtpA developed this function to initiate the formation of the oxygenic D1/D2 type PSII complex during evolution whereas CtpB or CtpC have other roles that are still unclear.
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- Weidong Chang
- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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Roeber VM, Bajaj I, Rohde M, Schmülling T, Cortleven A. Light acts as a stressor and influences abiotic and biotic stress responses in plants. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2021; 44:645-664. [PMID: 33190307 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Light is important for plants as an energy source and a developmental signal, but it can also cause stress to plants and modulates responses to stress. Excess and fluctuating light result in photoinhibition and reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation around photosystems II and I, respectively. Ultraviolet light causes photodamage to DNA and a prolongation of the light period initiates the photoperiod stress syndrome. Changes in light quality and quantity, as well as in light duration are also key factors impacting the outcome of diverse abiotic and biotic stresses. Short day or shady environments enhance thermotolerance and increase cold acclimation. Similarly, shade conditions improve drought stress tolerance in plants. Additionally, the light environment affects the plants' responses to biotic intruders, such as pathogens or insect herbivores, often reducing growth-defence trade-offs. Understanding how plants use light information to modulate stress responses will support breeding strategies to enhance crop stress resilience. This review summarizes the effect of light as a stressor and the impact of the light environment on abiotic and biotic stress responses. There is a special focus on the role of the different light receptors and the crosstalk between light signalling and stress response pathways.
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- Venja M Roeber
- Institute of Biology/Applied Genetics, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences (DCPS), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology/Applied Genetics, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences (DCPS), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology/Applied Genetics, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences (DCPS), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology/Applied Genetics, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences (DCPS), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology/Applied Genetics, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences (DCPS), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Ji Y, Lehotai N, Zan Y, Dubreuil C, Díaz MG, Strand Å. A fully assembled plastid-encoded RNA polymerase complex detected in etioplasts and proplastids in Arabidopsis. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 171:435-446. [PMID: 33155308 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The plastid-encoded genes of higher plants are transcribed by at least two types of RNA polymerases, the nuclear-encoded RNA polymerase (NEP) and the plastid-encoded RNA polymerase (PEP). In mature photosynthesizing leaves, the vast majority of the genes are transcribed by PEP. However, the regulatory mechanisms controlling plastid transcription during early light response is unclear. Chloroplast development is suggested to be associated with a shift in the usage of the primary RNA polymerase from NEP to PEP as the expression of the plastid-encoded photosynthesis genes is induced upon light exposure. Assembly of the PEP complex has been suggested as a rate-limiting step for full activation of plastid-encoded photosynthesis gene expression. However, two sigma factor mutants, sig2 and sig6, with reduced PEP activity, showed significantly lower expression of the plastid-encoded photosynthesis genes already in the dark and during the first hours of light exposure indicating that PEP activity is required for basal expression of plastid-encoded photosynthesis genes in the dark and during early light response. Furthermore, in etioplasts and proplastids a fully assembled PEP complex was revealed on Blue Native PAGE. Our results indicate that a full assembly of the PEP complex is possible in the dark and that PEP drives basal transcriptional activity of plastid-encoded photosynthesis genes in the dark. Assembly of the complex is most likely not a rate-limiting step for full activation of plastid-encoded photosynthesis gene expression which is rather achieved either by the abundance of the PEP complex or by some posttranslational regulation of the individual PEP components.
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- Yan Ji
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- CEA-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, CEA Tech, Centre Cadarache, 13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Nishioka K, Kato Y, Ozawa SI, Takahashi Y, Sakamoto W. Phos-tag-based approach to study protein phosphorylation in the thylakoid membrane. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2021; 147:107-124. [PMID: 33269435 PMCID: PMC7728655 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-020-00803-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Protein phosphorylation is a fundamental post-translational modification in all organisms. In photoautotrophic organisms, protein phosphorylation is essential for the fine-tuning of photosynthesis. The reversible phosphorylation of the photosystem II (PSII) core and the light-harvesting complex of PSII (LHCII) contribute to the regulation of photosynthetic activities. Besides the phosphorylation of these major proteins, recent phosphoproteomic analyses have revealed that several proteins are phosphorylated in the thylakoid membrane. In this study, we utilized the Phos-tag technology for a comprehensive assessment of protein phosphorylation in the thylakoid membrane of Arabidopsis. Phos-tag SDS-PAGE enables the mobility shift of phosphorylated proteins compared with their non-phosphorylated isoform, thus differentiating phosphorylated proteins from their non-phosphorylated isoforms. We extrapolated this technique to two-dimensional (2D) SDS-PAGE for detecting protein phosphorylation in the thylakoid membrane. Thylakoid proteins were separated in the first dimension by conventional SDS-PAGE and in the second dimension by Phos-tag SDS-PAGE. In addition to the isolation of major phosphorylated photosynthesis-related proteins, 2D Phos-tag SDS-PAGE enabled the detection of several minor phosphorylated proteins in the thylakoid membrane. The analysis of the thylakoid kinase mutants demonstrated that light-dependent protein phosphorylation was mainly restricted to the phosphorylation of the PSII core and LHCII proteins. Furthermore, we assessed the phosphorylation states of the structural domains of the thylakoid membrane, grana core, grana margin, and stroma lamella. Overall, these results demonstrated that Phos-tag SDS-PAGE is a useful biochemical tool for studying in vivo protein phosphorylation in the thylakoid membrane protein.
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- Keiji Nishioka
- Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University, 2-20-1 Chuo, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-0046, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University, 2-20-1 Chuo, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-0046, Japan.
- Faculty of Agriculture, Setsunan University, 45-1 Nagaotoge-cho, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-0101, Japan.
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University, 2-20-1 Chuo, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-0046, Japan
- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University, 2-20-1 Chuo, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-0046, Japan.
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Kodru S, Ur Rehman A, Vass I. Chloramphenicol enhances Photosystem II photodamage in intact cells of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2020; 145:227-235. [PMID: 32979144 PMCID: PMC7541379 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-020-00784-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The effect of chloramphenicol, an often used protein synthesis inhibitor, in photosynthetic systems was studied on the rate of Photosystem II (PSII) photodamage in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803. Light-induced loss of PSII activity was compared in the presence of chloramphenicol and another protein synthesis inhibitor, lincomycin, by measuring the rate of oxygen evolution in Synechocystis 6803 cells. Our data show that the rate of PSII photodamage was significantly enhanced by chloramphenicol, at the usually applied 200 μg mL-1 concentration, relative to that obtained in the presence of lincomycin. Chloramphenicol-induced enhancement of photodamage has been observed earlier in isolated PSII membrane particles, and has been assigned to the damaging effect of chloramphenicol-mediated superoxide production (Rehman et al. 2016, Front Plant Sci 7:479). This effect points to the involvement of superoxide as damaging agent in the presence of chloramphenicol also in Synechocystis cells. The chloramphenicol-induced enhancement of photodamage was observed not only in wild-type Synechocystis 6803, which contains both Photosystem I (PSI) and PSII, but also in a PSI-less mutant which contains only PSII. Importantly, the rate of PSII photodamage was also enhanced by the absence of PSI when compared to that in the wild-type strain under all conditions studied here, i.e., without addition and in the presence of protein synthesis inhibitors. We conclude that chloramphenicol enhances photodamage mostly by its interaction with PSII, leading probably to superoxide production. The presence of PSI is also an important regulatory factor of PSII photodamage most likely via decreasing excitation pressure on PSII.
