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Cheng B, Zhou M, Tang T, Hassan MJ, Zhou J, Tan M, Li Z, Peng Y. A Trifolium repens flavodoxin-like quinone reductase 1 (TrFQR1) improves plant adaptability to high temperature associated with oxidative homeostasis and lipids remodeling. Plant J 2023. [PMID: 37009644 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Maintenance of stable mitochondrial respiratory chains could enhance adaptability to high temperature, but the potential mechanism was not elucidated clearly in plants. In this study, we identified and isolated a TrFQR1 gene encoding the flavodoxin-like quinone reductase 1 (TrFQR1) located in mitochondria of leguminous white clover (Trifolium repens). Phylogenetic analysis indicated that amino acid sequences of FQR1 in various plant species showed a high degree of similarities. Ectopic expression of TrFQR1 protected yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) from heat damage and toxic levels of benzoquinone, phenanthraquinone and hydroquinone. Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana and white clover overexpressing TrFQR1 exhibited significantly lower oxidative damage and better photosynthetic capacity and growth than wild-type in response to high-temperature stress, whereas AtFQR1-RNAi A. thaliana showed more severe oxidative damage and growth retardation under heat stress. TrFQR1-transgenic white clover also maintained better respiratory electron transport chain than wild-type plants, as manifested by significantly higher mitochondrial complex II and III activities, alternative oxidase activity, NAD(P)H content, and coenzyme Q10 content in response to heat stress. In addition, overexpression of TrFQR1 enhanced the accumulation of lipids including phosphatidylglycerol, monogalactosyl diacylglycerol, sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol and cardiolipin as important compositions of bilayers involved in dynamic membrane assembly in mitochondria or chloroplasts positively associated with heat tolerance. TrFQR1-transgenic white clover also exhibited higher lipids saturation level and phosphatidylcholine:phosphatidylethanolamine ratio, which could be beneficial to membrane stability and integrity during a prolonged period of heat stress. The current study proves that TrFQR1 is essential for heat tolerance associated with mitochondrial respiratory chain, cellular reactive oxygen species homeostasis, and lipids remodeling in plants. TrFQR1 could be selected as a key candidate marker gene to screen heat-tolerant genotypes or develop heat-tolerant crops via molecular-based breeding.
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- Bizhen Cheng
- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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Bilal S, Khan T, Asaf S, Khan NA, Saad Jan S, Imran M, Al-Rawahi A, Khan AL, Lee IJ, Al-Harrasi A. Silicon-Induced Morphological, Biochemical and Molecular Regulation in Phoenix dactylifera L. under Low-Temperature Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076036. [PMID: 37047009 PMCID: PMC10094002 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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Climate changes abruptly affect optimum growth temperatures, leading to a negative influence on plant physiology and productivity. The present study aimed to investigate the extent of low-temperature stress effects on date palm growth and physiological indicators under the exogenous application of silicon (Si). Date palm seedlings were treated with Si (1.0 mM) and exposed to different temperature regimes (5, 15, and 30 °C). It was observed that the application of Si markedly improved fresh and dry biomass, photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll and carotenoids), plant morphology, and relative water content by ameliorating low-temperature-induced oxidative stress. Low-temperature stress (5 and 15 °C), led to a substantial upregulation of ABA-signaling-related genes (NCED-1 and PyL-4) in non Si treated plants, while Si treated plants revealed an antagonistic trend. However, jasmonic acid and salicylic acid accumulation were markedly elevated in Si treated plants under stress conditions (5 and 15 °C) in comparison with non Si treated plants. Interestingly, the upregulation of low temperature stress related plant plasma membrane ATPase (PPMA3 and PPMA4) and short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR), responsible for cellular physiology, stomatal conductance and nutrient translocation under silicon applications, was observed in Si plants under stress conditions in comparison with non Si treated plants. Furthermore, a significant expression of LSi-2 was detected in Si plants under stress, leading to the significant accumulation of Si in roots and shoots. In contrast, non Si plants demonstrated a low expression of LSi-2 under stress conditions, and thereby, reduced level of Si accumulation were observed. Less accumulation of oxidative stress was evident from the expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT). Additionally, Si plants revealed a significant exudation of organic acids (succinic acid and citric acid) and nutrient accumulation (K and Mg) in roots and shoots. Furthermore, the application of Si led to substantial upregulation of the low temperature stress related soybean cold regulated gene (SRC-2) and ICE-1 (inducer of CBF expression 1), involved in the expression of CBF/DREB (C-repeat binding factor/dehydration responsive element binding factor) gene family under stress conditions in comparison with non Si plants. The current research findings are crucial for exploring the impact on morpho-physio-biochemical attributes of date palms under low temperature and Si supplementation, which may provide an efficient strategy for growing plants in low-temperature fields.
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- Saqib Bilal
- Natural & Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman
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- Natural & Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman
- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Natural & Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman
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- Natural & Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman
- Department of Plant and Soil Science, Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Natural & Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman
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- Division of Plant Biosciences, School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture & Life Science, Kyungpook National University, 80 Dahak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Natural & Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman
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- Department of Engineering Technology, University of Houston, Sugar Land, TX 77479, USA
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- Division of Plant Biosciences, School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture & Life Science, Kyungpook National University, 80 Dahak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Natural & Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman
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Popova AV, Stefanov M, Ivanov AG, Velitchkova M. The Role of Alternative Electron Pathways for Effectiveness of Photosynthetic Performance of Arabidopsis thaliana, Wt and Lut2, under Low Temperature and High Light Intensity. Plants 2022; 11:plants11172318. [PMID: 36079699 PMCID: PMC9460638 DOI: 10.3390/plants11172318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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A recent investigation has suggested that the enhanced capacity for PSI-dependent cyclic electron flow (CEF) and PSI-dependent energy quenching that is related to chloroplast structural changes may explain the lower susceptibility of lut2 to combined stresses—a low temperature and a high light intensity. The possible involvement of alternative electron transport pathways, proton gradient regulator 5 (PGR5)-dependent CEF and plastid terminal oxidase (PTOX)-mediated electron transfer to oxygen in the response of Arabidopsis plants—wild type (wt) and lut2—to treatment with these two stressors was assessed by using specific electron transport inhibitors. Re-reduction kinetics of P700+ indicated that the capacity for CEF was higher in lut2 when this was compared to wt. Exposure of wt plants to the stress conditions caused increased CEF and was accompanied by a substantial raise in PGR5 and PTOX quantities. In contrast, both PGR5 and PTOX levels decreased under the same stress conditions in lut2, and inhibiting PGR5-dependent pathway by AntA did not exhibit any significant effects on CEF during the stress treatment and recovery period. Electron microscopy observations demonstrated that under control conditions the degree of grana stacking was much lower in lut2, and it almost disappeared under the combined stresses, compared to wt. The role of differential responses of alternative electron transport pathways in the acclimation to the stress conditions that are studied is discussed.
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- Antoaneta V. Popova
- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Str. N., London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Szyszka-Mroz B, Ivanov AG, Trick CG, Hüner NPA. Palmelloid formation in the Antarctic psychrophile, Chlamydomonas priscuii, is photoprotective. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:911035. [PMID: 36119589 PMCID: PMC9470844 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.911035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Cultures of the obligate, Antarctic psychrophile, Chlamydomonas priscuii grown at permissive low temperature (8°C) are composed of flagellated, single cells, as well as non-motile, multicellular palmelloids. The relative proportions of the two cell types are temperature dependent. However, the temperature dependence for palmelloid formation is not restricted to psychrophilic C. priscuii but appears to be a general response of mesophilic Chlamydomonas species (C. reinhardtii and C. raudensis) to non-permissive growth temperatures. To examine potential differences in photosynthetic performance between single cells versus palmelloids of the psychrophile, a cell filtration technique was developed to separate single cells from palmelloids of C. priscuii grown at 8°C. Flow cytometry was used to estimate the diameter of isolated single cells (≤5 μm) versus isolated palmelloids of varying size (≥8 μm). Compared to single cells, palmelloids of C. priscuii showed a decrease in the abundance of light-harvesting complex II (LHCII) proteins with a 2-fold higher Chl a/b ratio. A decrease in both lutein and β-carotene in palmelloids resulted in carotenoid pools which were 27% lower in palmelloids compared to single cells of the psychrophile. Chlorophyll fluorescence analyses of the isolated fractions revealed that maximum photochemical efficiency of PSII (Fv/Fm) was comparable for both single cells and palmelloids of C. priscuii. However, isolated palmelloids exhibited lower excitation pressure, measured as 1 - qL, but higher yield of PSII (ΦPSII) and 50% higher rates of electron transport (ETR) than single cells exposed to high light at 8°C. This decreased sensitivity to high light in isolated palmelloids compared to single cells was associated with greater non-regulated dissipation of excess absorbed energy (ΦNO) with minimal differences in ΦNPQ in C. priscuii in response to increasing irradiance at low temperature. The ratio ΦNO/ΦNPQ observed for isolated palmelloids of C. priscuii developed at 8°C (1.414 ± 0.036) was 1.38-fold higher than ΦNO/ΦNPQ of isolated single cells (1.021 ± 0.018) exposed to low temperature combined with high light (1,000 μmol m-2 s-1). The differences in the energy quenching capacities between palmelloids and single cells are discussed in terms of enhanced photoprotection of C. priscuii palmelloids against low-temperature photoinhibition.
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- Beth Szyszka-Mroz
- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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Eom SH, Ahn M, Kim E, Lee HJ, Lee JH, Wi SH, Kim SK, Lim HB, Hyun TK. Plant Response to Cold Stress: Cold Stress Changes Antioxidant Metabolism in Heading Type Kimchi Cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. Pekinensis). Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:700. [PMID: 35453385 PMCID: PMC9031148 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11040700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Cold stress is known as the important yield-limiting factor of heading type Kimchi cabbage (HtKc, Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis), which is an economically important crop worldwide. However, the biochemical and molecular responses to cold stress in HtKc are largely unknown. In this study, we conducted transcriptome analyses on HtKc grown under normal versus cold conditions to investigate the molecular mechanism underlying HtKc responses to cold stress. A total of 2131 genes (936 up-regulated and 1195 down-regulated) were identified as differentially expressed genes and were significantly annotated in the category of “response to stimulus”. In addition, cold stress caused the accumulation of polyphenolic compounds, including p-coumaric, ferulic, and sinapic acids, in HtKc by inducing the phenylpropanoid pathway. The results of the chemical-based antioxidant assay indicated that the cold-induced polyphenolic compounds improved the free-radical scavenging activity and antioxidant capacity, suggesting that the phenylpropanoid pathway induced by cold stress contributes to resistance to cold-induced reactive oxygen species in HtKc. Taken together, our results will serve as an important base to improve the cold tolerance in plants via enhancing the antioxidant machinery.
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Meng A, Wen D, Zhang C. Maize Seed Germination Under Low-Temperature Stress Impacts Seedling Growth Under Normal Temperature by Modulating Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Metabolism. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:843033. [PMID: 35310673 PMCID: PMC8928446 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.843033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Spring maize is usually subjected to low-temperature stress during seed germination, which retards seedling growth later even under a suitable temperature. However, the mechanism underlying maize seed germination under low-temperature stress impacting seedling growth is still ambiguous. In this study, we used one low-temperature sensitive maize (SM) and one low-temperature resistance maize (RM) to investigate the mechanism. The results showed that the SM line had higher malondialdehyde content and lower total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and germination percentage than the RM line under low-temperature stress, indicating the vulnerability of SM line to low-temperature stress. Further transcriptome analysis revealed that seed germination under low-temperature stress caused the down-regulation of photosynthesis-related gene ontology terms in two lines. Moreover, the SM line displayed down-regulation of ribosome and superoxide dismutase (SOD) related genes, whereas genes involved in SOD and vitamin B6 were up-regulated in the RM line. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analysis revealed that photosynthesis and antioxidant metabolism-related pathways played essential roles in response to low-temperature stress during seed germination. The photosynthetic system displayed a higher degree of damage in the SM line. Both qRT-PCR and physiological characteristics experiments showed similar results with transcriptome data. Taken together, we propose a model for maize seed germination in response to low-temperature stress.
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Caspy I, Schwartz T, Bayro-Kaiser V, Fadeeva M, Kessel A, Ben-Tal N, Nelson N. Dimeric and high-resolution structures of Chlamydomonas Photosystem I from a temperature-sensitive Photosystem II mutant. Commun Biol 2021; 4:1380. [PMID: 34887518 PMCID: PMC8660910 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02911-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Water molecules play a pivotal functional role in photosynthesis, primarily as the substrate for Photosystem II (PSII). However, their importance and contribution to Photosystem I (PSI) activity remains obscure. Using a high-resolution cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) PSI structure from a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii temperature-sensitive photoautotrophic PSII mutant (TSP4), a conserved network of water molecules - dating back to cyanobacteria - was uncovered, mainly in the vicinity of the electron transport chain (ETC). The high-resolution structure illustrated that the water molecules served as a ligand in every chlorophyll that was missing a fifth magnesium coordination in the PSI core and in the light-harvesting complexes (LHC). The asymmetric distribution of the water molecules near the ETC branches modulated their electrostatic landscape, distinctly in the space between the quinones and FX. The data also disclosed the first observation of eukaryotic PSI oligomerisation through a low-resolution PSI dimer that was comprised of PSI-10LHC and PSI-8LHC. Caspy et al. report the structure of PSI from a temperature-sensitive photoautotrophic PSII mutant of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (TSP4), and report the distribution of conserved water molecules in the structure from cyanobacterial to higher plant PSI. They suggest that the asymmetric distribution of water molecules near the electron transfer chain modulates the electron transfer from quinones to FX.
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- Ido Caspy
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel.
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Sales CRG, Wang Y, Evers JB, Kromdijk J. Improving C4 photosynthesis to increase productivity under optimal and suboptimal conditions. J Exp Bot 2021; 72:5942-5960. [PMID: 34268575 PMCID: PMC8411859 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Although improving photosynthetic efficiency is widely recognized as an underutilized strategy to increase crop yields, research in this area is strongly biased towards species with C3 photosynthesis relative to C4 species. Here, we outline potential strategies for improving C4 photosynthesis to increase yields in crops by reviewing the major bottlenecks limiting the C4 NADP-malic enzyme pathway under optimal and suboptimal conditions. Recent experimental results demonstrate that steady-state C4 photosynthesis under non-stressed conditions can be enhanced by increasing Rubisco content or electron transport capacity, both of which may also stimulate CO2 assimilation at supraoptimal temperatures. Several additional putative bottlenecks for photosynthetic performance under drought, heat, or chilling stress or during photosynthetic induction await further experimental verification. Based on source-sink interactions in maize, sugarcane, and sorghum, alleviating these photosynthetic bottlenecks during establishment and growth of the harvestable parts are likely to improve yield. The expected benefits are also shown to be augmented by the increasing trend in planting density, which increases the impact of photosynthetic source limitation on crop yields.
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- Cristina R G Sales
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
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- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Centre for Crops Systems Analysis (WUR), Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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Yu T, Zhang J, Cao J, Cai Q, Li X, Sun Y, Li S, Li Y, Hu G, Cao S, Liu C, Wang G, Wang L, Duan Y. Leaf transcriptomic response mediated by cold stress in two maize inbred lines with contrasting tolerance levels. Genomics 2021; 113:782-794. [PMID: 33516847 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Maize (Zea mays L.) is a thermophilic plant and a minor drop in temperature can prolong the maturity period. Plants respond to cold stress through structural and functional modification in cell membranes as well as changes in the photosynthesis and energy metabolism. In order to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying cold tolerance and adaptation, we employed leaf transcriptome sequencing together with leaf microstructure and relative electrical conductivity measurements in two maize inbred lines, having different cold stress tolerance potentials. The leaf physiological and transcriptomic responses of maize seedlings were studied after growing both inbred lines at 5 °C for 0, 12 and 24 h. Differentially expressed genes were enriched in photosynthesis antenna proteins, MAPK signaling pathway, plant hormone signal transduction, circadian rhythm, secondary metabolites related pathways, ribosome, and proteasome. The seedlings of both genotypes employed common stress responsive pathways to respond to cold stress. However, the cold tolerant line B144 protected its photosystem II from photooxidation by upregulating D1 proteins. The sensitive line Q319 was unable to close its stomata. Collectively, B144 exhibited a cold tolerance owing to its ability to mediate changes in stomata opening as well as protecting photosystem. These results increase our understanding on the cold stress tolerance in maize seedlings and propose multiple key regulators of stress responses such as modifications in photosystem II, stomata guard cell opening and closing, changes in secondary metabolite biosynthesis, and circadian rhythm. This study also presents the signal transduction related changes in MAPK and phytohormone signaling pathways in response to cold stress during seedling stage of maize.
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- Tao Yu
- Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences Postdoctoral Programme, Harbin, 150086, Heilongjiang, China; Maize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nangrang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences Postdoctoral Programme, Harbin, 150086, Heilongjiang, China; Maize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nangrang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Maize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nangrang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
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- Maize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nangrang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Maize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nangrang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Maize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nangrang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Maize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nangrang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Maize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nangrang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Maize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nangrang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Maize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nangrang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Advanced Agriculture and Ecological Environment, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Advanced Agriculture and Ecological Environment, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Advanced Agriculture and Ecological Environment, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Ma M, Liu Y, Bai C, Yong JWH. The Significance of Chloroplast NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase Complex and Its Dependent Cyclic Electron Transport in Photosynthesis. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:661863. [PMID: 33968117 PMCID: PMC8102782 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.661863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Chloroplast NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (NDH) complex, a multiple-subunit complex in the thylakoid membranes mediating cyclic electron transport, is one of the most important alternative electron transport pathways. It was identified to be essential for plant growth and development during stress periods in recent years. The NDH-mediated cyclic electron transport can restore the over-reduction in stroma, maintaining the balance of the redox system in the electron transfer chain and providing the extra ATP needed for the other biochemical reactions. In this review, we discuss the research history and the subunit composition of NDH. Specifically, the formation and significance of NDH-mediated cyclic electron transport are discussed from the perspective of plant evolution and physiological functionality of NDH facilitating plants' adaptation to environmental stress. A better understanding of the NDH-mediated cyclic electron transport during photosynthesis may offer new approaches to improving crop yield.
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- Mingzhu Ma
- College of Land and Environment, National Key Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Northeast China Plant Nutrition and Fertilization Scientific Observation and Research Center for Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Land and Environment, National Key Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Northeast China Plant Nutrition and Fertilization Scientific Observation and Research Center for Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- *Correspondence: Yifei Liu,
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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Wu D, Liu Y, Pang J, Yong JWH, Chen Y, Bai C, Han X, Liu X, Sun Z, Zhang S, Sheng J, Li T, Siddique KH, Lambers H. Exogenous Calcium Alleviates Nocturnal Chilling-Induced Feedback Inhibition of Photosynthesis by Improving Sink Demand in Peanut ( Arachis hypogaea). Front Plant Sci 2020; 11:607029. [PMID: 33408732 PMCID: PMC7779555 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.607029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Arachis hypogaea (peanut) is a globally important oilseed crop with high nutritional value. However, upon exposure to overnight chilling stress, it shows poor growth and seedling necrosis in many cultivation areas worldwide. Calcium (Ca2+) enhances chilling resistance in various plant species. We undertook a pot experiment to investigate the effects of exogenous Ca2+ and a calmodulin (CaM) inhibitor on growth and photosynthetic characteristics of peanut exposed to low night temperature (LNT) stress following warm sunny days. The LNT stress reduced growth, leaf extension, biomass accumulation, gas exchange rates, and photosynthetic electron transport rates. Following LNT stress, we observed larger starch grains and a concomitant increase in nonstructural carbohydrates and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) concentrations. The LNT stress further induced photoinhibition and caused structural damage to the chloroplast grana. Exogenous Ca2+ enhanced plant growth following LNT stress, possibly by allowing continued export of carbohydrates from leaves. Foliar Ca2+ likely alleviated the nocturnal chilling-dependent feedback limitation on photosynthesis in the daytime by increasing sink demand. The foliar Ca2+ pretreatment protected the photosystems from photoinhibition by facilitating cyclic electron flow (CEF) and decreasing the proton gradient (ΔpH) across thylakoid membranes during LNT stress. Foliar application of a CaM inhibitor increased the negative impact of LNT stress on photosynthetic processes, confirming that Ca2+-CaM played an important role in alleviating photosynthetic inhibition due to the overnight chilling-dependent feedback.
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- Di Wu
- College of Land and Environment, National Key Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Northeast China Plant Nutrition and Fertilization Scientific Observation and Research Center for Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Land and Environment, National Key Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Northeast China Plant Nutrition and Fertilization Scientific Observation and Research Center for Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- College of Land and Environment, National Key Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Northeast China Plant Nutrition and Fertilization Scientific Observation and Research Center for Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Land and Environment, National Key Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Northeast China Plant Nutrition and Fertilization Scientific Observation and Research Center for Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Land and Environment, National Key Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Northeast China Plant Nutrition and Fertilization Scientific Observation and Research Center for Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Land and Environment, National Key Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Northeast China Plant Nutrition and Fertilization Scientific Observation and Research Center for Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- College of Land and Environment, National Key Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Northeast China Plant Nutrition and Fertilization Scientific Observation and Research Center for Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Velitchkova M, Popova AV, Faik A, Gerganova M, Ivanov AG. Low temperature and high light dependent dynamic photoprotective strategies in Arabidopsis thaliana. Physiol Plant 2020; 170:93-108. [PMID: 32315446 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Arabidopsis thaliana has been recognized as a chilling tolerant species based on analysis of resistance to low temperature stress, however, the mechanisms involved in this tolerance are not yet clarified. The low temperature-induced effects are exacerbated when plants are exposed to low temperatures in the presence of high light irradiance but the experimental data on the impact of light intensity during cold stress and its influence during recovery from stress are rather limited. The main objective of this study was to re-examine the photosynthetic responses of A. thaliana plants to short term (6 days) low temperature stress (12/10°C) under optimal (150 μmol m-2 s-1 ) and high light (500 μmol m-2 s-1 ) intensity and the subsequent recovery from the stress. Simultaneous measurements of the in vivo and in vitro functional performance of both photosystem II (PSII) and photosystem I (PSI), as well as, net photosynthesis, low temperature (77 K) chlorophyll fluorescence and immunoblot analysis of the relative abundance of PSII and PSI reaction center proteins were used to evaluate the role of light in the development of possible protective mechanisms during low temperature stress and the consequent recovery from exposure to low temperature and different light intensities. The results presented clearly suggest that Arabidopsis plants can employ a number of highly dynamic photoprotective strategies depending on the light intensity. These strategies include one based on LHCII quenching and two other quenching mechanisms localized within the PSII and PSI reaction centers, which are all expressed to different extent depending on the severity of the photoinhibitory treatments under low temperature stress conditions.
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- Maya Velitchkova
- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev str. Bl. 21, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev str. Bl. 21, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev str. Bl. 21, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev str. Bl. 21, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev str. Bl. 21, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Str. N, London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada
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Vilas JM, Corigliano MG, Clemente M, Maiale SJ, Rodríguez AA. Close relationship between the state of the oxygen evolving complex and rice cold stress tolerance. Plant Sci 2020; 296:110488. [PMID: 32540008 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The results of the present work suggested a relationship between the growth stability and functional/structural parameters associated to the primary photochemistry and oxygen evolving complex (OEC) in tolerant rice plants under suboptimal low temperatures (SLT) stress. This was concluded from the absence of changes in net photosynthetic rate and in fraction of reaction centers to reduce quinone A, and very small changes in P680 efficiency to trap and donate electrons to quinone A and in fraction of active OEC in tolerant plants under cold stress but not in sensitive plants. The SLT stress also induced OEC activity limitations in both genotypes, but in a greater extent in sensitive plants. However, an assay using an artificial electron donor to replace OEC indicated that the P680+ capacity to accept electrons was not altered in both genotypes under SLT stress from the beginning of the stress treatment, suggesting that the OEC structure stability is related to rice SLT tolerance to sustain the photosynthesis. This hypothesis was also supported by the fact that tolerant plants but not sensitive plants did not alter the gene expression and protein content of PsbP under SLT stress, an OEC subunit with a role in stabilizing of OEC structure.
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- Juan Manuel Vilas
- Laboratorio de Fisiología de Estrés Abiótico en Plantas, Unidad de Biotecnología 1, INTECH-CONICET-UNSAM, Chascomús, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Vegetal, INTECH-CONICET-UNSAM, Chascomús, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología de Estrés Abiótico en Plantas, Unidad de Biotecnología 1, INTECH-CONICET-UNSAM, Chascomús, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología de Estrés Abiótico en Plantas, Unidad de Biotecnología 1, INTECH-CONICET-UNSAM, Chascomús, Argentina.
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Ritonga FN, Chen S. Physiological and Molecular Mechanism Involved in Cold Stress Tolerance in Plants. Plants (Basel) 2020; 9:E560. [PMID: 32353940 PMCID: PMC7284489 DOI: 10.3390/plants9050560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Previous studies have reported that low temperature (LT) constrains plant growth and restricts productivity in temperate regions. However, the underlying mechanisms are complex and not well understood. Over the past ten years, research on the process of adaptation and tolerance of plants during cold stress has been carried out. In molecular terms, researchers prioritize research into the field of the ICE-CBF-COR signaling pathway which is believed to be the important key to the cold acclimation process. Inducer of CBF Expression (ICE) is a pioneer of cold acclimation and plays a central role in C-repeat binding (CBF) cold induction. CBFs activate the expression of COR genes via binding to cis-elements in the promoter of COR genes. An ICE-CBF-COR signaling pathway activates the appropriate expression of downstream genes, which encodes osmoregulation substances. In this review, we summarize the recent progress of cold stress tolerance in plants from molecular and physiological perspectives and other factors, such as hormones, light, and circadian clock. Understanding the process of cold stress tolerance and the genes involved in the signaling network for cold stress is essential for improving plants, especially crops.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China;
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Wang F, Yan J, Ahammed GJ, Wang X, Bu X, Xiang H, Li Y, Lu J, Liu Y, Qi H, Qi M, Li T. PGR5/PGRL1 and NDH Mediate Far-Red Light-Induced Photoprotection in Response to Chilling Stress in Tomato. Front Plant Sci 2020; 11:669. [PMID: 32547581 PMCID: PMC7270563 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Plants experience low ambient temperature and low red to far-red ratios (L-R/FR) of light due to vegetative shading and longer twilight durations in cool seasons. Low temperature induce photoinhibition through inactivation of the photosynthetic apparatus, however, the role of light quality on photoprotection during cold stress remains poorly understood. Here, we report that L-R/FR significantly prevents the overreduction of the entire intersystem electron transfer chain and the limitation of photosystem I (PSI) acceptor side, eventually alleviating the cold-induced photoinhibition. During cold stress, L-R/FR activated cyclic electron flow (CEF), enhanced protonation of PSII subunit S (PsbS) and de-epoxidation state of the xanthophyll cycle, and promoted energy-dependent quenching (qE) component of non-photochemical quenching (NPQ), enzyme activity of Foyer-Halliwell-Asada cycle and D1 proteins accumulation. However, L-R/FR -induced photoprotection pathways were compromised in tomato PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION5 (PGR5) and PGR5-LIKE PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHENOTYPE1A (PGRL1A) co-silenced plants and NADH DEHYDROGENASE-LIKE COMPLEX M (NDHM) -silenced plants during cold stress. Our results demonstrate that both PGR5/PGRL1- and NDH-dependent CEF mediate L-R/FR -induced cold tolerance by enhancing the thermal dissipation and the repair of photodamaged PSII, thereby mitigating the overreduction of electron carriers and the accumulation of reactive oxygen species. The study indicates that there is an anterograde link between photoreception and photoprotection in tomato plants during cold stress.
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- Feng Wang
- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Ministry of Education, Shenyang, China
- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Northern Horticultural Facilities Design and Application Technology (Liaoning), Shenyang, China
- *Correspondence: Feng Wang, ;
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Ministry of Education, Shenyang, China
- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Northern Horticultural Facilities Design and Application Technology (Liaoning), Shenyang, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Ministry of Education, Shenyang, China
- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Northern Horticultural Facilities Design and Application Technology (Liaoning), Shenyang, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Ministry of Education, Shenyang, China
- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Northern Horticultural Facilities Design and Application Technology (Liaoning), Shenyang, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Ministry of Education, Shenyang, China
- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Northern Horticultural Facilities Design and Application Technology (Liaoning), Shenyang, China
- Tianlai Li,
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Mathur S, Tomar RS, Jajoo A. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) protects photosynthetic apparatus of wheat under drought stress. Photosynth Res 2019; 139:227-238. [PMID: 29982909 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-018-0538-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Drought stress (DS) is amongst one of the abiotic factors affecting plant growth by limiting productivity of crops by inhibiting photosynthesis. Damage due to DS and its protection by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) was studied on photosynthetic apparatus of wheat (Triticum aestivum) plants in pot experiments. DS was maintained by limiting irrigation to the drought stressed (DS) and AMF + DS plants. Relative Water content (RWC) was measured for leaf as well as soil to ensure drought conditions. DS plants had minimum RWC for both leaf and soil. AMF plants showed increased RWC both for leaf and soil indicating that AMF hyphae penetrated deep into the soil and provided moisture to the plants. In Chl a fluorescence induction curve (OJIP), a declined J-I and I-P phase was observed in DS plants. Efficacy of primary photochemistry declined in DS plants as result of DS, while AMF plants showed maximum photochemistry. DS leads to declined quantum efficiency of PSI and PSII in DS plants while it was restored in AMF + DS plants. Electron transport (ETRI and ETRII) decreased while quantum yield of non-photochemical quenching Y(NPQ) increased as a result of drought stress. CEF around PSI increased in DS-stressed plants. Efficient PSI complexes decreased in DS plants while in case of AMF plants PSI complexes were able to perform PSI photochemistry significantly. Thus, it is concluded that drought stress-induced damage to the structure and function of PSII and PSI was alleviated by AMF colonization.
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- Sonal Mathur
- School of Life Science, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, 452017, India
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- School of Life Science, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, 452017, India
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- School of Life Science, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, 452017, India.
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Popova AV, Dobrev K, Velitchkova M, Ivanov AG. Differential temperature effects on dissipation of excess light energy and energy partitioning in lut2 mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana under photoinhibitory conditions. Photosynth Res 2019; 139:367-385. [PMID: 29725995 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-018-0511-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 04/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The high-light-induced alterations in photosynthetic performance of photosystem II (PSII) and photosystem I (PSI) as well as effectiveness of dissipation of excessive absorbed light during illumination for different periods of time at room (22 °C) and low (8-10 °C) temperature of leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana, wt and lut2, were followed with the aim of unraveling the role of lutein in the process of photoinhibition. Photosynthetic parameters of PSII and PSI were determined on whole leaves by PAM fluorometer and oxygen evolving activity-by a Clark-type electrode. In thylakoid membranes, isolated from non-illuminated and illuminated for 4.5 h leaves of wt and lut2 the photochemical activity of PSII and PSI and energy interaction between the main pigment-protein complexes was determined. Results indicate that in non-illuminated leaves of lut2 the maximum rate of oxygen evolution and energy utilization in PSII is lower, excitation pressure of PSII is higher and cyclic electron transport around PSI is faster than in wt leaves. Under high-light illumination, lut2 leaves are more sensitive in respect to PSII performance and the extent of increase of excitation pressure of PSII, ΦNO, and cyclic electron transport around PSI are higher than in wt leaves, especially when illumination is performed at low temperature. Significant part of the excessive light energy is dissipated via mechanism, not dependent on ∆pH and to functioning of xanthophyll cycle in LHCII, operating more intensively in lut2 leaves.
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- Antoaneta V Popova
- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. bl. 21, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. bl. 21, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. bl. 21, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. bl. 21, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Str. N., London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada
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Mao J, Yu Y, Yang J, Li G, Li C, Qi X, Wen T, Hu J. Comparative transcriptome analysis of sweet corn seedlings under low-temperature stress. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2017.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ivanov AG, Morgan-Kiss RM, Krol M, Allakhverdiev SI, Zanev Y, Sane PV, Huner NPA. Photoinhibition of photosystem I in a pea mutant with altered LHCII organization. J Photochem Photobiol B 2015; 152:335-46. [PMID: 26321219 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2015.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2015] [Revised: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Comparative analysis of in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence imaging revealed that photosystem II (PSII) photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm) of leaves of the Costata 2/133 pea mutant with altered pigment composition and decreased level of oligomerization of the light harvesting chlorophyll a/b-protein complexes (LHCII) of PSII (Dobrikova et al., 2000; Ivanov et al., 2005) did not differ from that of WT. In contrast, photosystem I (PSI) activity of the Costata 2/133 mutant measured by the far-red (FR) light inducible P700 (P700(+)) signal exhibited 39% lower steady state level of P700(+), a 2.2-fold higher intersystem electron pool size (e(-)/P700) and higher rate of P700(+) re-reduction, which indicate an increased capacity for PSI cyclic electron transfer (CET) in the Costata 2/133 mutant than WT. The mutant also exhibited a limited capacity for state transitions. The lower level of oxidizable P700 (P700(+)) is consistent with a lower amount of PSI related chlorophyll protein complexes and lower abundance of the PsaA/PsaB heterodimer, PsaD and Lhca1 polypeptides in Costata 2/133 mutant. Exposure of WT and the Costata 2/133 mutant to high light stress resulted in a comparable photoinhibition of PSII measured in vivo, although the decrease of Fv/Fm was modestly higher in the mutant plants. However, under the same photoinhibitory conditions PSI photochemistry (P700(+)) measured as ΔA820-860 was inhibited to a greater extent (50%) in the Costata 2/133 mutant than in the WT (22%). This was accompanied by a 50% faster re-reduction rate of P700(+) in the dark indicating a higher capacity for CET around PSI in high light treated mutant leaves. The role of chloroplast thylakoid organization on the stability of the PSI complex and its susceptibility to high light stress is discussed.
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- A G Ivanov
- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, N., London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada.
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- Department of Microbiology, Miami University, 700 E. High Street, Oxford, OH 45045, USA
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, N., London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya Street 35, Moscow 127276, Russia; Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia; Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Jain Irrigation Systems Limited, Jain Hills, Jalgaon 425001, India
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, N., London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada.
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Suorsa M. Cyclic electron flow provides acclimatory plasticity for the photosynthetic machinery under various environmental conditions and developmental stages. Front Plant Sci 2015; 6:800. [PMID: 26442093 PMCID: PMC4585005 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Photosynthetic electron flow operates in two modes, linear and cyclic. In cyclic electron flow (CEF), electrons are recycled around photosystem I. As a result, a transthylakoid proton gradient (ΔpH) is generated, leading to the production of ATP without concomitant production of NADPH, thus increasing the ATP/NADPH ratio within the chloroplast. At least two routes for CEF exist: a PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION5-PGRL1-and a chloroplast NDH-like complex mediated pathway. This review focuses on recent findings concerning the characteristics of both CEF routes in higher plants, with special emphasis paid on the crucial role of CEF in under challenging environmental conditions and developmental stages.
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- Marjaana Suorsa
- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of TurkuTurku, Finland
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Tongra T, Jajoo A. Investigating changes in the redox state of Photosystem I at low pH. J Photochem Photobiol B 2015; 151:25-30. [PMID: 26151897 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2015.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Revised: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Changes in the redox state of Photosystem I (PSI) were studied in spinach leaf discs suspended in buffers of different pH (pH 7.5, 6.5, 5.5 and 4.5). By measuring absorbance changes at 820 nm, it was observed that under normal conditions, the electrons were supplied by Photosystem II (PSII) for the photo-oxidation of P700 while in the presence of DCMU when electrons coming from PSII are blocked, cyclic electron flow (CEF) around PSI was the major source for the absorbance changes observed at 820 nm. This was supported by complete inhibition in the reduction of both single turnover (ST) area and multiple turnover (MT) area, in the presence of DCMU, which is generally filled up by the electrons coming from PSII. In the absence of DCMU, the intersystem electron pool or plastoquinone (PQ) pool was increased at low pH which was probably due to enhanced cyclic electron flow around PSI. Our results also suggest that at low pH, in the absence of DCMU, the major contribution for faster dark re-reduction of P700(+) is attributed mainly by PSII and CEF PSI while in the presence of DCMU, the significant contribution is provided by CEF PSI and other stromal components.
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- Teena Tongra
- School of Life Science, Devi Ahilya University, Indore 452017, M.P., India
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- School of Life Science, Devi Ahilya University, Indore 452017, M.P., India.
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Betterle N, Ballottari M, Baginsky S, Bassi R. High light-dependent phosphorylation of photosystem II inner antenna CP29 in monocots is STN7 independent and enhances nonphotochemical quenching. Plant Physiol 2015; 167:457-71. [PMID: 25501945 PMCID: PMC4326754 DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.252379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Phosphorylation of the photosystem II antenna protein CP29 has been reported to be induced by excess light and further enhanced by low temperature, increasing resistance to these stressing factors. Moreover, high light-induced CP29 phosphorylation was specifically found in monocots, both C3 and C4, which include the large majority of food crops. Recently, knockout collections have become available in rice (Oryza sativa), a model organism for monocots. In this work, we have used reverse genetics coupled to biochemical and physiological analysis to elucidate the molecular basis of high light-induced phosphorylation of CP29 and the mechanisms by which it exerts a photoprotective effect. We found that kinases and phosphatases involved in CP29 phosphorylation are distinct from those reported to act in State 1-State 2 transitions. In addition, we elucidated the photoprotective role of CP29 phosphorylation in reducing singlet oxygen production and enhancing excess energy dissipation. We thus established, in monocots, a mechanistic connection between phosphorylation of CP29 and nonphotochemical quenching, two processes so far considered independent from one another.
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- Nico Betterle
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Università di Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy (N.B., M.B., R.B.); andInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany (S.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Università di Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy (N.B., M.B., R.B.); andInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany (S.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Università di Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy (N.B., M.B., R.B.); andInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany (S.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Università di Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy (N.B., M.B., R.B.); andInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany (S.B.)
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Fiedler K, Bekele WA, Duensing R, Gründig S, