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Arshad R, Saccon F, Bag P, Biswas A, Calvaruso C, Bhatti AF, Grebe S, Mascoli V, Mahbub M, Muzzopappa F, Polyzois A, Schiphorst C, Sorrentino M, Streckaité S, van Amerongen H, Aro EM, Bassi R, Boekema EJ, Croce R, Dekker J, van Grondelle R, Jansson S, Kirilovsky D, Kouřil R, Michel S, Mullineaux CW, Panzarová K, Robert B, Ruban AV, van Stokkum I, Wientjes E, Büchel C. A kaleidoscope of photosynthetic antenna proteins and their emerging roles. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 189:1204-1219. [PMID: 35512089 PMCID: PMC9237682 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
Photosynthetic light-harvesting antennae are pigment-binding proteins that perform one of the most fundamental tasks on Earth, capturing light and transferring energy that enables life in our biosphere. Adaptation to different light environments led to the evolution of an astonishing diversity of light-harvesting systems. At the same time, several strategies have been developed to optimize the light energy input into photosynthetic membranes in response to fluctuating conditions. The basic feature of these prompt responses is the dynamic nature of antenna complexes, whose function readily adapts to the light available. High-resolution microscopy and spectroscopic studies on membrane dynamics demonstrate the crosstalk between antennae and other thylakoid membrane components. With the increased understanding of light-harvesting mechanisms and their regulation, efforts are focusing on the development of sustainable processes for effective conversion of sunlight into functional bio-products. The major challenge in this approach lies in the application of fundamental discoveries in light-harvesting systems for the improvement of plant or algal photosynthesis. Here, we underline some of the latest fundamental discoveries on the molecular mechanisms and regulation of light harvesting that can potentially be exploited for the optimization of photosynthesis.
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- Rameez Arshad
- Department of Biophysics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc 783 71, Czech Republic
- Electron Microscopy Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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- School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University, Umeå 901 87, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and LaserLaB, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt 60438, Germany
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Life Technologies, MolecularPlant Biology, University of Turku, Turku FI–20520, Finland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and LaserLaB, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands
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- School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
- Department of Botany, Jagannath University, Dhaka 1100, Bangladesh
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif sur Yvette 1198, France
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- Université de Paris, Faculté de Pharmacie de Paris, CiTCoM UMR 8038 CNRS, Paris 75006, France
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- Photon Systems Instruments, spol. s.r.o., Drásov, Czech Republic
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif sur Yvette 1198, France
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- Department of Life Technologies, MolecularPlant Biology, University of Turku, Turku FI–20520, Finland
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Università di Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Electron Microscopy Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and LaserLaB, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and LaserLaB, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and LaserLaB, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University, Umeå 901 87, Sweden
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif sur Yvette 1198, France
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- Department of Biophysics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc 783 71, Czech Republic
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- Université de Paris, Faculté de Pharmacie de Paris, CiTCoM UMR 8038 CNRS, Paris 75006, France
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- School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Photon Systems Instruments, spol. s.r.o., Drásov, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif sur Yvette 1198, France
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- School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and LaserLaB, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt 60438, Germany
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Sun Y, Valente-Paterno M, Bakhtiari S, Law C, Zhan Y, Zerges W. Photosystem Biogenesis Is Localized to the Translation Zone in the Chloroplast of Chlamydomonas. THE PLANT CELL 2019; 31:3057-3072. [PMID: 31591163 PMCID: PMC6925001 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.19.00263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Intracellular processes can be localized for efficiency or regulation. For example, localized mRNA translation by chloroplastic ribosomes occurs in the biogenesis of PSII, one of the two photosystems of the photosynthetic electron transport chain in the chloroplasts of plants and algae. The biogenesis of PSI and PSII requires the synthesis and assembly of their constituent polypeptide subunits, pigments, and cofactors. Although these biosynthetic pathways are well characterized, less is known about when and where they occur in developing chloroplasts. Here, we used fluorescence microscopy in the unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to reveal spatiotemporal organization in photosystem biogenesis. We focused on translation by chloroplastic ribosomes and chlorophyll biosynthesis in two developmental contexts of active photosystem biogenesis: (1) growth of the mature chloroplast and (2) greening of a nonphotosynthetic chloroplast. The results reveal that a translation zone is the primary location of the biogenesis of PSI and PSII. This discretely localized region within the chloroplast contrasts with the distributions of photosystems throughout this organelle and, therefore, is likely a hub where anabolic pathways converge for photosystem biogenesis.plantcell;31/12/3057/FX1F1fx1.
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- Yi Sun
- Department of Biology and Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department of Biology and Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department of Biology and Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Centre for Microscopy and Cellular Imaging, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department of Biology and Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department of Biology and Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec H4B 1R6, Canada
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Wessendorf RL, Lu Y. Introducing an Arabidopsis thaliana Thylakoid Thiol/Disulfide-Modulating Protein Into Synechocystis Increases the Efficiency of Photosystem II Photochemistry. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1284. [PMID: 31681379 PMCID: PMC6805722 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Photosynthetic species are subjected to a variety of environmental stresses, including suboptimal irradiance. In oxygenic photosynthetic organisms, a major effect of high light exposure is damage to the Photosystem II (PSII) reaction-center protein D1. This process even happens under low or moderate light. To cope with photodamage to D1, photosynthetic organisms evolved an intricate PSII repair and reassembly cycle, which requires the participation of different auxiliary proteins, including thiol/disulfide-modulating proteins. Most of these auxiliary proteins exist ubiquitously in oxygenic photosynthetic organisms. Due to differences in mobility and environmental conditions, land plants are subject to more extensive high light stress than algae and cyanobacteria. Therefore, land plants evolved additional thiol/disulfide-modulating proteins, such as Low Quantum Yield of PSII 1 (LQY1), to aid in the repair and reassembly cycle of PSII. In this study, we introduced an Arabidopsis thaliana homolog of LQY1 (AtLQY1) into the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 and performed a series of biochemical and physiological assays on AtLQY1-expressing Synechocystis. At a moderate growth light intensity (50 µmol photons m-2 s-1), AtLQY1-expressing Synechocystis was found to have significantly higher F v /F m , and lower nonphotochemical quenching and reactive oxygen species levels than the empty-vector control, which is opposite from the loss-of-function Atlqy1 mutant phenotype. Light response curve analysis of PSII operating efficiency and electron transport rate showed that AtLQY1-expressing Synechocystis also outperform the empty-vector control under higher light intensities. The increases in F v /F m , PSII operating efficiency, and PSII electron transport rate in AtLQY1-expressing Synechocystis under such growth conditions most likely come from an increased amount of PSII, because the level of D1 protein was found to be higher in AtLQY1-expressing Synechocystis. These results suggest that introducing AtLQY1 is beneficial to Synechocystis.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
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Mareš J, Strunecký O, Bučinská L, Wiedermannová J. Evolutionary Patterns of Thylakoid Architecture in Cyanobacteria. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:277. [PMID: 30853950 PMCID: PMC6395441 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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While photosynthetic processes have become increasingly understood in cyanobacterial model strains, differences in the spatial distribution of thylakoid membranes among various lineages have been largely unexplored. Cyanobacterial cells exhibit an intriguing diversity in thylakoid arrangements, ranging from simple parietal to radial, coiled, parallel, and special types. Although metabolic background of their variability remains unknown, it has been suggested that thylakoid patterns are stable in certain phylogenetic clades. For decades, thylakoid arrangements have been used in cyanobacterial classification as one of the crucial characters for definition of taxa. The last comprehensive study addressing their evolutionary history in cyanobacteria was published 15 years ago. Since then both DNA sequence and electron microscopy data have grown rapidly. In the current study, we map ultrastructural data of >200 strains onto the SSU rRNA gene tree, and the resulting phylogeny is compared to a phylogenomic tree. Changes in thylakoid architecture in general follow the phylogeny of housekeeping loci. Parietal arrangement is resolved as the original thylakoid organization, evolving into complex arrangement in the most derived group of heterocytous cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria occupying intermediate phylogenetic positions (greater filamentous, coccoid, and baeocytous types) exhibit fascicular, radial, and parallel arrangements, partly tracing the reconstructed course of phylogenetic branching. Contrary to previous studies, taxonomic value of thylakoid morphology seems very limited. Only special cases such as thylakoid absence or the parallel arrangement could be used as taxonomically informative apomorphies. The phylogenetic trees provide evidence of both paraphyly and reversion from more derived architectures in the simple parietal thylakoid pattern. Repeated convergent evolution is suggested for the radial and fascicular architectures. Moreover, thylakoid arrangement is constrained by cell size, excluding the occurrence of complex architectures in cyanobacteria smaller than 2 μm in width. It may further be dependent on unknown (eco)physiological factors as suggested by recurrence of the radial type in unrelated but morphologically similar cyanobacteria, and occurrence of special features throughout the phylogeny. No straightforward phylogenetic congruences have been found between proteins involved in photosynthesis and thylakoid formation, and the thylakoid patterns. Remarkably, several postulated thylakoid biogenesis factors are partly or completely missing in cyanobacteria, challenging their proposed essential roles.