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- Sandeesha Kodru
- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Temesvari krt. 62, Szeged, 6726, Hungary
- Doctoral School of Biology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Temesvari krt. 62, Szeged, 6726, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Temesvari krt. 62, Szeged, 6726, Hungary.
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Chen JH, Chen ST, He NY, Wang QL, Zhao Y, Gao W, Guo FQ. Nuclear-encoded synthesis of the D1 subunit of photosystem II increases photosynthetic efficiency and crop yield. NATURE PLANTS 2020; 6:570-580. [PMID: 32313138 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-020-0629-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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In photosynthetic organisms, the photosystem II (PSII) complex is the primary target of thermal damage. Plants have evolved a repair process to prevent the accumulation of damaged PSII. The repair of PSII largely involves de novo synthesis of proteins, particularly the D1 subunit protein encoded by the chloroplast gene psbA. Here we report that the allotropic expression of the psbA complementary DNA driven by a heat-responsive promoter in the nuclear genome sufficiently protects PSII from severe loss of D1 protein and dramatically enhances survival rates of the transgenic plants of Arabidopsis, tobacco and rice under heat stress. Unexpectedly, we found that the nuclear origin supplementation of the D1 protein significantly stimulates transgenic plant growth by enhancing net CO2 assimilation rates with increases in biomass and grain yield. These findings represent a breakthrough in bioengineering plants to achieve efficient photosynthesis and increase crop productivity under normal and heat-stress conditions.
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- Juan-Hua Chen
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics and CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics and CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics and CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics and CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics and CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics and CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics and CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
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Vojta L, Tomašić Paić A, Horvat L, Rac A, Lepeduš H, Fulgosi H. Complex lumenal immunophilin AtCYP38 influences thylakoid remodelling in Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 243:153048. [PMID: 31639536 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2019.153048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/03/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Investigations of the luminal immunophilin AtCYP38 (cyclophilin 38) in Arabidopsis thaliana (At), the orthologue of the complex immunophilin TLP40 from Spinacia oleracea, revealed its involvement in photosystem II (PSII) repair and assembly, biogenesis of PSII complex, and cellular signalling. However, the main physiological roles of AtCYP38 and TLP40 are related to regulation of thylakoid PP2A-type phosphatase involved in PSII core protein dephosphorylation, and chaperone function during protein folding. Here we further investigate physiological roles of AtCYP38 and analyse the ultrastructure of chloroplasts from cyp38-2 plants. Transmission electron microscopy followed by quantitative micrography revealed modifications in thylakoid stacking. We also confirm that the depletion of AtCYP38 influences PSII performance, which leads to stunted phenotype of cyp38-2 plants.
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- Lea Vojta
- Laboratory for Molecular Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Divison of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, HR-10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Divison of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, HR-10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Divison of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, HR-10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Divison of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, HR-10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Divison of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, HR-10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Balfagón D, Sengupta S, Gómez-Cadenas A, Fritschi FB, Azad RK, Mittler R, Zandalinas SI. Jasmonic Acid Is Required for Plant Acclimation to a Combination of High Light and Heat Stress. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 181:1668-1682. [PMID: 31594842 PMCID: PMC6878009 DOI: 10.1104/pp.19.00956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In the field, plants experience high light (HL) intensities that are often accompanied by elevated temperatures. Such conditions are a serious threat to agriculture production, because photosynthesis is highly sensitive to both HL intensities and high-temperature stress. One of the potential cellular targets of HL and heat stress (HS) combination is PSII because its degree of photoinhibition depends on the balance between the rate of PSII damage (induced by light stress), and the rate of PSII repair (impaired under HS). Here, we studied the responses of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants to a combination of HL and HS (HL+HS) conditions. Combined HL+HS was accompanied by irreversible damage to PSII, decreased D1 (PsbA) protein levels, and an enhanced transcriptional response indicative of PSII repair activation. We further identified several unique aspects of this stress combination that included enhanced accumulation of jasmonic acid (JA) and JA-Ile, elevated expression of over 2,200 different transcripts that are unique to the stress combination (including many that are JA-associated), and distinctive structural changes to chloroplasts. A mutant deficient in JA biosynthesis (allene oxide synthase) displayed enhanced sensitivity to combined HL+HS and further analysis revealed that JA is required for regulating several transcriptional responses unique to the stress combination. Our study reveals that JA plays an important role in the acclimation of plants to a combination of HL+HS.
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- Damián Balfagón
- Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural, Universitat Jaume I, Castello de la Plana, 12071 Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural, Universitat Jaume I, Castello de la Plana, 12071 Spain
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- Bond Life Sciences Center, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, and Division of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203
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- Bond Life Sciences Center, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, and Division of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- Bond Life Sciences Center, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, and Division of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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Oberprieler C, Talianova M, Griesenbeck J. Effects of polyploidy on the coordination of gene expression between organellar and nuclear genomes in Leucanthemum Mill. (Compositae, Anthemideae). Ecol Evol 2019; 9:9100-9110. [PMID: 31463007 PMCID: PMC6706232 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Revised: 05/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Whole-genome duplications (WGD) through polyploid speciation are associated with disruptions of well-tuned relationships among the three plant cell genomes. Key metabolic processes comprising multi-subunit enzyme complexes, for which partner proteins are both nuclear- and plastid-encoded, are dependent on maintenance of stoichiometric ratios among the subunits to avoid cytonuclear imbalances after WGDs. By using qPCR for gene copy and transcript number quantification, we have studied the relationship of subunit expression in the two gene pairs rbcL/rbcS (the two subunits of RuBisCO) and psbA/psbO (two members of photosystem II) in closely related members of Leucanthemum (Compositae, Anthemideae), comprising a diploid, a tetraploid, and a hexaploid species. While gene copy numbers exhibit the expected pattern of an increase in the nuclear-encoded partner gene relative to the plastid-encoded one, we find that the two partner gene systems behave differently after WGD: While in the psbA/psbO partner gene system, shifts in the gene copy balance caused by polyploidization are not accommodated for through changes in transcription intensities of the two partner genes, the rbcL/rbcS system even shows an unexpected reversed dosage effect with up-regulated transcription intensities on both the nuclear and the plastidal side. We interpret the behavior of the psbA/psbO partner gene system as being due to the stoichiometrically relaxed relationship between the two gene products caused by a fast, damage-provoked combustion of the psbA gene product (the D1 core protein of PSII). Conversely, the finely tuned expression dependencies of the rbcL/rbcS system may be the reason for the observed positive feedback runaway signal as reaction to gene copy imbalances caused by a polyploidization shock.
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- Christoph Oberprieler
- Evolutionary and Systematic Botany Group, Institute of Plant SciencesUniversity of RegensburgRegensburgGermany
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- Evolutionary and Systematic Botany Group, Institute of Plant SciencesUniversity of RegensburgRegensburgGermany
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Schneider T, Bolger A, Zeier J, Preiskowski S, Benes V, Trenkamp S, Usadel B, Farré EM, Matsubara S. Fluctuating Light Interacts with Time of Day and Leaf Development Stage to Reprogram Gene Expression. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 179:1632-1657. [PMID: 30718349 PMCID: PMC6446761 DOI: 10.1104/pp.18.01443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Natural light environments are highly variable. Flexible adjustment between light energy utilization and photoprotection is therefore of vital importance for plant performance and fitness in the field. Short-term reactions to changing light intensity are triggered inside chloroplasts and leaves within seconds to minutes, whereas long-term adjustments proceed over hours and days, integrating multiple signals. While the mechanisms of long-term acclimation to light intensity have been studied by changing constant growth light intensity during the day, responses to fluctuating growth light intensity have rarely been inspected in detail. We performed transcriptome profiling in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) leaves to investigate long-term gene expression responses to fluctuating light (FL). In particular, we examined whether responses differ between young and mature leaves or between morning and the end of the day. Our results highlight global reprogramming of gene expression under FL, including that of genes related to photoprotection, photosynthesis, and photorespiration and to pigment, prenylquinone, and vitamin metabolism. The FL-induced changes in gene expression varied between young and mature leaves at the same time point and between the same leaves in the morning and at the end of the day, indicating interactions of FL acclimation with leaf development stage and time of day. Only 46 genes were up- or down-regulated in both young and mature leaves at both time points. Combined analyses of gene coexpression and cis-elements pointed to a role of the circadian clock and light in coordinating the acclimatory responses of functionally related genes. Our results also suggest a possible cross talk between FL acclimation and systemic acquired resistance-like gene expression in young leaves.
