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Kurima K, Jimbo H, Fujihara T, Saito M, Ishikawa T, Wada H. High Myristic Acid in Glycerolipids Enhances the Repair of Photodamaged Photosystem II under Strong Light. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 65:790-797. [PMID: 38441322 PMCID: PMC11138363 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcae021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
Abstract
Cyanobacteria inhabit areas with a broad range of light, temperature and nutrient conditions. The robustness of cyanobacterial cells, which can survive under different conditions, may depend on the resilience of photosynthetic activity. Cyanothece sp. PCC 8801 (Cyanothece), a freshwater cyanobacterium isolated from a Taiwanese rice field, had a higher repair activity of photodamaged photosystem II (PSII) under intense light than Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (Synechocystis), another freshwater cyanobacterium. Cyanothece contains myristic acid (14:0) as the major fatty acid at the sn-2 position of the glycerolipids. To investigate the role of 14:0 in the repair of photodamaged PSII, we used a Synechocystis transformant expressing a T-1274 encoding a lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) from Cyanothece. The wild-type and transformant cells contained 0.2 and 20.1 mol% of 14:0 in glycerolipids, respectively. The higher content of 14:0 in the transformants increased the fluidity of the thylakoid membrane. In the transformants, PSII repair was accelerated due to an enhancement in the de novo synthesis of D1 protein, and the production of singlet oxygen (1O2), which inhibited protein synthesis, was suppressed. The high content of 14:0 increased transfer of light energy received by phycobilisomes to PSI and CP47 in PSII and the content of carotenoids. These results indicated that an increase in 14:0 reduced 1O2 formation and enhanced PSII repair. The higher content of 14:0 in the glycerolipids may be required as a survival strategy for Cyanothece inhabiting a rice field under direct sunlight.
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- Kazuki Kurima
- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Comprehensive Analysis Center for Science, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
- Department of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266, Tamura, Nagahama, Shiga 526-0829, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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Napaumpaiporn P, Ogawa T, Sonoike K, Nishiyama Y. Improved capacity for the repair of photosystem II via reinforcement of the translational and antioxidation systems in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 117:1165-1178. [PMID: 37983611 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
Abstract
In the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, translation factor EF-Tu is inactivated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) via oxidation of Cys82 and the oxidation of EF-Tu enhances the inhibition of the repair of photosystem II (PSII) by suppressing protein synthesis. In our present study, we generated transformants of Synechocystis that overexpressed a mutated form of EF-Tu, designated EF-Tu (C82S), in which Cys82 had been replaced by a Ser residue, and ROS-scavenging enzymes individually or together. Expression of EF-Tu (C82S) alone in Synechocystis enhanced the repair of PSII under strong light, with the resultant mitigation of PSII photoinhibition, but it stimulated the production of ROS. However, overexpression of superoxide dismutase and catalase, together with the expression of EF-Tu (C82S), lowered intracellular levels of ROS and enhanced the repair of PSII more significantly under strong light, via facilitation of the synthesis de novo of the D1 protein. By contrast, the activity of photosystem I was hardly affected in wild-type cells and in all the lines of transformed cells under the same strong-light conditions. Furthermore, transformed cells that overexpressed EF-Tu (C82S), superoxide dismutase, and catalase were able to survive longer under stronger light than wild-type cells. Thus, the reinforced capacity for both protein synthesis and ROS scavenging allowed both photosynthesis and cell proliferation to tolerate strong light.
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- Pornpan Napaumpaiporn
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan
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- Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8480, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan
- Green Bioscience Research Area, Strategic Research Center, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan
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Mallén-Ponce MJ, Pérez-Pérez ME. Redox-mediated activation of ATG3 promotes ATG8 lipidation and autophagy progression in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 194:359-375. [PMID: 37772945 PMCID: PMC10756753 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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Autophagy is one of the main degradative pathways used by eukaryotic organisms to eliminate useless or damaged intracellular material to maintain cellular homeostasis under stress conditions. Mounting evidence indicates a strong interplay between the generation of reactive oxygen species and the activation of autophagy. Although a tight redox regulation of autophagy has been shown in several organisms, including microalgae, the molecular mechanisms underlying this control remain poorly understood. In this study, we have performed an in-depth in vitro and in vivo redox characterization of ATG3, an E2-activating enzyme involved in ATG8 lipidation and autophagosome formation, from 2 evolutionary distant unicellular model organisms: the green microalga Chlamydomonas (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii) and the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Our results indicated that ATG3 activity from both organisms is subjected to redox regulation since these proteins require reducing equivalents to transfer ATG8 to the phospholipid phosphatidylethanolamine. We established the catalytic Cys of ATG3 as a redox target in algal and yeast proteins and showed that the oxidoreductase thioredoxin efficiently reduces ATG3. Moreover, in vivo studies revealed that the redox state of ATG3 from Chlamydomonas undergoes profound changes under autophagy-activating stress conditions, such as the absence of photoprotective carotenoids, the inhibition of fatty acid synthesis, or high light irradiance. Thus, our results indicate that the redox-mediated activation of ATG3 regulates ATG8 lipidation under oxidative stress conditions in this model microalga.
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- Manuel J Mallén-Ponce
- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis (IBVF), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)- Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla 41092, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis (IBVF), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)- Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla 41092, Spain
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Su J, Jiao Q, Jia T, Hu X. The photosystem-II repair cycle: updates and open questions. PLANTA 2023; 259:20. [PMID: 38091081 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-023-04295-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
Abstract
MAIN CONCLUSION The photosystem-II (PSII) repair cycle is essential for the maintenance of photosynthesis in plants. A number of novel findings have illuminated the regulatory mechanisms of the PSII repair cycle. Photosystem II (PSII) is a large pigment-protein complex embedded in the thylakoid membrane. It plays a vital role in photosynthesis by absorbing light energy, splitting water, releasing molecular oxygen, and transferring electrons for plastoquinone reduction. However, PSII, especially the PsbA (D1) core subunit, is highly susceptible to oxidative damage. To prevent irreversible damage, plants have developed a repair cycle. The main objective of the PSII repair cycle is the degradation of photodamaged D1 and insertion of newly synthesized D1 into the PSII complex. While many factors are known to be involved in PSII repair, the exact mechanism is still under investigation. In this review, we discuss the primary steps of PSII repair, focusing on the proteolytic degradation of photodamaged D1 and the factors involved.
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- Jinling Su
- International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
- Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
- Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
- Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
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- International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
- Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
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Llop A, Bibak S, Cantos R, Salinas P, Contreras A. The ribosome assembly GTPase EngA is involved in redox signaling in cyanobacteria. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1242616. [PMID: 37637111 PMCID: PMC10448771 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1242616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Photosynthetic organisms must cope with environmental challenges, like those imposed by the succession of days and nights or by sudden changes in light intensities, that trigger global changes in gene expression and metabolism. The photosynthesis machinery is particularly susceptible to environmental changes and adaptation to them often involves redox-sensing proteins that are the targets of reactive oxygen species generated by photosynthesis activity. Here we show that EngA, an essential GTPase and ribosome-assembly protein involved in ribosome biogenesis in bacteria and chloroplasts, also plays a role in acclimatization to environmentally relevant stress in Synechococcus elongatus PCC7942 and that PipX, a promiscuous regulatory protein that binds to EngA, appears to fine-tune EngA activity. During growth in cold or high light conditions, the EngA levels rise, with a concomitant increase of the EngA/PipX ratio. However, a sudden increase in light intensity turns EngA into a growth inhibitor, a response involving residue Cys122 of EngA, which is part of the GD1-G4 motif NKCES of EngA proteins, with the cysteine conserved just in the cyanobacteria-chloroplast lineage. This work expands the repertoire of ribosome-related factors transmitting redox signals in photosynthetic organisms and provides additional insights into the complexity of the regulatory interactions mediated by EngA and PipX.
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Genética y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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Toriu M, Horie M, Kumaki Y, Yoneyama T, Kore-Eda S, Mitsuyama S, Yoshida K, Hisabori T, Nishiyama Y. Chloroplast translation factor EF-Tu of Arabidopsis thaliana can be inactivated via oxidation of a specific cysteine residue. Biochem J 2023; 480:307-318. [PMID: 36825659 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20220609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
Abstract
Translational elongation factor EF-Tu, which delivers aminoacyl-tRNA to the ribosome, is susceptible to inactivation by reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. However, the sensitivity to ROS of chloroplast-localized EF-Tu (cpEF-Tu) of plants remains to be elucidated. In the present study, we generated a recombinant cpEF-Tu protein of Arabidopsis thaliana and examined its sensitivity to ROS in vitro. In cpEF-Tu that lacked a bound nucleotide, one of the two cysteine residues, Cys149 and Cys451, in the mature protein was sensitive to oxidation by H2O2, with the resultant formation of sulfenic acid. The translational activity of cpEF-Tu, as determined with an in vitro translation system, derived from Escherichia coli, that had been reconstituted without EF-Tu, decreased with the oxidation of a cysteine residue. Replacement of Cys149 with an alanine residue rendered cpEF-Tu insensitive to inactivation by H2O2, indicating that Cys149 might be the target of oxidation. In contrast, cpEF-Tu that had bound either GDP or GTP was less sensitive to oxidation by H2O2 than nucleotide-free cpEF-Tu. The addition of thioredoxin f1, a major thioredoxin in the Arabidopsis chloroplast, to oxidized cpEF-Tu allowed the reduction of Cys149 and the reactivation of cpEF-Tu, suggesting that the oxidation of cpEF-Tu might be a reversible regulatory mechanism that suppresses the chloroplast translation system in a redox-dependent manner.
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- Machi Toriu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
- Green Bioscience Research Area, Strategic Research Center, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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Sun H, Luan G, Ma Y, Lou W, Chen R, Feng D, Zhang S, Sun J, Lu X. Engineered hypermutation adapts cyanobacterial photosynthesis to combined high light and high temperature stress. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1238. [PMID: 36871084 PMCID: PMC9985602 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36964-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Photosynthesis can be impaired by combined high light and high temperature (HLHT) stress. Obtaining HLHT tolerant photoautotrophs is laborious and time-consuming, and in most cases the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we increase the mutation rates of cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 by three orders of magnitude through combinatory perturbations of the genetic fidelity machinery and cultivation environment. Utilizing the hypermutation system, we isolate Synechococcus mutants with improved HLHT tolerance and identify genome mutations contributing to the adaptation process. A specific mutation located in the upstream non-coding region of the gene encoding a shikimate kinase results in enhanced expression of this gene. Overexpression of the shikimate kinase encoding gene in both Synechococcus and Synechocystis leads to improved HLHT tolerance. Transcriptome analysis indicates that the mutation remodels the photosynthetic chain and metabolism network in Synechococcus. Thus, mutations identified by the hypermutation system are useful for engineering cyanobacteria with improved HLHT tolerance.
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- Huili Sun
- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
- Shandong Energy Institute, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
- College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China.
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, 116023, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, 410004, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
- Shandong Energy Institute, No. 189 Songling Road, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, 266101, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
- College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China.
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, 116023, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, 266237, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
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Ji D, Li Q, Guo Y, An W, Manavski N, Meurer J, Chi W. NADP+ supply adjusts the synthesis of photosystem I in Arabidopsis chloroplasts. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 189:2128-2143. [PMID: 35385122 PMCID: PMC9343004 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
In oxygenic photosynthesis, NADP+ acts as the final acceptor of the photosynthetic electron transport chain and receives electrons via the thylakoid membrane complex photosystem I (PSI) to synthesize NAPDH by the enzyme ferredoxin:NADP+ oxidoreductase. The NADP+/NADPH redox couple is essential for cellular metabolism and redox homeostasis. However, how the homeostasis of these two dinucleotides is integrated into chloroplast biogenesis remains largely unknown. Here, we demonstrate the important role of NADP+ supply for the biogenesis of PSI by examining the nad kinase 2 (nadk2) mutant in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), which demonstrates disrupted synthesis of NADP+ from NAD+ in chloroplasts. Although the nadk2 mutant is highly sensitive to light, the reaction center of photosystem II (PSII) is only mildly and likely only secondarily affected compared to the wild-type. Our studies revealed that the primary limitation of photosynthetic electron transport, even at low light intensities, occurs at PSI rather than at PSII in the nadk2 mutant. Remarkably, this primarily impairs the de novo synthesis of the two PSI core subunits PsaA and PsaB, leading to the deficiency of the PSI complex in the nadk2 mutant. This study reveals an unexpected molecular link between NADK activity and mRNA translation of psaA/B in chloroplasts that may mediate a feedback mechanism to adjust de novo biosynthesis of the PSI complex in response to a variable NADPH demand. This adjustment may be important to protect PSI from photoinhibition under conditions that favor acceptor side limitation.
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- Daili Ji
- Author for correspondence: (W.C.) and (D.J.)
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- Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Faculty of Biology, Plant Molecular Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, D-82152, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Plant Molecular Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, D-82152, Germany
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- Author for correspondence: (W.C.) and (D.J.)
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Foyer CH, Hanke G. ROS production and signalling in chloroplasts: cornerstones and evolving concepts. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 111:642-661. [PMID: 35665548 PMCID: PMC9545066 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as singlet oxygen, superoxide (O2●- ) and hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) are the markers of living cells. Oxygenic photosynthesis produces ROS in abundance, which act as a readout of a functional electron transport system and metabolism. The concept that photosynthetic ROS production is a major driving force in chloroplast to nucleus retrograde signalling is embedded in the literature, as is the role of chloroplasts as environmental sensors. The different complexes and components of the photosynthetic electron transport chain (PETC) regulate O2●- production in relation to light energy availability and the redox state of the stromal Cys-based redox systems. All of the ROS generated in chloroplasts have the potential to act as signals and there are many sulphhydryl-containing proteins and peptides in chloroplasts that have the potential to act as H2 O2 sensors and function in signal transduction. While ROS may directly move out of the chloroplasts to other cellular compartments, ROS signalling pathways can only be triggered if appropriate ROS-sensing proteins are present at or near the site of ROS production. Chloroplast antioxidant systems serve either to propagate these signals or to remove excess ROS that cannot effectively be harnessed in signalling. The key challenge is to understand how regulated ROS delivery from the PETC to the Cys-based redox machinery is organised to transmit redox signals from the environment to the nucleus. Redox changes associated with stromal carbohydrate metabolism also play a key role in chloroplast signalling pathways.
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- Christine H. Foyer
- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of BirminghamEdgbastonB15 2TTUK
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- School of Biological and Chemical SciencesQueen Mary University of LondonMile End RoadLondonE1 4NSUK
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Regulation of the generation of reactive oxygen species during photosynthetic electron transport. Biochem Soc Trans 2022; 50:1025-1034. [PMID: 35437580 DOI: 10.1042/bst20211246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Light capture by chlorophylls and photosynthetic electron transport bury the risk of the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) including singlet oxygen, superoxide anion radicals and hydrogen peroxide. Rapid changes in light intensity, electron fluxes and accumulation of strong oxidants and reductants increase ROS production. Superoxide is mainly generated at the level of photosystem I while photosystem II is the main source of singlet oxygen. ROS can induce oxidative damage of the photosynthetic apparatus, however, ROS are also important to tune processes inside the chloroplast and participate in retrograde signalling regulating the expression of genes involved in acclimation responses. Under most physiological conditions light harvesting and photosynthetic electron transport are regulated to keep the level of ROS at a non-destructive level. Photosystem II is most prone to photoinhibition but can be quickly repaired while photosystem I is protected in most cases. The size of the transmembrane proton gradient is central for the onset of mechanisms that protect against photoinhibition. The proton gradient allows dissipation of excess energy as heat in the antenna systems and it regulates electron transport. pH-dependent slowing down of electron donation to photosystem I protects it against ROS generation and damage. Cyclic electron transfer and photoreduction of oxygen contribute to the size of the proton gradient. The yield of singlet oxygen production in photosystem II is regulated by changes in the midpoint potential of its primary quinone acceptor. In addition, numerous antioxidants inside the photosystems, the antenna and the thylakoid membrane quench or scavenge ROS.
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Endo K, Abe M, Kawanishi N, Jimbo H, Kobayashi K, Suzuki T, Nagata N, Miyoshi H, Wada H. Crucial importance of length of fatty-acyl chains bound to the sn-2 position of phosphatidylglycerol for growth and photosynthesis of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2022; 1867:159158. [PMID: 35405321 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2022.159158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Phosphatidylglycerol (PG) in thylakoid membrane is essential for growth and photosynthesis of photosynthetic organisms. Although the sn-2 position of PG in thylakoid membrane is exclusively esterified with C16 fatty acids, the functional importance of the C16 fatty-acyl chains at the sn-2 position has not been clarified. In this study, we chemically synthesized non-metabolizable PG molecules: we introduced linoleic acid (18:2, fatty acid containing 18 carbons with 2 double bonds) and one of the saturated fatty acids with different chain length (12:0, 14:0, 16:0, 18:0 and 20:0) by ether linkage to the sn-1 and sn-2 positions, respectively. With the synthesized ether-linked PG molecules, we checked whether they could complement the growth and photosynthesis of pgsA mutant cells of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to understand the importance of length of fatty chains at the sn-2 position of PG. The pgsA mutant is incapable of synthesizing PG, so it requires exogenous PG added to medium for growth. The growth rate and photosynthetic activity of mutant cells depended on the length of fatty chains: the PG molecular species binding 16:0 most effectively complemented the growth and photosynthesis of mutant cells, and other PG molecular species with fatty chains shorter or longer than 16:0 were less effective; especially, those binding 12:0 inhibited the growth and photosynthetic activity of the mutant cells. These data demonstrate that length of fatty chains bound to the sn-2 position of PG is critical for PG performance in growth and photosynthesis.
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- Kaichiro Endo
- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women's University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8681, Japan
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women's University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8681, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan.
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Specific Incorporation of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids into the sn-2 Position of Phosphatidylglycerol Accelerates Photodamage to Photosystem II under Strong Light. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910432. [PMID: 34638772 PMCID: PMC8508968 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Free fatty acids (FFAs) are generated by the reaction of lipases with membrane lipids. Generated polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) containing more than two double bonds have toxic effects in photosynthetic organisms. In the present study, we examined the effect of exogenous FFAs in the growth medium on the activity of photosystem II (PSII) under strong light in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (Synechocystis). PUFAs but not monounsaturated fatty acids accelerated the rate of photodamage to PSII by inactivating electron transfer at the oxygen-evolving complex. Moreover, supplemented PUFAs were specifically incorporated into the sn-2 position of phosphatidylglycerol (PG), which usually contains C16 fatty acids at the sn-2 position in Synechocystis cells. The disruption of the gene for an acyl-ACP synthetase reduced the effect of PUFAs on the photoinhibition of PSII. Thus, the specific incorporation of PUFAs into PG molecules requires acyl-ACP synthetase and leads to an unstable PSII, thereby accelerating photodamage to PSII. Our results are a breakthrough into elucidating the molecular mechanism of the toxicity of PUFAs to photosynthetic organisms.
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Li D, Wang M, Zhang T, Chen X, Li C, Liu Y, Brestic M, Chen THH, Yang X. Glycinebetaine mitigated the photoinhibition of photosystem II at high temperature in transgenic tomato plants. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2021; 147:301-315. [PMID: 33394352 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-020-00810-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Photosystem II (PSII), especially the D1 protein, is highly sensitive to the detrimental impact of heat stress. Photoinhibition always occurs when the rate of photodamage exceeds the rate of D1 protein repair. Here, genetically engineered codA-tomato with the capability to accumulate glycinebetaine (GB) was established. After photoinhibition treatment at high temperature, the transgenic lines displayed more thermotolerance to heat-induced photoinhibition than the control line. GB maintained high expression of LeFtsHs and LeDegs and degraded the damaged D1 protein in time. Meanwhile, the increased transcription of synthesis-related genes accelerated the de novo synthesis of D1 protein. Low ROS accumulation reduced the inhibition of D1 protein translation in the transgenic plants, thereby reducing protein damage. The increased D1 protein content and decreased phosphorylated D1 protein (pD1) in the transgenic plants compared with control plants imply that GB may minimize photodamage and maximize D1 protein stability. As D1 protein exhibits a high turnover, PSII maybe repaired rapidly and efficiently in transgenic plants under photoinhibition treatment at high temperature, with the resultant mitigation of photoinhibition of PSII.
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- Daxing Li
- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China.
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Jimbo H, Izuhara T, Hirashima T, Endo K, Nakamura Y, Wada H. Membrane lipid remodeling is required for photosystem II function under low CO 2. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 105:245-253. [PMID: 33119921 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Membrane lipid remodeling in plants and microalgae has a crucial role in their survival under nutrient-deficient conditions. Aquatic microalgae have low access to CO2 , an essential carbon source for photosynthetic assimilates; however, 70-90 mol% of their membrane lipids are sugar-derived lipids (glycolipids) such as monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG). In this study, we discovered a new system of membrane lipid remodeling responding to CO2 in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, a unicellular, freshwater cyanobacterium. As compared with higher CO2 (HC; 1% CO2 ), under ambient air (lower CO2 : LC), phosphatidylglycerol (PG) content was increased at the expense of MGDG content. To explore the biological significance of this alteration in content, we generated a transformant of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 overexpressing sll0545 gene encoding a putative phosphatidic acid phosphate (oxPAP), which produces diacylglycerol that is used for the synthesis of glycolipids, and examined the effect on membrane lipid remodeling and phototrophic growth responding to LC. Photosystem II (PSII) activity and growth rate were inhibited under LC in oxPAP cells. PG content was substantially reduced, and MGDG and sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol contents were increased in oxPAP cells as compared with control cells. These phenotypes in oxPAP cells were recovered under the HC condition or PG supplementation. Increased PG content may be required for proper functioning of PSII under LC conditions.
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- Haruhiko Jimbo
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan
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- Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, 30-387, Poland
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- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan
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Yuasa K, Shikata T, Ichikawa T, Tamura Y, Nishiyama Y. Nutrient deficiency stimulates the production of superoxide in the noxious red-tide-forming raphidophyte Chattonella antiqua. HARMFUL ALGAE 2020; 99:101938. [PMID: 33218451 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2020.101938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The raphidophyte Chattonella antiqua is a single-celled alga that forms 'red tides' in coastal areas. C. antiqua produces superoxide anions (O2-), the excessive production of which has been associated with fish mortality. It is suggested that putative NADPH oxidase in the outer membrane oxidizes intracellular NADPH to produce O2- and secrete it externally. Earlier studies revealed that photosynthetic electron transport, a major producer of NADPH in photosynthetic organisms, is involved in the production of O2- in C. antiqua but the details of the O2- production mechanism have yet to be elucidated. Since nutrient deficiency adversely affects the formation of blooms of C. antiqua, in this study, we examined the effects of nutrient deficiency on O2- production in C. antiqua. When cells were grown under nitrogen (N)- or phosphorus (P)-deficient conditions, the production of O2- was stimulated. In particular, the extracellular levels of O2- under N- or P-deficient conditions were high during the dark period when photosynthetic activities in terms of actual quantum efficiency and photochemical quenching were low. The extracellular levels of O2- under the nutrient-deficient conditions were unaffected by the presence of 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1‑dimethylurea (DCMU), an inhibitor of photosynthetic electron transport, but decreased when the nutrients were present. Furthermore, the intracellular ratio of NADPH to NADP+ under N- or P-deficient conditions was higher than that under nutrient-replete conditions. These observations suggest that another metabolic pathway, independent of photosynthesis, provides NADPH for the production of O2- under nutrient deficiency.
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- Koki Yuasa
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan.
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- Fisheries Technology Institute, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 2-17-5 Maruishi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima 738-8635, Japan.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan.
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Long-Chain Saturated Fatty Acids, Palmitic and Stearic Acids, Enhance the Repair of Photosystem II. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21207509. [PMID: 33053769 PMCID: PMC7589413 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21207509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Free fatty acids (FFA) generated in cyanobacterial cells can be utilized for the biodiesel that is required for our sustainable future. The combination of FFA and strong light induces severe photoinhibition of photosystem II (PSII), which suppresses the production of FFA in cyanobacterial cells. In the present study, we examined the effects of exogenously added FFA on the photoinhibition of PSII in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. The addition of lauric acid (12:0) to cells accelerated the photoinhibition of PSII by inhibiting the repair of PSII and the de novo synthesis of D1. α-Linolenic acid (18:3) affected both the repair of and photodamage to PSII. Surprisingly, palmitic (16:0) and stearic acids (18:0) enhanced the repair of PSII by accelerating the de novo synthesis of D1 with the mitigation of the photoinhibition of PSII. Our results show chemical potential of FFA in the regulation of PSII without genetic manipulation.
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Izuhara T, Kaihatsu I, Jimbo H, Takaichi S, Nishiyama Y. Elevated Levels of Specific Carotenoids During Acclimation to Strong Light Protect the Repair of Photosystem II in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:1030. [PMID: 32733521 PMCID: PMC7358549 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The tolerance of photosynthesis to strong light increases in photosynthetic organisms during acclimation to strong light. We investigated the role of carotenoids in the protection of photosystem II (PSII) from photoinhibition after acclimation to strong light in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. In cells that had been grown under strong light at 1,000 μmol photons m-2 s-1 (SL), specific carotenoids, namely, zeaxanthin, echinenone, and myxoxanthophyll, accumulated at high levels, and the photoinhibition of PSII was less marked than in cells that had been grown under standard growth light at 70 μmol photons m-2 s-1 (GL). The rate of photodamage to PSII, as monitored in the presence of lincomycin, did not differ between cells grown under SL and GL, suggesting that the mitigation of photoinhibition after acclimation to SL might be attributable to the enhanced ability to repair PSII. When cells grown under GL were transferred to SL, the mitigation of photoinhibition of PSII occurred in two distinct stages: a first stage that lasted 4 h and the second stage that occurred after 8 h. During the second stage, the accumulation of specific carotenoids was detected, together with enhanced synthesis de novo of proteins that are required for the repair of PSII, such as the D1 protein, and suppression of the production of singlet oxygen (1O2). In the ΔcrtRΔcrtO mutant of Synechocystis, which lacks zeaxanthin, echinenone, and myxoxanthophyll, the mitigation of photoinhibition of PSII, the enhancement of protein synthesis, and the suppression of production of 1O2 were significantly impaired during the second stage of acclimation. Thus, elevated levels of the specific carotenoids during acclimation to strong light appeared to protect protein synthesis from 1O2, with the resultant mitigation of photoinhibition of PSII.