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- Jan Mareš
- Center Algatech, Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Třeboň, Czechia
- Department of Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czechia
- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czechia
- Institute of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- Center Algatech, Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Třeboň, Czechia
- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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Mechela A, Schwenkert S, Soll J. A brief history of thylakoid biogenesis. Open Biol 2019; 9:180237. [PMID: 30958119 PMCID: PMC6367138 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.180237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The thylakoid membrane network inside chloroplasts harbours the protein complexes that are necessary for the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. Cellular processes for building and altering this membrane network are therefore essential for life on Earth. Nevertheless, detailed molecular processes concerning the origin and synthesis of the thylakoids remain elusive. Thylakoid biogenesis is strongly coupled to the processes of chloroplast differentiation. Chloroplasts develop from special progenitors called proplastids. As many of the needed building blocks such as lipids and pigments derive from the inner envelope, the question arises how these components are recruited to their target membrane. This review travels back in time to the beginnings of thylakoid membrane research to summarize findings, facts and fictions on thylakoid biogenesis and structure up to the present state, including new insights and future developments in this field.
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- Annabel Mechela
- Department Biologie I, Botanik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Großhaderner Strasse 2-4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Department Biologie I, Botanik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Großhaderner Strasse 2-4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
- Munich Center for Integrated Protein Science CiPSM, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department Biologie I, Botanik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Großhaderner Strasse 2-4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
- Munich Center for Integrated Protein Science CiPSM, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany
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Thurotte A, Schneider D. The Fusion Activity of IM30 Rings Involves Controlled Unmasking of the Fusogenic Core. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:108. [PMID: 30792728 PMCID: PMC6374351 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The inner membrane-associated protein of 30 kDa (IM30, also known as Vipp1) is required for thylakoid membrane biogenesis and maintenance in cyanobacteria and chloroplasts. The protein forms large rings of ∼2 MDa and triggers membrane fusion in presence of Mg2+. Based on the here presented observations, IM30 rings are built from dimers of dimers, and formation of these tetrameric building blocks is driven by interactions of the central coiled-coil, formed by helices 2 and 3, and stabilized via additional interactions mainly involving helix 1. Furthermore, helix 1 as well as C-terminal regions of IM30 together negatively regulate ring-ring contacts. We propose that IM30 rings represent the inactive form of IM30, and upon binding to negatively charged membrane surfaces, the here identified fusogenic core of IM30 rings eventually interacts with the lipid bilayer, resulting in membrane destabilization and membrane fusion. Unmasking of the IM30 fusogenic core likely is controlled by Mg2+, which triggers rearrangement of the IM30 ring structure.
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Yakobov N, Debard S, Fischer F, Senger B, Becker HD. Cytosolic aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases: Unanticipated relocations for unexpected functions. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2017; 1861:387-400. [PMID: 29155070 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2017.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cytosolic aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs) are essentially known for their conventional function of generating the full set of aminoacyl-tRNA species that are needed to incorporate each organism's repertoire of genetically-encoded amino acids during ribosomal translation of messenger RNAs. However, bacterial and eukaryotic cytosolic aaRSs have been shown to exhibit other essential nonconventional functions. Here we review all the subcellular compartments that prokaryotic and eukaryotic cytosolic aaRSs can reach to exert either a conventional or nontranslational role. We describe the physiological and stress conditions, the mechanisms and the signaling pathways that trigger their relocation and the new functions associated with these relocating cytosolic aaRS. Finally, given that these relocating pools of cytosolic aaRSs participate to a wide range of cellular pathways beyond translation, but equally important for cellular homeostasis, we mention some of the pathologies and diseases associated with the dis-regulation or malfunctioning of these nontranslational functions.
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- Nathaniel Yakobov
- Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique, Microbiologie, UMR 7156, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Botanique, 28 rue Goethe, 67083 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique, Microbiologie, UMR 7156, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Botanique, 28 rue Goethe, 67083 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique, Microbiologie, UMR 7156, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Botanique, 28 rue Goethe, 67083 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique, Microbiologie, UMR 7156, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Botanique, 28 rue Goethe, 67083 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique, Microbiologie, UMR 7156, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Botanique, 28 rue Goethe, 67083 Strasbourg Cedex, France.
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Heinz S, Rast A, Shao L, Gutu A, Gügel IL, Heyno E, Labs M, Rengstl B, Viola S, Nowaczyk MM, Leister D, Nickelsen J. Thylakoid Membrane Architecture in Synechocystis Depends on CurT, a Homolog of the Granal CURVATURE THYLAKOID1 Proteins. THE PLANT CELL 2016; 28:2238-2260. [PMID: 27543090 PMCID: PMC5059811 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.16.00491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Photosynthesis occurs in thylakoids, a highly specialized membrane system. In the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp PCC 6803 (hereafter Synechocystis 6803), the thylakoids are arranged parallel to the plasma membrane and occasionally converge toward it to form biogenesis centers. The initial steps in PSII assembly are thought to take place in these regions, which contain a membrane subcompartment harboring the early assembly factor PratA and are referred to as PratA-defined membranes (PDMs). Loss of CurT, the Synechocystis 6803 homolog of Arabidopsis thaliana grana-shaping proteins of the CURVATURE THYLAKOID1 family, results in disrupted thylakoid organization and the absence of biogenesis centers. As a consequence, PSII is less efficiently assembled and accumulates to only 50% of wild-type levels. CurT induces membrane curvature in vitro and is distributed all over the thylakoids, with local concentrations at biogenesis centers. There it forms a sophisticated tubular network at the cell periphery, as revealed by live-cell imaging. CurT is part of several high molecular mass complexes, and Blue Native/SDS-PAGE and isoelectric focusing demonstrated that different isoforms associate with PDMs and thylakoids. Moreover, CurT deficiency enhances sensitivity to osmotic stress, adding a level of complexity to CurT function. We propose that CurT is crucial for the differentiation of membrane architecture, including the formation of PSII-related biogenesis centers, in Synechocystis 6803.
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- Steffen Heinz
- Molekulare Pflanzenwissenschaften, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Biozentrum, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Molekulare Pflanzenwissenschaften, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Biozentrum, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Molekulare Pflanzenwissenschaften, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Biozentrum, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, FAS Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- Biochemie und Physiologie der Pflanzen, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Biozentrum, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
- Munich Centre for Integrated Protein Science CiPSM, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Biochemie der Pflanzen, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Biozentrum, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Molekulare Pflanzenwissenschaften, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Biozentrum, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Biozentrum, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biochemie der Pflanzen, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Biozentrum, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Molekulare Pflanzenwissenschaften, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Biozentrum, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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Rast A, Rengstl B, Heinz S, Klingl A, Nickelsen J. The Role of Slr0151, a Tetratricopeptide Repeat Protein from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, during Photosystem II Assembly and Repair. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:605. [PMID: 27200072 PMCID: PMC4853703 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The assembly and repair of photosystem II (PSII) is facilitated by a variety of assembly factors. Among those, the tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) protein Slr0151 from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (hereafter Synechocystis) has previously been assigned a repair function under high light conditions (Yang et al., 2014). Here, we show that inactivation of slr0151 affects thylakoid membrane ultrastructure even under normal light conditions. Moreover, the level and localization of Slr0151 are affected in a variety of PSII-related mutants. In particular, the data suggest a close functional relationship between Slr0151 and Sll0933, which interacts with Ycf48 during PSII assembly and is homologous to PAM68 in Arabidopsis thaliana. Immunofluorescence analysis revealed a punctate distribution of Slr0151 within several different membrane types in Synechocystis cells.
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- Anna Rast
- Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen, Biozentrum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenPlanegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen, Biozentrum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenPlanegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen, Biozentrum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenPlanegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Pflanzliche Entwicklungsbiologie, Biozentrum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenPlanegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen, Biozentrum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenPlanegg-Martinsried, Germany
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Lu Y. Identification and Roles of Photosystem II Assembly, Stability, and Repair Factors in Arabidopsis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:168. [PMID: 26909098 PMCID: PMC4754418 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 01/31/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Photosystem II (PSII) is a multi-component pigment-protein complex that is responsible for water splitting, oxygen evolution, and plastoquinone reduction. Components of PSII can be classified into core proteins, low-molecular-mass proteins, extrinsic oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) proteins, and light-harvesting complex II proteins. In addition to these PSII subunits, more than 60 auxiliary proteins, enzymes, or components of thylakoid protein trafficking/targeting systems have been discovered to be directly or indirectly involved in de novo assembly and/or the repair and reassembly cycle of PSII. For example, components of thylakoid-protein-targeting complexes and the chloroplast-vesicle-transport system were found to deliver PSII subunits to thylakoid membranes. Various auxiliary proteins, such as PsbP-like (Psb stands for PSII) and light-harvesting complex-like proteins, atypical short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase family proteins, and tetratricopeptide repeat proteins, were discovered to assist the de novo assembly and stability of PSII and the repair and reassembly cycle of PSII. Furthermore, a series of enzymes were discovered to catalyze important enzymatic steps, such as C-terminal processing of the D1 protein, thiol/disulfide-modulation, peptidylprolyl isomerization, phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of PSII core and antenna proteins, and degradation of photodamaged PSII proteins. This review focuses on the current knowledge of the identities and molecular functions of different types of proteins that influence the assembly, stability, and repair of PSII in the higher plant Arabidopsis thaliana.
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Wang P, Grimm B. Organization of chlorophyll biosynthesis and insertion of chlorophyll into the chlorophyll-binding proteins in chloroplasts. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2015; 126:189-202. [PMID: 25957270 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-015-0154-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Oxygenic photosynthesis requires chlorophyll (Chl) for the absorption of light energy, and charge separation in the reaction center of photosystem I and II, to feed electrons into the photosynthetic electron transfer chain. Chl is bound to different Chl-binding proteins assembled in the core complexes of the two photosystems and their peripheral light-harvesting antenna complexes. The structure of the photosynthetic protein complexes has been elucidated, but mechanisms of their biogenesis are in most instances unknown. These processes involve not only the assembly of interacting proteins, but also the functional integration of pigments and other cofactors. As a precondition for the association of Chl with the Chl-binding proteins in both photosystems, the synthesis of the apoproteins is synchronized with Chl biosynthesis. This review aims to summarize the present knowledge on the posttranslational organization of Chl biosynthesis and current attempts to envision the proceedings of the successive synthesis and integration of Chl into Chl-binding proteins in the thylakoid membrane. Potential auxiliary factors, contributing to the control and organization of Chl biosynthesis and the association of Chl with the Chl-binding proteins during their integration into photosynthetic complexes, are discussed in this review.
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- Peng Wang
- Institute of Biology/Plant Physiology, Humboldt-University Berlin, Philippstraße 13, 10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology/Plant Physiology, Humboldt-University Berlin, Philippstraße 13, 10115, Berlin, Germany.