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- Trang Schneider
- IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Juelich, Germany
- Heinrich Heine University, D-40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Biology I: Institute for Botany and Molecular Genetics, RWTH Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Heinrich Heine University, D-40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Juelich, Germany
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- Genomics Core Facility, EMBL Heidelberg, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Juelich, Germany
- Institute for Biology I: Institute for Botany and Molecular Genetics, RWTH Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Juelich, Germany
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Li Y, Liu B, Zhang J, Kong F, Zhang L, Meng H, Li W, Rochaix JD, Li D, Peng L. OHP1, OHP2, and HCF244 Form a Transient Functional Complex with the Photosystem II Reaction Center. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 179:195-208. [PMID: 30397023 PMCID: PMC6324237 DOI: 10.1104/pp.18.01231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The reaction center (RC) of photosystem II (PSII), which is composed of D1, D2, PsbI, and cytochrome b559 subunits, forms at an early stage of PSII biogenesis. However, it is largely unclear how these components assemble to form a functional unit. In this work, we show that synthesis of the PSII core proteins D1/D2 and formation of the PSII RC is blocked specifically in the absence of ONE-HELIX PROTEIN1 (OHP1) and OHP2 proteins in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), indicating that OHP1 and OHP2 are essential for the formation of the PSII RC. Mutagenesis of the chlorophyll-binding residues in OHP proteins impairs their function and/or stability, suggesting that they may function in the binding of chlorophyll in vivo. We further show that OHP1, OHP2, and HIGH CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE244 (HCF244), together with D1, D2, PsbI, and cytochrome b559, form a complex. We designated this complex the PSII RC-like complex to distinguish it from the RC subcomplex in the intact PSII complex. Our data imply that OHP1, OHP2, and HCF244 are present in this PSII RC-like complex for a limited time at an early stage of PSII de novo assembly and of PSII repair under high-light conditions. In a subsequent stage of PSII biogenesis, OHP1, OHP2, and HCF244 are released from the PSII RC-like complex and replaced by the other PSII subunits. Together with previous reports on the cyanobacterium Synechocystis, our results demonstrate that the process of PSII RC assembly is highly conserved among photosynthetic species.
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- Yonghong Li
- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Langfang Teachers University, Langfang Hebei 065000, China
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- Departments of Molecular Biology and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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Wang Z, Li G, Sun H, Ma L, Guo Y, Zhao Z, Gao H, Mei L. Effects of drought stress on photosynthesis and photosynthetic electron transport chain in young apple tree leaves. Biol Open 2018; 7:bio035279. [PMID: 30127094 PMCID: PMC6262865 DOI: 10.1242/bio.035279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In our study, the effects of water stress on photosynthesis and photosynthetic electron transport chain (PETC) were studied in several ways, including monitoring the change of gas exchange parameters, modulated chlorophyll fluorescence, rapid fluorescence induction kinetics, reactive oxygen species (ROS), antioxidant enzyme activities and D1 protein levels in apple leaves. Our results show that when leaf water potential (ψ w) is above -1.5 MPa, the stomatal limitation should be the main reason for a drop of photosynthesis. In this period, photosynthetic rate (P N), stomatal conductance (G s), transpiration rate (E) and intercellular CO2 concentration (C i) all showed a strong positive correlation with ψ w Modulated chlorophyll fluorescence parameters related to photosynthetic biochemistry activity including maximum photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm), actual photochemical efficiency of PSII (ΦPSII), photochemical quenching coefficient (q P) and coefficient of photochemical fluorescence quenching assuming interconnected PSII antennae (q L) also showed a strong positive correlation as ψ w gradually decreased. On the other hand, in this period, Stern-Volmer type non-photochemical quenching coefficient (NPQ) and quantum yield of light-induced non-photochemical fluorescence quenching [Y (NPQ)] kept going up, which shows an attempt to dissipate excess energy to avoid damage to plants. When ψ w was below -1.5 MPa, P N continued to decrease linearly, while C i increased and a 'V' model presents the correlation between C i and ψ w by polynomial regression. This implies that, in this period, the drop in photosynthesis activity might be caused by non-stomatal limitation. Fv/Fm, ΦPSII, q P and q L in apple leaves treated with water stress were much lower than in control, while NPQ and Y (NPQ) started to go down. This demonstrates that excess energy might exceed the tolerance ability of apple leaves. Consistent with changes of these parameters, excess energy led to an increase in the production of ROS including H2O2 and O2 •- Although the activities of antioxidant enzymes like catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) increased dramatically and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) decreased in apple leaves with drought stress, it was still not sufficient to scavenge ROS. Consequently, the accumulation of ROS triggered a reduction of net D1 protein content, a core protein in the PSII reaction center. As D1 is responsible for the photosynthetic electron transport from plastoquinone A (QA) to plastoquinone B (QB), the capacity of PETC between QA and QB was considerably downregulated. The decline of photosynthesis and activity of PETC may result in the shortage of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and limitation the regeneration of RuBP (J max), a key enzyme in CO2 assimilation. These are all non-stomatal factors and together contributed to decreased CO2 assimilation under severe water stress.
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- Zhibo Wang
- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Plant Biology and Germplasm Innovation in Northwest China, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Plant Biology and Germplasm Innovation in Northwest China, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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Liu Y, Wang T, Fang S, Zhou M, Qin J. Responses of Morphology, Gas Exchange, Photochemical Activity of Photosystem II, and Antioxidant Balance in Cyclocarya paliurus to Light Spectra. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1704. [PMID: 30519253 PMCID: PMC6258815 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Light quality is a critical factor regulating photosynthetic capacity which directly affects the final yield of plants. Cyclocarya paliurus is a multiple function tree species and its leaves are widely used as tea production and ingredient in functional foods in China. However, the effects of varying light quality on photosynthetic process and the photoprotective mechanisms remains unexplored in-depth. In this study, the biomass accumulation, morphology changes, photosynthetic capacity, stomata ultrastructure, pigments content, PSII activity, reactive oxygen species production, antioxidant enzymes, and phenolic content of C. paliurus plants under different light-emitting diodes (LED) light treatments were investigated to test a hypothesis that the difference in photosynthetic efficiency of C. paliurus plants under differential light quality is related to the degree of photoinhibition and the activation of photoprotection. We found that C. paliurus plants performed better under the treatments of WL (white light, 445 and 560 nm) and BL (blue light, 456 nm) than the treatment of GL (green light, 514 nm) and RL (red light, 653 nm). The better performances were characterized by higher values of photosynthetic capacity, total biomass, pigments content, specific leaf mass per area, seeding height increment, leaf thickness and palisade length. In contrast, plants under the treatments of GL and RL suffered significant photoinhibition but effectively developed photoprotective mechanisms. Results of this study provide not only some insights of the response mechanisms of plant photosynthesis to light quality but also a scientific basis for improving the cultivation of C. paliurus plantations.
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- Yang Liu
- College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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Albanese P, Manfredi M, Re A, Marengo E, Saracco G, Pagliano C. Thylakoid proteome modulation in pea plants grown at different irradiances: quantitative proteomic profiling in a non-model organism aided by transcriptomic data integration. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 96:786-800. [PMID: 30118564 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Plant thylakoid membranes contain hundreds of proteins that closely interact to cope with ever-changing environmental conditions. We investigated how Pisum sativum L. (pea) grown at different irradiances optimizes light-use efficiency through the differential accumulation of thylakoid proteins. Thylakoid membranes from plants grown under low (LL), moderate (ML) and high (HL) light intensity were characterized by combining chlorophyll fluorescence measurements with quantitative label-free proteomic analysis. Protein sequences retrieved from available transcriptomic data considerably improved thylakoid proteome profiling, increasing the quantifiable proteins from 63 to 194. The experimental approach used also demonstrates that this integrative omics strategy is powerful for unravelling protein isoforms and functions that are still unknown in non-model organisms. We found that the different growth irradiances affect the electron transport kinetics but not the relative abundance of photosystems (PS) I and II. Two acclimation strategies were evident. The behaviour of plants acclimated to LL was compared at higher irradiances: (i) in ML, plants turn on photoprotective responses mostly modulating the PSII light-harvesting capacity, either accumulating Lhcb4.3 or favouring the xanthophyll cycle; (ii) in HL, plants reduce the pool of light-harvesting complex II and enhance the PSII repair cycle. When growing at ML and HL, plants accumulate ATP synthase, boosting both cyclic and linear electron transport by finely tuning the ΔpH across the membrane and optimizing protein trafficking by adjusting the thylakoid architecture. Our results provide a quantitative snapshot of how plants coordinate light harvesting, electron transport and protein synthesis by adjusting the thylakoid membrane proteome in a light-dependent manner.
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- Pascal Albanese
- Applied Science and Technology Department-BioSolar Lab, Politecnico di Torino, Environment Park, Via Livorno 60, 10144, Torino, Italy
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- ISALIT-Department of Science and Technological Innovation, University of Eastern Piedmont, Viale T. Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
- Department of Science and Technological Innovation, University of Eastern Piedmont, Viale T. Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
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- Center for Sustainable Future Technologies-CSFT@POLITO, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Corso Trento 21, 10129, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Science and Technological Innovation, University of Eastern Piedmont, Viale T. Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
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- Applied Science and Technology Department-BioSolar Lab, Politecnico di Torino, Environment Park, Via Livorno 60, 10144, Torino, Italy
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- Applied Science and Technology Department-BioSolar Lab, Politecnico di Torino, Environment Park, Via Livorno 60, 10144, Torino, Italy
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Kouřil R, Nosek L, Semchonok D, Boekema EJ, Ilík P. Organization of Plant Photosystem II and Photosystem I Supercomplexes. Subcell Biochem 2018; 87:259-286. [PMID: 29464563 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7757-9_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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In nature, plants are continuously exposed to varying environmental conditions. They have developed a wide range of adaptive mechanisms, which ensure their survival and maintenance of stable photosynthetic performance. Photosynthesis is delicately regulated at the level of the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts and the regulatory mechanisms include a reversible formation of a large variety of specific protein-protein complexes, supercomplexes or even larger assemblies known as megacomplexes. Revealing their structures is crucial for better understanding of their function and relevance in photosynthesis. Here we focus our attention on the isolation and a structural characterization of various large protein supercomplexes and megacomplexes, which involve Photosystem II and Photosystem I, the key constituents of photosynthetic apparatus. The photosystems are often attached to other protein complexes in thylakoid membranes such as light harvesting complexes, cytochrome b 6 f complex, and NAD(P)H dehydrogenase. Structural models of individual supercomplexes and megacomplexes provide essential details of their architecture, which allow us to discuss their function as well as physiological significance.
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- Roman Kouřil
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Electron Microscopy Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Electron Microscopy Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Rangsrikitphoti P, Durnford DG. Transcriptome Profiling of Bigelowiella natans in Response to Light Stress. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2018; 66:316-333. [PMID: 30055063 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 06/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bigelowiella natans is a marine chlorarachniophyte whose plastid was acquired secondarily via endosymbiosis with a green alga. During plastid evolution, the photosynthetic endosymbiont would have integrated with the host metabolic pathways. This would require the evolution and coordination of strategies to cope with changes in light intensity that includes changes in the expression of both endosymbiont and host-derived genes. To investigate the transcriptional response to light intensity in chlorarachniophytes, we conducted an RNA-seq experiment to identify differentially expressed genes following a 4-h shift to high or very-low light. A shift to high light altered the expression of over 2,000 genes, many involved with photosynthesis, PSII assembly, primary metabolism, and reactive-oxygen scavenging. These changes are an attempt to optimize photosynthesis and increase energy sinks for excess reductant, while minimizing photooxidative stress. A transfer to very-low light resulted in a lower photosynthetic performance and metabolic alteration, reflecting an energy-limited state. Genes located on the nucleomorph, the vestigial nucleus in the plastid, had few changes in expression in either light treatment, indicating this organelle has relinquished most transcriptional control to the nucleus. Overall, during plastid origin, both host and transferred endosymbiont genes evolved a harmonized transcriptional network to respond to a classic photosynthetic stress.
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- Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3, Canada
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Increases in ambient temperatures have been a severe threat to crop production in many countries around the world under climate change. Chloroplasts serve as metabolic centers and play a key role in physiological adaptive processes to heat stress. In addition to expressing heat shock proteins that protect proteins from heat-induced damage, metabolic reprogramming occurs during adaptive physiological processes in chloroplasts. Heat stress leads to inhibition of plant photosynthetic activity by damaging key components functioning in a variety of metabolic processes, with concomitant reductions in biomass production and crop yield. In this review article, we will focus on events through extensive and transient metabolic reprogramming in response to heat stress, which included chlorophyll breakdown, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), antioxidant defense, protein turnover, and metabolic alterations with carbon assimilation. Such diverse metabolic reprogramming in chloroplasts is required for systemic acquired acclimation to heat stress in plants.
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- Qing-Long Wang
- The National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- The National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- The National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- The National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
- CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Yatabe T, Tokunaga T, Matsumoto T, Kikkawa M, Yoon KS, Ogo S. A Mn I Model for the Photoinhibited Species of Oxygen-evolving Complex. CHEM LETT 2018. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.170869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Takeshi Yatabe
- Center for Small Molecule Energy, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Center for Small Molecule Energy, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Center for Small Molecule Energy, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Center for Small Molecule Energy, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Center for Small Molecule Energy, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Center for Small Molecule Energy, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Fristedt R, Trotta A, Suorsa M, Nilsson AK, Croce R, Aro EM, Lundin B. PSB33 sustains photosystem II D1 protein under fluctuating light conditions. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2017; 68:4281-4293. [PMID: 28922769 PMCID: PMC5853261 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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On Earth, solar irradiance varies as the sun rises and sets over the horizon, and sunlight is thus in constant fluctuation, following a slow dark-low-high-low-dark curve. Optimal plant growth and development are dependent on the capacity of plants to acclimate and regulate photosynthesis in response to these changes of light. Little is known of regulative processes for photosynthesis during nocturnal events. The nucleus-encoded plant lineage-specific protein PSB33 has been described as stabilizing the photosystem II complex, especially under light stress conditions, and plants lacking PSB33 have a dysfunctional state transition. To clarify the localization and function of this protein, we used phenomic, biochemical and proteomics approaches in the model plant Arabidopsis. We report that PSB33 is predominantly located in non-appressed thylakoid regions and dynamically associates with a thylakoid protein complex in a light-dependent manner. Moreover, plants lacking PSB33 show an accelerated D1 protein degradation in nocturnal periods, and show severely stunted growth when challenged with fluctuating light. We further show that the function of PSB33 precedes the STN7 kinase to regulate or balance the excitation energy of photosystems I and II in fluctuating light conditions.
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- Rikard Fristedt
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Plant Biology, University of Turku, Finland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Plant Biology, University of Turku, Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Plant Biology, University of Turku, Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Depth-specific fluctuations of gene expression and protein abundance modulate the photophysiology in the seagrass Posidonia oceanica. Sci Rep 2017; 7:42890. [PMID: 28211527 PMCID: PMC5314359 DOI: 10.1038/srep42890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Here we present the results of a multiple organizational level analysis conceived to identify acclimative/adaptive strategies exhibited by the seagrass Posidonia oceanica to the daily fluctuations in the light environment, at contrasting depths. We assessed changes in photophysiological parameters, leaf respiration, pigments, and protein and mRNA expression levels. The results show that the diel oscillations of P. oceanica photophysiological and respiratory responses were related to transcripts and proteins expression of the genes involved in those processes and that there was a response asynchrony between shallow and deep plants probably caused by the strong differences in the light environment. The photochemical pathway of energy use was more effective in shallow plants due to higher light availability, but these plants needed more investment in photoprotection and photorepair, requiring higher translation and protein synthesis than deep plants. The genetic differentiation between deep and shallow stands suggests the existence of locally adapted genotypes to contrasting light environments. The depth-specific diel rhythms of photosynthetic and respiratory processes, from molecular to physiological levels, must be considered in the management and conservation of these key coastal ecosystems.
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Mlinarić S, Antunović Dunić J, Skendrović Babojelić M, Cesar V, Lepeduš H. Differential accumulation of photosynthetic proteins regulates diurnal photochemical adjustments of PSII in common fig (Ficus carica L.) leaves. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 209:1-10. [PMID: 27987432 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Molecular processes involved in photosystem II adaptation of woody species to diurnal changes in light and temperature conditions are still not well understood. Regarding this, here we investigated differences between young and mature leaves of common fig (Ficus carica L.) in photosynthetic performance as well as accumulation of the main photosynthetic proteins: light harvesting complex II, D1 protein and Rubisco large subunit. Investigated leaf types revealed different adjustment mechanisms to keep effective photosynthesis. Rather stable diurnal accumulation of light harvesting complex II in mature leaves enabled efficient excitation energy utilization (negative L-band) what triggered faster D1 protein degradation at high light. However, after photoinhibition, greater accumulation of D1 during the night enabled them faster recovery. So, the most photosynthetic parameters, as the maximum quantum yield for primary photochemistry, electron transport and overall photosynthetic efficiency in mature leaves successfully restored to their initial values at 1a.m. Reduced connectivity of light harvesting complexes II to its reaction centers (positive L-band) in young leaves increased dissipation of excess light causing less pressure to D1 and its slower degradation. Decreased electron transport in young leaves, due to reduced transfer beyond primary acceptor QA- most probably additionally induced degradation of Rubisco large subunit what consequently led to the stronger decrease of overall photosynthetic efficiency in young leaves at noon.
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- Selma Mlinarić
- Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Department of Biology, Ulica cara Hadrijana 8/A, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia.
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- Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Department of Biology, Ulica cara Hadrijana 8/A, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia.
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- Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Department of Biology, Ulica cara Hadrijana 8/A, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia.
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- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, L. Jägera 9, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia.
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Kohzuma K, Froehlich JE, Davis GA, Temple JA, Minhas D, Dhingra A, Cruz JA, Kramer DM. The Role of Light-Dark Regulation of the Chloroplast ATP Synthase. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1248. [PMID: 28791032 PMCID: PMC5522872 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The chloroplast ATP synthase catalyzes the light-driven synthesis of ATP and is activated in the light and inactivated in the dark by redox-modulation through the thioredoxin system. It has been proposed that this down-regulation is important for preventing wasteful hydrolysis of ATP in the dark. To test this proposal, we compared the effects of extended dark exposure in Arabidopsis lines expressing the wild-type and mutant forms of ATP synthase that are redox regulated or constitutively active. In contrast to the predictions of the model, we observed that plants with wild-type redox regulation lost photosynthetic capacity rapidly in darkness, whereas those expressing redox-insensitive form were far more stable. To explain these results, we propose that in wild-type plants, down-regulation of ATP synthase inhibits ATP hydrolysis, leading to dissipation of thylakoid proton motive force (pmf) and subsequent inhibition of protein transport across the thylakoid through the twin arginine transporter (Tat)-dependent and Sec-dependent import pathways, resulting in the selective loss of specific protein complexes. By contrast, in mutants with a redox-insensitive ATP synthase, pmf is maintained by ATP hydrolysis, thus allowing protein transport to maintain photosynthetic activities for extended periods in the dark. Hence, a basal level of Tat-dependent, as well as, Sec-dependent import activity, in the dark helps replenishes certain components of the photosynthetic complexes and thereby aids in maintaining overall complex activity. However, the influence of a dark pmf on thylakoid protein import, by itself, could not explain all the effects we observed in this study. For example, we also observed in wild type plants a large transient buildup of thylakoid pmf and nonphotochemical exciton quenching upon sudden illumination of dark adapted plants. Therefore, we conclude that down-regulation of the ATP synthase is probably not related to preventing loss of ATP per se. Instead, ATP synthase redox regulation may be impacting a number of cellular processes such as (1) the accumulation of chloroplast proteins and/or ions or (2) the responses of photosynthesis to rapid changes in light intensity. A model highlighting the complex interplay between ATP synthase regulation and pmf in maintaining various chloroplast functions in the dark is presented. Significance Statement: We uncover an unexpected role for thioredoxin modulation of the chloroplast ATP synthase in regulating the dark-stability of the photosynthetic apparatus, most likely by controlling thylakoid membrane transport of proteins and ions.
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- Kaori Kohzuma
- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, United States
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- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, United States
- *Correspondence: John E. Froehlich,
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- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, United States
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, United States
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- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, United States
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Washington State University, WashingtonDC, United States
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Washington State University, WashingtonDC, United States
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- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, United States
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- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, United States
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Gimpel JA, Nour-Eldin HH, Scranton MA, Li D, Mayfield SP. Refactoring the Six-Gene Photosystem II Core in the Chloroplast of the Green Algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. ACS Synth Biol 2016. [PMID: 26214707 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.5b00076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Oxygenic photosynthesis provides the energy to produce all food and most of the fuel on this planet. Photosystem II (PSII) is an essential and rate-limiting component of this process. Understanding and modifying PSII function could provide an opportunity for optimizing photosynthetic biomass production, particularly under specific environmental conditions. PSII is a complex multisubunit enzyme with strong interdependence among its components. In this work, we have deleted the six core genes of PSII in the eukaryotic alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and refactored them in a single DNA construct. Complementation of the knockout strain with the core PSII synthetic module from three different green algae resulted in reconstitution of photosynthetic activity to 85, 55, and 53% of that of the wild-type, demonstrating that the PSII core can be exchanged between algae species and retain function. The strains, synthetic cassettes, and refactoring strategy developed for this study demonstrate the potential of synthetic biology approaches for tailoring oxygenic photosynthesis and provide a powerful tool for unraveling PSII structure-function relationships.
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- Javier A. Gimpel
- California Center for Algae
Biotechnology Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0368, United States
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- California Center for Algae
Biotechnology Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0368, United States
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- California Center for Algae
Biotechnology Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0368, United States
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- California Center for Algae
Biotechnology Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0368, United States
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- California Center for Algae
Biotechnology Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0368, United States
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Shevela D, Arnold J, Reisinger V, Berends HM, Kmiec K, Koroidov S, Bue AK, Messinger J, Eichacker LA. Biogenesis of water splitting by photosystem II during de-etiolation of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2016; 39:1524-1536. [PMID: 26836813 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Revised: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Etioplasts lack thylakoid membranes and photosystem complexes. Light triggers differentiation of etioplasts into mature chloroplasts, and photosystem complexes assemble in parallel with thylakoid membrane development. Plastids isolated at various time points of de-etiolation are ideal to study the kinetic biogenesis of photosystem complexes during chloroplast development. Here, we investigated the chronology of photosystem II (PSII) biogenesis by monitoring assembly status of chlorophyll-binding protein complexes and development of water splitting via O2 production in plastids (etiochloroplasts) isolated during de-etiolation of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Assembly of PSII monomers, dimers and complexes binding outer light-harvesting antenna [PSII-light-harvesting complex II (LHCII) supercomplexes] was identified after 1, 2 and 4 h of de-etiolation, respectively. Water splitting was detected in parallel with assembly of PSII monomers, and its development correlated with an increase of bound Mn in the samples. After 4 h of de-etiolation, etiochloroplasts revealed the same water-splitting efficiency as mature chloroplasts. We conclude that the capability of PSII to split water during de-etiolation precedes assembly of the PSII-LHCII supercomplexes. Taken together, data show a rapid establishment of water-splitting activity during etioplast-to-chloroplast transition and emphasize that assembly of the functional water-splitting site of PSII is not the rate-limiting step in the formation of photoactive thylakoid membranes.
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- Dmitriy Shevela
- Centre for Organelle Research, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, N-4036, Stavanger, Norway
- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biological Centre, Umeå University, S-90187, Umeå, Sweden
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- Centre for Organelle Research, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, N-4036, Stavanger, Norway
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- Centre for Organelle Research, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, N-4036, Stavanger, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biological Centre, Umeå University, S-90187, Umeå, Sweden
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- Centre for Organelle Research, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, N-4036, Stavanger, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biological Centre, Umeå University, S-90187, Umeå, Sweden
- PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Centre for Organelle Research, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, N-4036, Stavanger, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biological Centre, Umeå University, S-90187, Umeå, Sweden
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- Centre for Organelle Research, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, N-4036, Stavanger, Norway
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Järvi S, Suorsa M, Tadini L, Ivanauskaite A, Rantala S, Allahverdiyeva Y, Leister D, Aro EM. Thylakoid-Bound FtsH Proteins Facilitate Proper Biosynthesis of Photosystem I. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 171:1333-43. [PMID: 27208291 PMCID: PMC4902603 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Thylakoid membrane-bound FtsH proteases have a well-characterized role in degradation of the photosystem II (PSII) reaction center protein D1 upon repair of photodamaged PSII. Here, we show that the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) var1 and var2 mutants, devoid of the FtsH5 and FtsH2 proteins, respectively, are capable of normal D1 protein turnover under moderate growth light intensity. Instead, they both demonstrate a significant scarcity of PSI complexes. It is further shown that the reduced level of PSI does not result from accelerated photodamage of the PSI centers in var1 or var2 under moderate growth light intensity. On the contrary, radiolabeling experiments revealed impaired synthesis of the PsaA/B reaction center proteins of PSI, which was accompanied by the accumulation of PSI-specific assembly factors. psaA/B transcript accumulation and translation initiation, however, occurred in var1 and var2 mutants as in wild-type Arabidopsis, suggesting problems in later stages of PsaA/B protein expression in the two var mutants. Presumably, the thylakoid membrane-bound FtsH5 and FtsH2 have dual functions in the maintenance of photosynthetic complexes. In addition to their function as a protease in the degradation of the photodamaged D1 protein, they also are required, either directly or indirectly, for early assembly of the PSI complexes.
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- Sari Järvi
- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, FI-20520 Turku, Finland (S.J., M.S., A.I., S.R., Y.A., E.-M.A.); andPlant Molecular Biology (Botany), Department of Biology I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany (L.T., D.L.)
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- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, FI-20520 Turku, Finland (S.J., M.S., A.I., S.R., Y.A., E.-M.A.); andPlant Molecular Biology (Botany), Department of Biology I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany (L.T., D.L.)
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- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, FI-20520 Turku, Finland (S.J., M.S., A.I., S.R., Y.A., E.-M.A.); andPlant Molecular Biology (Botany), Department of Biology I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany (L.T., D.L.)
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- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, FI-20520 Turku, Finland (S.J., M.S., A.I., S.R., Y.A., E.-M.A.); andPlant Molecular Biology (Botany), Department of Biology I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany (L.T., D.L.)
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- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, FI-20520 Turku, Finland (S.J., M.S., A.I., S.R., Y.A., E.-M.A.); andPlant Molecular Biology (Botany), Department of Biology I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany (L.T., D.L.)
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- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, FI-20520 Turku, Finland (S.J., M.S., A.I., S.R., Y.A., E.-M.A.); andPlant Molecular Biology (Botany), Department of Biology I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany (L.T., D.L.)
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- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, FI-20520 Turku, Finland (S.J., M.S., A.I., S.R., Y.A., E.-M.A.); andPlant Molecular Biology (Botany), Department of Biology I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany (L.T., D.L.)
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- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, FI-20520 Turku, Finland (S.J., M.S., A.I., S.R., Y.A., E.-M.A.); andPlant Molecular Biology (Botany), Department of Biology I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany (L.T., D.L.)
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Jahan MS, Nozulaidi M, Khairi M, Mat N. Light-harvesting complexes in photosystem II regulate glutathione-induced sensitivity of Arabidopsis guard cells to abscisic acid. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 195:1-8. [PMID: 26970687 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2016.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Revised: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Light-harvesting complexes (LHCs) in photosystem II (PSII) regulate glutathione (GSH) functions in plants. To investigate whether LHCs control GSH biosynthesis that modifies guard cell abscisic acid (ABA) sensitivity, we evaluated GSH content, stomatal aperture, reactive oxygen species (ROS), weight loss and plant growth using a ch1-1 mutant that was defective of LHCs and compared this with wild-type (WT) Arabidopsis thaliana plants. Glutathione monoethyl ester (GSHmee) increased but 1-chloro-2,4 dinitrobenzene (CDNB) decreased the GSH content in the guard cells. The guard cells of the ch1-1 mutants accumulated significantly less GSH than the WT plants. The guard cells of the ch1-1 mutants also showed higher sensitivity to ABA than the WT plants. The CDNB treatment increased but the GSHmee treatment decreased the ABA sensitivity of the guard cells without affecting ABA-induced ROS production. Dark and light treatments altered the GSH content and stomatal aperture of the guard cells of ch1-1 and WT plants, irrespective of CDNB and GSHmee. The ch1-1 mutant contained fewer guard cells and displayed poor growth, late flowering and stumpy weight loss compared with the WT plants. This study suggests that defective LHCs reduced the GSH content in the guard cells and increased sensitivity to ABA, resulting in stomatal closure.
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- Md Sarwar Jahan
- Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, 22200 Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, 22200 Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, 22200 Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, 22200 Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Weisz DA, Gross ML, Pakrasi HB. The Use of Advanced Mass Spectrometry to Dissect the Life-Cycle of Photosystem II. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:617. [PMID: 27242823 PMCID: PMC4862242 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Photosystem II (PSII) is a photosynthetic membrane-protein complex that undergoes an intricate, tightly regulated cycle of assembly, damage, and repair. The available crystal structures of cyanobacterial PSII are an essential foundation for understanding PSII function, but nonetheless provide a snapshot only of the active complex. To study aspects of the entire PSII life-cycle, mass spectrometry (MS) has emerged as a powerful tool that can be used in conjunction with biochemical techniques. In this article, we present the MS-based approaches that are used to study PSII composition, dynamics, and structure, and review the information about the PSII life-cycle that has been gained by these methods. This information includes the composition of PSII subcomplexes, discovery of accessory PSII proteins, identification of post-translational modifications and quantification of their changes under various conditions, determination of the binding site of proteins not observed in PSII crystal structures, conformational changes that underlie PSII functions, and identification of water and oxygen channels within PSII. We conclude with an outlook for the opportunity of future MS contributions to PSII research.
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- Daniel A. Weisz
- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. LouisSt. Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. LouisSt. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. LouisSt. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. LouisSt. Louis, MO, USA
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Yamori W. Photosynthetic response to fluctuating environments and photoprotective strategies under abiotic stress. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2016; 129:379-95. [PMID: 27023791 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-016-0816-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plants in natural environments must cope with diverse, highly dynamic, and unpredictable conditions. They have mechanisms to enhance the capture of light energy when light intensity is low, but they can also slow down photosynthetic electron transport to prevent the production of reactive oxygen species and consequent damage to the photosynthetic machinery under excess light. Plants need a highly responsive regulatory system to balance the photosynthetic light reactions with downstream metabolism. Various mechanisms of regulation of photosynthetic electron transport under stress have been proposed, however the data have been obtained mainly under environmentally stable and controlled conditions. Thus, our understanding of dynamic modulation of photosynthesis under dramatically fluctuating natural environments remains limited. In this review, first I describe the magnitude of environmental fluctuations under natural conditions. Next, I examine the effects of fluctuations in light intensity, CO2 concentration, leaf temperature, and relative humidity on dynamic photosynthesis. Finally, I summarize photoprotective strategies that allow plants to maintain the photosynthesis under stressful fluctuating environments. The present work clearly showed that fluctuation in various environmental factors resulted in reductions in photosynthetic rate in a stepwise manner at every environmental fluctuation, leading to the conclusion that fluctuating environments would have a large impact on photosynthesis.
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- Wataru Yamori
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7‑3‑1 Hongo, Bunkyo‑ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan.
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Rehman AU, Kodru S, Vass I. Chloramphenicol Mediates Superoxide Production in Photosystem II and Enhances Its Photodamage in Isolated Membrane Particles. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:479. [PMID: 27092170 PMCID: PMC4824793 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Chloramphenicol (CAP) is an inhibitor of protein synthesis, which is frequently used to decouple photodamage and protein synthesis dependent repair of Photosystem II during the process of photoinhibition. It has been reported earlier that CAP is able to mediate superoxide production by transferring electrons from the acceptor side of Photosystem I to oxygen. Here we investigated the interaction of CAP with Photosystem II electron transport processes by oxygen uptake and variable chlorophyll fluorescence measurements. Our data show that CAP can accept electrons at the acceptor side of Photosystem II, most likely from Pheophytin, and deliver them to molecular oxygen leading to superoxide production. In addition, the presence of CAP enhances photodamage of Photosystem II electron transport in isolated membrane particles, which effect is reversible by superoxide dismutase. It is concluded that CAP acts as electron acceptor in Photosystem II and mediates its superoxide dependent photodamage. This effect has potential implications for the application of CAP in photoinhibitory studies in intact systems.
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of SciencesSzeged, Hungary
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Kowalewska Ł, Mazur R, Suski S, Garstka M, Mostowska A. Three-Dimensional Visualization of the Tubular-Lamellar Transformation of the Internal Plastid Membrane Network during Runner Bean Chloroplast Biogenesis. THE PLANT CELL 2016; 28:875-91. [PMID: 27002023 PMCID: PMC4863387 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.15.01053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Revised: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Chloroplast biogenesis is a complex process that is integrated with plant development, leading to fully differentiated and functionally mature plastids. In this work, we used electron tomography and confocal microscopy to reconstruct the process of structural membrane transformation during the etioplast-to-chloroplast transition in runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus). During chloroplast development, the regular tubular network of paracrystalline prolamellar bodies (PLBs) and the flattened porous membranes of prothylakoids develop into the chloroplast thylakoids. Three-dimensional reconstruction is required to provide us with a more complete understanding of this transformation. We provide spatial models of the bean chloroplast biogenesis that allow such reconstruction of the internal membranes of the developing chloroplast and visualize the transformation from the tubular arrangement to the linear system of parallel lamellae. We prove that the tubular structure of the PLB transforms directly to flat slats, without dispersion to vesicles. We demonstrate that the grana/stroma thylakoid connections have a helical character starting from the early stages of appressed membrane formation. Moreover, we point out the importance of particular chlorophyll-protein complex components in the membrane stacking during the biogenesis. The main stages of chloroplast internal membrane biogenesis are presented in a movie that shows the time development of the chloroplast biogenesis as a dynamic model of this process.
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- Łucja Kowalewska
- Department of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland
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Järvi S, Isojärvi J, Kangasjärvi S, Salojärvi J, Mamedov F, Suorsa M, Aro EM. Photosystem II Repair and Plant Immunity: Lessons Learned from Arabidopsis Mutant Lacking the THYLAKOID LUMEN PROTEIN 18.3. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:405. [PMID: 27064270 PMCID: PMC4814454 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Chloroplasts play an important role in the cellular sensing of abiotic and biotic stress. Signals originating from photosynthetic light reactions, in the form of redox and pH changes, accumulation of reactive oxygen and electrophile species or stromal metabolites are of key importance in chloroplast retrograde signaling. These signals initiate plant acclimation responses to both abiotic and biotic stresses. To reveal the molecular responses activated by rapid fluctuations in growth light intensity, gene expression analysis was performed with Arabidopsis thaliana wild type and the tlp18.3 mutant plants, the latter showing a stunted growth phenotype under fluctuating light conditions (Biochem. J, 406, 415-425). Expression pattern of genes encoding components of the photosynthetic electron transfer chain did not differ between fluctuating and constant light conditions, neither in wild type nor in tlp18.3 plants, and the composition of the thylakoid membrane protein complexes likewise remained unchanged. Nevertheless, the fluctuating light conditions repressed in wild-type plants a broad spectrum of genes involved in immune responses, which likely resulted from shade-avoidance responses and their intermixing with hormonal signaling. On the contrary, in the tlp18.3 mutant plants there was an imperfect repression of defense-related transcripts upon growth under fluctuating light, possibly by signals originating from minor malfunction of the photosystem II (PSII) repair cycle, which directly or indirectly modulated the transcript abundances of genes related to light perception via phytochromes. Consequently, a strong allocation of resources to defense reactions in the tlp18.3 mutant plants presumably results in the stunted growth phenotype under fluctuating light.
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- Sari Järvi
- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of TurkuTurku, Finland
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- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of TurkuTurku, Finland
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- Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry—Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala UniversityUppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of TurkuTurku, Finland
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- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of TurkuTurku, Finland
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Nishimura T, Nagao R, Noguchi T, Nield J, Sato F, Ifuku K. The N-terminal sequence of the extrinsic PsbP protein modulates the redox potential of Cyt b559 in photosystem II. Sci Rep 2016; 6:21490. [PMID: 26887804 PMCID: PMC4757834 DOI: 10.1038/srep21490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The PsbP protein, an extrinsic subunit of photosystem II (PSII) in green plants, is known to induce a conformational change around the catalytic Mn4CaO5 cluster securing the binding of Ca2+ and Cl– in PSII. PsbP has multiple interactions with the membrane subunits of PSII, but how these affect the structure and function of PSII requires clarification. Here, we focus on the interactions between the N-terminal residues of PsbP and the α subunit of Cytochrome (Cyt) b559 (PsbE). A key observation was that a peptide fragment formed of the first N-terminal 15 residues of PsbP, ‘pN15’, was able to convert Cyt b559 into its HP form. Interestingly, addition of pN15 to NaCl-washed PSII membranes decreased PSII’s oxygen-evolving activity, even in the presence of saturating Ca2+ and Cl– ions. In fact, pN15 reversibly inhibited the S1 to S2 transition of the OEC in PSII. These data suggest that pN15 can modulate the redox property of Cyt b559 involved in the side-electron pathway in PSII. This potential change of Cyt b559, in the absence of the C-terminal domain of PsbP, however, would interfere with any electron donation from the Mn4CaO5 cluster, leading to the possibility that multiple interactions of PsbP, binding to PSII, have distinct roles in regulating electron transfer within PSII.
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- Taishi Nishimura
- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Yamamoto Y. Quality Control of Photosystem II: The Mechanisms for Avoidance and Tolerance of Light and Heat Stresses are Closely Linked to Membrane Fluidity of the Thylakoids. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1136. [PMID: 27532009 PMCID: PMC4969305 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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When oxygenic photosynthetic organisms are exposed to excessive light and/or heat, Photosystem II is damaged and electron transport is blocked. In these events, reactive oxygen species, endogenous radicals and lipid peroxidation products generated by photochemical reaction and/or heat cause the damage. Regarding light stress, plants first dissipate excessive light energy captured by light-harvesting chlorophyll protein complexes as heat to avoid the hazards, but once light stress is unavoidable, they tolerate the stress by concentrating damage in a particular protein in photosystem II, i.e., the reaction-center binding D1 protein of Photosystem II. The damaged D1 is removed by specific proteases and replaced with a new copy produced through de novo synthesis (reversible photoinhibition). When light intensity becomes extremely high, irreversible aggregation of D1 occurs and thereby D1 turnover is prevented. Once the aggregated products accumulate in Photosystem II complexes, removal of them by proteases is difficult, and irreversible inhibition of Photosystem II takes place (irreversible photoinhibition). Important is that various aspects of both the reversible and irreversible photoinhibition are highly dependent on the membrane fluidity of the thylakoids. Heat stress-induced inactivation of photosystem II is an irreversible process, which may be also affected by the fluidity of the thylakoid membranes. Here I describe why the membrane fluidity is a key to regulate the avoidance and tolerance of Photosystem II on environmental stresses.
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Patil NA, Tailhades J, Hughes RA, Separovic F, Wade JD, Hossain MA. Cellular disulfide bond formation in bioactive peptides and proteins. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:1791-805. [PMID: 25594871 PMCID: PMC4307334 DOI: 10.3390/ijms16011791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bioactive peptides play important roles in metabolic regulation and modulation and many are used as therapeutics. These peptides often possess disulfide bonds, which are important for their structure, function and stability. A systematic network of enzymes--a disulfide bond generating enzyme, a disulfide bond donor enzyme and a redox cofactor--that function inside the cell dictates the formation and maintenance of disulfide bonds. The main pathways that catalyze disulfide bond formation in peptides and proteins in prokaryotes and eukaryotes are remarkably similar and share several mechanistic features. This review summarizes the formation of disulfide bonds in peptides and proteins by cellular and recombinant machinery.
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- Nitin A Patil
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, the University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, the University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, the University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, the University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, the University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, the University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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Huo Y, Wang M, Wei Y, Xia Z. Overexpression of the Maize psbA Gene Enhances Drought Tolerance Through Regulating Antioxidant System, Photosynthetic Capability, and Stress Defense Gene Expression in Tobacco. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:1223. [PMID: 26793207 PMCID: PMC4709446 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The psbA (encoding D1 protein) plays an important role in protecting photosystem II (PSII) from oxidative damage in higher plants. In our previous study, the role of the psbA from maize (Zea mays. L) in response to SO2 stress was characterized. To date, information about the involvement of the psbA gene in drought response is scarce. Here we found that overexpression (OE) of ZmpsbA showed increased D1 protein abundance and enhanced drought stress tolerance in tobacco. The drought-tolerant phenotypes of the OE lines were accompanied by increases of key antioxidant enzymes SOD, CAT, and POD activities, but decreases of hydrogen peroxide, malondialdehyde, and ion leakage. Further investigation showed that the OE plants had much less reductions than the wild-type in the net photosynthesis rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs), and the maximal photochemical efficiency of PSII (Fv/Fm) during drought stress; indicating that OE of ZmpsbA may alleviate photosynthesis inhibition during drought. qRT-PCR analysis revealed that there was significantly increased expression of NtLEA5, NtERD10C, NtAREB, and NtCDPK2 in ZmpsbA-OE lines. Together, our results indicate that ZmpsbA improves drought tolerance in tobacco possibly by alleviating photosynthesis reduction, reducing reactive oxygen species accumulation and membrane damage, and modulating stress defense gene expression. ZmpsbA could be exploited for engineering drought-tolerant plants in molecular breeding of crops.
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Kato Y, Sakamoto W. Phosphorylation of photosystem II core proteins prevents undesirable cleavage of D1 and contributes to the fine-tuned repair of photosystem II. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 79:312-21. [PMID: 24862025 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Revised: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Photosystem II (PSII) is a primary target for light-induced damage in photosynthetic protein complexes. To avoid photoinhibition, chloroplasts have evolved a repair cycle with efficient degradation of the PSII reaction center protein, D1, by the proteases FtsH and Deg. Earlier reports have described that phosphorylated D1 is a poor substrate for proteolysis, suggesting a mechanistic role for protein phosphorylation in PSII quality control, but its precise role remains elusive. STN8, a protein kinase, plays a central role in this phosphorylation process. To elucidate the relationship between phosphorylation of D1 and the protease function we assessed in this study the involvement of STN8, using Arabidopsis thaliana mutants lacking FtsH2 [yellow variegated2 (var2)] and Deg5/Deg8 (deg5 deg8). In support of our presumption we found that phosphorylation of D1 increased more in var2. Furthermore, the coexistence of var2 and stn8 was shown to recover the delay in degradation of D1, resulting in mitigation of the high vulnerability to photoinhibition of var2. Partial D1 cleavage fragments that depended on Deg proteases tended to increase, with concomitant accumulation of reactive oxygen species in the mutants lacking STN8. We inferred that the accelerated degradation of D1 in var2 stn8 presents a tradeoff in that it improved the repair of PSII but simultaneously enhanced oxidative stress. Together, these results suggest that PSII core phosphorylation prevents undesirable cleavage of D1 by Deg proteases, which causes cytotoxicity, thereby balancing efficient linear electron flow and photo-oxidative damage. We propose that PSII core phosphorylation contributes to fine-tuned degradation of D1.
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- Yusuke Kato
- Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-0046, Japan
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