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- Taichi Izuhara
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Art and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan
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Yu J, Li Y, Qin Z, Guo S, Li Y, Miao Y, Song C, Chen S, Dai S. Plant Chloroplast Stress Response: Insights from Thiol Redox Proteomics. Antioxid Redox Signal 2020; 33:35-57. [PMID: 31989831 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2019.7823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Significance: Plant chloroplasts generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) during photosynthesis, especially under stresses. The sulfhydryl groups of protein cysteine residues are susceptible to redox modifications, which regulate protein structure and function, and thus different signaling and metabolic processes. The ROS-governed protein thiol redox switches play important roles in chloroplasts. Recent Advances: Various high-throughput thiol redox proteomic approaches have been developed, and they have enabled the improved understanding of redox regulatory mechanisms in chloroplasts. For example, the thioredoxin-modulated antioxidant enzymes help to maintain cellular ROS homeostasis. The light- and dark-dependent redox regulation of photosynthetic electron transport, the Calvin/Benson cycle, and starch biosynthesis ensures metabolic coordination and efficient energy utilization. In addition, redox cascades link the light with the dynamic changes of metabolites in nitrate and sulfur assimilation, shikimate pathway, and biosynthesis of fatty acid hormone as well as purine, pyrimidine, and thiamine. Importantly, redox regulation of tetrapyrrole and chlorophyll biosynthesis is critical to balance the photodynamic tetrapyrrole intermediates and prevent oxidative damage. Moreover, redox regulation of diverse elongation factors, chaperones, and kinases plays an important role in the modulation of gene expression, protein conformation, and posttranslational modification that contribute to photosystem II (PSII) repair, state transition, and signaling in chloroplasts. Critical Issues: This review focuses on recent advances in plant thiol redox proteomics and redox protein networks toward understanding plant chloroplast signaling, metabolism, and stress responses. Future Directions: Using redox proteomics integrated with biochemical and molecular genetic approaches, detailed studies of cysteine residues, their redox states, cross talk with other modifications, and the functional implications will yield a holistic understanding of chloroplast stress responses.
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- Juanjuan Yu
- Development Center of Plant Germplasm Resources, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.,College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Development Center of Plant Germplasm Resources, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Plant Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Department of Biology, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- Institute of Plant Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Department of Biology, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Institute of Plant Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Department of Biology, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Biology, Genetics Institute, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Development Center of Plant Germplasm Resources, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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Yang W, Wang F, Liu LN, Sui N. Responses of Membranes and the Photosynthetic Apparatus to Salt Stress in Cyanobacteria. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:713. [PMID: 32582247 PMCID: PMC7292030 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Cyanobacteria are autotrophs whose photosynthetic process is similar to that of higher plants, although the photosynthetic apparatus is slightly different. They have been widely used for decades as model systems for studying the principles of photosynthesis, especially the effects of environmental stress on photosynthetic activities. Salt stress, which is the most common abiotic stress in nature, combines ionic and osmotic stresses. High cellular ion concentrations and osmotic stress can alter normal metabolic processes and photosynthesis. Additionally, salt stress increases the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) contents. Excessive amounts of ROS will damage the photosynthetic apparatus, inhibit the synthesis of photosystem-related proteins, including the D1 protein, and destroy the thylakoid membrane structure, leading to inhibited photosynthesis. In this review, we mainly introduce the effects of salt stress on the cyanobacterial membranes and photosynthetic apparatus. We also describe specific salt tolerance mechanisms. A thorough characterization of the responses of membranes and photosynthetic apparatus to salt stress may be relevant for increasing agricultural productivity.
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- Wenjing Yang
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
- Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Dmitrieva VA, Tyutereva EV, Voitsekhovskaja OV. Singlet Oxygen in Plants: Generation, Detection, and Signaling Roles. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E3237. [PMID: 32375245 PMCID: PMC7247340 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Singlet oxygen (1O2) refers to the lowest excited electronic state of molecular oxygen. It easily oxidizes biological molecules and, therefore, is cytotoxic. In plant cells, 1O2 is formed mostly in the light in thylakoid membranes by reaction centers of photosystem II. In high concentrations, 1O2 destroys membranes, proteins and DNA, inhibits protein synthesis in chloroplasts leading to photoinhibition of photosynthesis, and can result in cell death. However, 1O2 also acts as a signal relaying information from chloroplasts to the nucleus, regulating expression of nuclear genes. In spite of its extremely short lifetime, 1O2 can diffuse from the chloroplasts into the cytoplasm and the apoplast. As shown by recent studies, 1O2-activated signaling pathways depend not only on the levels but also on the sites of 1O2 production in chloroplasts, and can activate two types of responses, either acclimation to high light or programmed cell death. 1O2 can be produced in high amounts also in root cells during drought stress. This review summarizes recent advances in research on mechanisms and sites of 1O2 generation in plants, on 1O2-activated pathways of retrograde- and cellular signaling, and on the methods to study 1O2 production in plants.
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Ecological Physiology, Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg 197376, Russia; (V.A.D.); (E.V.T.)
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Yuasa K, Shikata T, Kitatsuji S, Yamasaki Y, Nishiyama Y. Extracellular secretion of superoxide is regulated by photosynthetic electron transport in the noxious red-tide-forming raphidophyte Chattonella antiqua. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2020; 205:111839. [PMID: 32146272 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2020.111839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The raphidophyte Chattonella antiqua is a noxious red-tide-forming alga that harms fish culture and the aquatic environment. Chattonella antiqua produces and secretes superoxide anions (O2-), and excessive secretion of O2- into the water has been associated with fish mortality. It is known that strong light stimulates the production of O2- in Chattonella spp. but the mechanism of the light-induced production of O2- remains to be clarified. In the present study, we examined the effects of light on extracellular levels of O2- and photosynthesis in C. antiqua. Extracellular levels of O2- rose during growth under high-intensity light, and the level of O2- was correlated with the photosynthetic parameter qP, which reflects the rate of transport of electrons downstream of photosystem II. The production of O2- was inhibited in the presence of 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea, an inhibitor of photosynthetic electron transport, suggesting that reducing power derived from electron transport might be required for the production of O2-. By contrast, the production of O2- was enhanced in the presence of glycolaldehyde, an inhibitor of the Calvin-Benson cycle, suggesting that the accumulation of NADPH might stimulate the production of O2-. Thus, it is likely that the production of O2- is regulated by photosynthesis in C. antiqua.
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- Koki Yuasa
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea, Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 2-17-5 Maruishi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima 738-8635, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea, Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 2-17-5 Maruishi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima 738-8635, Japan
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- Department of Applied Aquabiology, National Fisheries University, Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 2-7-1 Nagatahonmachi, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi 759-6595, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan.
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Yamada S, Ozaki H, Noguchi K. The Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Maintains the Photosynthetic Electron Flow in Arabidopsis thaliana Leaves under High-Light Stress. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 61:283-295. [PMID: 31603217 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcz193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The plant respiratory chain includes the ATP-coupling cytochrome pathway (CP) and ATP-uncoupling alternative oxidase (AOX). Under high-light (HL) conditions, plants experience photoinhibition, leading to a damaged photosystem II (PSII). The respiratory chain is considered to affect PSII maintenance and photosynthetic electron transport under HL conditions. However, the underlying details remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the respiratory chain functions related to PSII maintenance and photosynthetic electron transport in plants exposed to HL stress. We measured the HL-induced decrease in the maximum quantum yield of PSII in the leaves of wild-type and AOX1a-knockout (aox1a) Arabidopsis thaliana plants in which CP was partially inhibited by a complex-III inhibitor. We also calculated PSII photodamage and repair rate constants. Both rate constants changed when CP was partially inhibited in aox1a plants, suggesting that the respiratory chain is related to both processes. Before HL stress, photosynthetic linear electron flow (LEF) decreased when CP was partially inhibited. After HL stress, aox1a in the presence of the CP inhibitor showed significantly decreased rates of LEF. The electron flow downstream from PSII and on the donor side of photosystem I may have been suppressed. The function of respiratory chain is required to maintain the optimal LEF as well as PSII maintenance especially under the HL stress.
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- Shoya Yamada
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, 1432-1 Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0392 Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, 1432-1 Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0392 Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, 1432-1 Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0392 Japan
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Khorobrykh S, Havurinne V, Mattila H, Tyystjärvi E. Oxygen and ROS in Photosynthesis. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 9:E91. [PMID: 31936893 PMCID: PMC7020446 DOI: 10.3390/plants9010091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Oxygen is a natural acceptor of electrons in the respiratory pathway of aerobic organisms and in many other biochemical reactions. Aerobic metabolism is always associated with the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). ROS may damage biomolecules but are also involved in regulatory functions of photosynthetic organisms. This review presents the main properties of ROS, the formation of ROS in the photosynthetic electron transport chain and in the stroma of chloroplasts, and ROS scavenging systems of thylakoid membrane and stroma. Effects of ROS on the photosynthetic apparatus and their roles in redox signaling are discussed.
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- Department of Biochemistry/Molecular Plant Biology, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland or (S.K.); (V.H.); (H.M.)
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Light-inducible expression of translation factor EF-Tu during acclimation to strong light enhances the repair of photosystem II. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:21268-21273. [PMID: 31570574 PMCID: PMC6800327 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1909520116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Photoinhibition of photosystem II (PSII) is mitigated via enhancement of the repair of PSII in photosynthetic organisms that have acclimated to strong light, but the mechanism responsible for such acclimation of PSII repair remains unknown. We report here that an elevated level of translation factor EF-Tu during the acclimation of Synechocystis to strong light plays a critical role in the enhancement of PSII repair via acceleration of the synthesis de novo of proteins that are required for PSII repair, such as the D1 protein. We propose a mechanism for protection of PSII from photoinhibition that becomes operative during acclimation to strong light and appears to contribute to the ability of photosynthetic organisms to tolerate strong light. In photosynthetic organisms, the repair of photosystem II (PSII) is enhanced after acclimation to strong light, with the resultant mitigation of photoinhibition of PSII. We previously reported that oxidation of translation elongation factor EF-Tu, which delivers aminoacyl-tRNA to the ribosome, depresses the repair of PSII in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. In the present study, we investigated the role of EF-Tu in the repair of PSII after acclimation of Synechocystis to strong light. In cells that had been grown under strong light, both the repair of PSII and the synthesis of proteins de novo were enhanced under strong light, with the resultant mitigation of photoinhibition of PSII. Moreover, levels of EF-Tu were elevated, whereas levels of other components of the translation machinery, such as translation factor EF-G and ribosomal proteins L2 and S12, did not change significantly. The expression of the gene for EF-Tu was induced by light, as monitored at the transcriptional level. Elevation of the level of EF-Tu was strongly correlated with the subsequent enhancement of PSII repair in cells that had been grown under light at various intensities. Furthermore, overexpression of EF-Tu in Synechocystis enhanced protein synthesis and PSII repair under strong light, even after cell culture under nonacclimating conditions. These observations suggest that elevation of the level of EF-Tu might be a critical factor in enhancing the capacity for repair of PSII that develops during acclimation to strong light.
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Alencar VTCB, Lobo AKM, Carvalho FEL, Silveira JAG. High ammonium supply impairs photosynthetic efficiency in rice exposed to excess light. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2019; 140:321-335. [PMID: 30694432 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-019-00614-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Mechanisms involving ammonium toxicity, excess light, and photosynthesis are scarcely known in plants. We tested the hypothesis that high NH4+ supply in presence of high light decreases photosynthetic efficiency of rice plants, an allegedly tolerant species. Mature rice plants were previously supplied with 10 mM NH4+ or 10 mM NO3- and subsequently exposed to 400 µmol m-2 s-1 (moderate light-ML) or 2000 µmol m-2 s-1 (high light-HL) for 8 h. HL greatly stimulated NH4+ accumulation in roots and in a minor extent in leaves. These plants displayed significant delay in D1 protein recovery in the dark, compared to nitrate-supplied plants. These responses were related to reduction of both PSII and PSI quantum efficiencies and induction of non-photochemical quenching. These changes were also associated with higher limitation in the donor side and lower restriction in the acceptor side of PSI. This later response was closely related to prominent decrease in stomatal conductance and net CO2 assimilation that could have strongly affected the energy balance in chloroplast, favoring ATP accumulation and NPQ induction. In parallel, NH4+ induced a strong increase in the electron flux to photorespiration and, inversely, it decreased the flux to Rubisco carboxylation. Overall, ammonium supply negatively interacts with excess light, possibly by enhancing ammonium transport towards leaves, causing negative effects on some photosynthetic steps. We propose that high ammonium supply to rice combined with excess light is capable to induce strong delay in D1 protein turnover and restriction in stomatal conductance, which might have contributed to generalized disturbances on photosynthetic efficiency.
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- V T C B Alencar
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Laboratório de Metabolismo de Plantas, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Av. Humberto Monte 2825, Campus do Pici, Bl. 907, CP 6020, Fortaleza, Ceará, CEP 60451-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Laboratório de Metabolismo de Plantas, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Av. Humberto Monte 2825, Campus do Pici, Bl. 907, CP 6020, Fortaleza, Ceará, CEP 60451-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Laboratório de Metabolismo de Plantas, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Av. Humberto Monte 2825, Campus do Pici, Bl. 907, CP 6020, Fortaleza, Ceará, CEP 60451-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Laboratório de Metabolismo de Plantas, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Av. Humberto Monte 2825, Campus do Pici, Bl. 907, CP 6020, Fortaleza, Ceará, CEP 60451-970, Brazil.
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Souza PFN, Garcia-Ruiz H, Carvalho FEL. What proteomics can reveal about plant-virus interactions? Photosynthesis-related proteins on the spotlight. THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 31:227-248. [PMID: 31355128 PMCID: PMC6660014 DOI: 10.1007/s40626-019-00142-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Plant viruses are responsible for losses in worldwide production of numerous economically important food and fuel crops. As obligate cellular parasites with very small genomes, viruses rely on their hosts for replication, assembly, intra- and intercellular movement, and attraction of vectors for dispersal. Chloroplasts are photosynthesis and are the site of replication for several viruses. When viruses replicate in chloroplasts, photosynthesis, an essential process in plant physiology, is inhibited. The mechanisms underlying molecular and biochemical changes during compatible and incompatible plants-virus interactions, are only beginning to be elucidated, including changes in proteomic profiles induced by virus infections. In this review, we highlight the importance of proteomic studies to understand plant-virus interactions, especially emphasizing the changes in photosynthesis-related protein accumulation. We focus on: (a) chloroplast proteins that differentially accumulate during viral infection; (b) the significance with respect to chloroplast-virus interaction; and (c) alterations in plant's energetic metabolism and the subsequently the plant defense mechanisms to overcome viral infection.
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- Pedro F N Souza
- Department of Plant Pathology, Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Takahashi H, Kusama Y, Li X, Takaichi S, Nishiyama Y. Overexpression of Orange Carotenoid Protein Protects the Repair of PSII under Strong Light in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 60:367-375. [PMID: 30398652 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Orange carotenoid protein (OCP) plays a vital role in the thermal dissipation of excitation energy in the photosynthetic machinery of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. To clarify the role of OCP in the protection of PSII from strong light, we generated an OCP-overexpressing strain of Synechocystis and examined the effects of overexpression on the photoinhibition of PSII. In OCP-overexpressing cells, thermal dissipation of energy was enhanced and the extent of photoinhibition of PSII was reduced. However, photodamage to PSII, as monitored in the presence of lincomycin, was unaffected, suggesting that overexpressed OCP protects the repair of PSII. Furthermore, the synthesis de novo of proteins in thylakoid membranes, such as the D1 protein which is required for the repair of PSII, was enhanced in OCP-overexpressing cells under strong light, while the production of singlet oxygen was suppressed. Thus, the enhanced thermal dissipation of energy via overexpressed OCP might support the repair of PSII by protecting protein synthesis from oxidative damage by singlet oxygen under strong light, with the resultant mitigation of photoinhibition of PSII.
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- Hiroko Takahashi
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan
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Hakkila K, Valev D, Antal T, Tyystjï Rvi E, Tyystjï Rvi T. Group 2 Sigma Factors are Central Regulators of Oxidative Stress Acclimation in Cyanobacteria. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 60:436-447. [PMID: 30407607 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Regulatory σ factors of the RNA polymerase (RNAP) adjust gene expression according to environmental cues when the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 acclimates to suboptimal conditions. Here we show central roles of the non-essential group 2 σ factors in oxidative stress responses. Cells missing all group 2 σ factors fail to acclimate to chemically induced singlet oxygen, superoxide or H2O2 stresses, and lose pigments in high light. SigB and SigD are the major σ factors in oxidative stress, whereas SigC and SigE play only minor roles. The SigD factor is up-regulated in high light, singlet oxygen and H2O2 stresses, and overproduction of the SigD factor in the ΔsigBCE strain leads to superior growth of ΔsigBCE cells in those stress conditions. Superoxide does not induce the production of the SigD factor but instead SigB and SigC factors are moderately induced. The SigB factor alone in ΔsigCDE can support almost as fast growth in superoxide stress as the full complement of σ factors in the control strain, but an overdose of the stationary phase-related SigC factor causes growth arrest of ΔsigBDE in superoxide stress. A drastic decrease of the functional RNAP limits the transcription capacity of the cells in H2O2 stress, which explains why cyanobacteria are sensitive to H2O2. Formation of RNAP-SigB and RNAP-SigD holoenzymes is highly enhanced in H2O2 stress, and cells containing only SigB (ΔsigCDE) or SigD (ΔsigBCE) show superior growth in H2O2 stress.
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- Kaisa Hakkila
- Department of Biochemistry/Molecular Plant Biology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Biochemistry/Molecular Plant Biology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Vorobyevi Gory, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry/Molecular Plant Biology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Biochemistry/Molecular Plant Biology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Sousa RHV, Carvalho FEL, Lima-Melo Y, Alencar VTCB, Daloso DM, Margis-Pinheiro M, Komatsu S, Silveira JAG. Impairment of peroxisomal APX and CAT activities increases protection of photosynthesis under oxidative stress. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:627-639. [PMID: 30312463 PMCID: PMC6322566 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Retrograde signalling pathways that are triggered by changes in cellular redox homeostasis remain poorly understood. Transformed rice plants that are deficient in peroxisomal ascorbate peroxidase APX4 (OsAPX4-RNAi) are known to exhibit more effective protection of photosynthesis against oxidative stress than controls when catalase (CAT) is inhibited, but the mechanisms involved have not been characterized. An in-depth physiological and proteomics analysis was therefore performed on OsAPX4-RNAi CAT-inhibited rice plants. Loss of APX4 function led to an increased abundance of several proteins that are involved in essential metabolic pathways, possibly as a result of increased tissue H2O2 levels. Higher photosynthetic activities observed in the OsAPX4-RNAi plants under CAT inhibition were accompanied by higher levels of Rubisco, higher maximum rates of Rubisco carboxylation, and increased photochemical efficiencies, together with large increases in photosynthesis-related proteins. Large increases were also observed in the levels of proteins involved in the ascorbate/glutathione cycle and in other antioxidant-related pathways, and these changes may be important in the protection of photosynthesis in the OsAPX4-RNAi plants. Large increases in the abundance of proteins localized in the nuclei and mitochondria were also observed, together with increased levels of proteins involved in important cellular pathways, particularly protein translation. Taken together, the results show that OsAPX4-RNAi plants exhibit significant metabolic reprogramming, which incorporates a more effective antioxidant response to protect photosynthesis under conditions of impaired CAT activity.
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- Rachel H V Sousa
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Deschoenmaeker F, Mihara S, Niwa T, Taguchi H, Wakabayashi KI, Hisabori T. The Absence of Thioredoxin m1 and Thioredoxin C in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 Leads to Oxidative Stress. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 59:2432-2441. [PMID: 30101290 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Thioredoxin (Trx) family proteins perform redox regulation in cells, and they are involved in several other biological processes (e.g. oxidative stress tolerance). In the filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC7120 (A. 7120), eight Trx isoforms have been identified via genomic analysis. Among these Trx isoforms, the absence of Trx-m1 and TrxC appears to result in oxidative stress in A. 7120 together with alterations of the thylakoid membrane structure and phycobiliprotein composition. To analyze the physiological changes in these Trx disruptants thoroughly, quantitative proteomics was applied. Certainly, the mutants exhibited similar alterations in the proteome including decreased relative abundance of phycobiliproteins and an increased level of proteins involved in amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism. Nevertheless, the results also indicated that the mutants exhibited changes in the relative abundance of different sets of proteins participating in reactive oxygen species detoxification, such as Fe-SOD in Δtrx-m1 and PrxQ in ΔtrxC, suggesting distinct functions of Trx-m1 and TrxC.
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- Frédéric Deschoenmaeker
- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute for Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259-R1-8, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute for Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259-R1-8, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Life Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Cell Biology Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259-S2-19, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Cell Biology Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259-S2-19, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute for Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259-R1-8, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Life Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute for Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259-R1-8, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Life Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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Shimakawa G, Miyake C. Oxidation of P700 Ensures Robust Photosynthesis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1617. [PMID: 30459798 PMCID: PMC6232666 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In the light, photosynthetic cells can potentially suffer from oxidative damage derived from reactive oxygen species. Nevertheless, a variety of oxygenic photoautotrophs, including cyanobacteria, algae, and plants, manage their photosynthetic systems successfully. In the present article, we review previous research on how these photoautotrophs safely utilize light energy for photosynthesis without photo-oxidative damage to photosystem I (PSI). The reaction center chlorophyll of PSI, P700, is kept in an oxidized state in response to excess light, under high light and low CO2 conditions, to tune the light utilization and dissipate the excess photo-excitation energy in PSI. Oxidation of P700 is co-operatively regulated by a number of molecular mechanisms on both the electron donor and acceptor sides of PSI. The strategies to keep P700 oxidized are diverse among a variety of photoautotrophs, which are evolutionarily optimized for their ecological niche.
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- Ginga Shimakawa
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
- Core Research for Environmental Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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Cunha JR, Carvalho FEL, Lima-Neto MC, Jardim-Messeder D, Cerqueira JVA, Martins MO, Fontenele AV, Márgis-Pinheiro M, Komatsu S, Silveira JAG. Proteomic and physiological approaches reveal new insights for uncover the role of rice thylakoidal APX in response to drought stress. J Proteomics 2018; 192:125-136. [PMID: 30170113 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2018.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chloroplast APX isoforms display controversial roles as H2O2 scavengers and signaling players in response to abiotic stress and conclusive results are lacking. We tested the hypothesis that thylakoidal APX displays an important role for drought tolerance, especially by regulating abundance of essential protein species. For this, OsApx8 RNAi-silenced rice (apx8) and non-transformed plants (NT) were exposed to mild water deficit. The drought-sensitivity in apx8 plants was revealed by decreases in shoot growth, relative water content and photosynthesis, which was accompanied by increased membrane damage, all compared to NT plants. This higher sensitivity of apx8 plants to mild drought stress was also related to a lower accumulation of important protein species involved in several metabolic processes, especially photosynthesis, photorespiration and redox metabolism. Despite apx8 plants have displayed an effective induction of compensatory antioxidant mechanisms in well-watered conditions, it was not enough to maintain H2O2 homeostasis and avoid oxidative and physiological disturbances under mild drought conditions. Thus, thylakoidal APX is involved in several phenotypic modifications at proteomic profile level, possibly via a H2O2-induced signaling mechanism. Consequently, this APX isoform is crucial for rice plants effectively cope with a mild drought condition. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE: This work provides for the first time an integrative study involving proteomic, physiological and biochemical analyses directed to elucidation of thylakoidal APX roles for drought tolerance in rice plants. Our data reveal that this enzyme is crucial for maintaining of growth and photosynthesis under mild water deficit conditions. This essential role is related to maintaining of H2O2 homeostasis and accumulation of essential proteins involved in several important metabolic pathways. Remarkably, for drought resistance was essential the accumulation of proteins involved with metabolism of photosynthesis, signaling, carbohydrates, protein synthesis/degradation and stress. These results can contribute to understand the role of chloroplast ascorbate peroxidases in drought tolerance, highlighting the physiological importance of key proteins in this process.
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- Juliana R Cunha
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza CEP 60451-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza CEP 60451-970, Brazil
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- Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP-CLP), São Vicente CEP 11380-972, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre CEP 91501-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza CEP 60451-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza CEP 60451-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza CEP 60451-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre CEP 91501-970, Brazil
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- Faculty of Environmental and Information Sciences, Fukui University of Technology, Fukui 910-8505, Japan
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza CEP 60451-970, Brazil.
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Dogra V, Rochaix JD, Kim C. Singlet oxygen-triggered chloroplast-to-nucleus retrograde signalling pathways: An emerging perspective. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2018; 41:1727-1738. [PMID: 29749057 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
Singlet oxygen (1 O2 ) is a prime cause of photo-damage of the photosynthetic apparatus. The chlorophyll molecules in the photosystem II reaction center and in the light-harvesting antenna complex are major sources of 1 O2 generation. It has been thought that the generation of 1 O2 mainly takes place in the appressed regions of the thylakoid membranes, namely, the grana core, where most of the active photosystem II complexes are localized. Apart from being a toxic molecule, new evidence suggests that 1 O2 significantly contributes to chloroplast-to-nucleus retrograde signalling that primes acclimation and cell death responses. Interestingly, recent studies reveal that chloroplasts operate two distinct 1 O2 -triggered retrograde signalling pathways in which β-carotene and a nuclear-encoded chloroplast protein EXECUTER1 play essential roles as signalling mediators. The coexistence of these mediators raises several questions: their crosstalk, source(s) of 1 O2 , downstream signalling components, and the perception and reaction mechanism of these mediators towards 1 O2 . In this review, we mainly discuss the molecular genetic basis of the mode of action of these two putative 1 O2 sensors and their corresponding retrograde signalling pathways. In addition, we also propose the possible existence of an alternative source of 1 O2 , which is spatially and functionally separated from the grana core.
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- Vivek Dogra
- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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