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Steinbach G, Schubert F, Kaňa R. Cryo-imaging of photosystems and phycobilisomes in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 cells. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2015; 152:395-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2015.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Revised: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Sun Y, Zerges W. Translational regulation in chloroplasts for development and homeostasis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2015; 1847:809-20. [PMID: 25988717 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2015.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Revised: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chloroplast genomes encode 100-200 proteins which function in photosynthesis, the organellar genetic system, and other pathways and processes. These proteins are synthesized by a complete translation system within the chloroplast, with bacterial-type ribosomes and translation factors. Here, we review translational regulation in chloroplasts, focusing on changes in translation rates which occur in response to requirements for proteins encoded by the chloroplast genome for development and homeostasis. In addition, we delineate the developmental and physiological contexts and model organisms in which translational regulation in chloroplasts has been studied. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Chloroplast biogenesis.
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- Yi Sun
- Biology Department and Center for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke W., Montreal, Quebec H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Biology Department and Center for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke W., Montreal, Quebec H4B 1R6, Canada.
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Belcher S, Williams-Carrier R, Stiffler N, Barkan A. Large-scale genetic analysis of chloroplast biogenesis in maize. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2015; 1847:1004-16. [PMID: 25725436 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2015.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chloroplast biogenesis involves a collaboration between several thousand nuclear genes and ~100 genes in the chloroplast. Many of the nuclear genes are of cyanobacterial ancestry and continue to perform their ancestral function. However, many others evolved subsequently and comprise a diverse set of proteins found specifically in photosynthetic eucaryotes. Genetic approaches have been key to the discovery of nuclear genes that participate in chloroplast biogenesis, especially those lacking close homologs outside the plant kingdom. SCOPE OF REVIEW This article summarizes contributions from a genetic resource in maize, the Photosynthetic Mutant Library (PML). The PML collection consists of ~2000 non-photosynthetic mutants induced by Mu transposons. We include a summary of mutant phenotypes for 20 previously unstudied maize genes, including genes encoding chloroplast ribosomal proteins, a PPR protein, tRNA synthetases, proteins involved in plastid transcription, a putative ribosome assembly factor, a chaperonin 60 isoform, and a NifU-domain protein required for Photosystem I biogenesis. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Insertions in 94 maize genes have been linked thus far to visible and molecular phenotypes with the PML collection. The spectrum of chloroplast biogenesis genes that have been genetically characterized in maize is discussed in the context of related efforts in other organisms. This comparison shows how distinct organismal attributes facilitate the discovery of different gene classes, and reveals examples of functional divergence between monocot and dicot plants. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE These findings elucidate the biology of an organelle whose activities are fundamental to agriculture and the biosphere. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Chloroplast Biogenesis.
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- Susan Belcher
- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA.
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Rast A, Heinz S, Nickelsen J. Biogenesis of thylakoid membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2015; 1847:821-30. [PMID: 25615584 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2015.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Revised: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Thylakoids mediate photosynthetic electron transfer and represent one of the most elaborate energy-transducing membrane systems. Despite our detailed knowledge of its structure and function, much remains to be learned about how the machinery is put together. The concerted synthesis and assembly of lipids, proteins and low-molecular-weight cofactors like pigments and transition metal ions require a high level of spatiotemporal coordination. While increasing numbers of assembly factors are being functionally characterized, the principles that govern how thylakoid membrane maturation is organized in space are just starting to emerge. In both cyanobacteria and chloroplasts, distinct production lines for the fabrication of photosynthetic complexes, in particular photosystem II, have been identified. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Chloroplast Biogenesis.
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- Anna Rast
- Molekulare Pflanzenwissenschaften, Biozentrum LMU München, Großhaderner Str. 2-4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Molekulare Pflanzenwissenschaften, Biozentrum LMU München, Großhaderner Str. 2-4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Molekulare Pflanzenwissenschaften, Biozentrum LMU München, Großhaderner Str. 2-4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
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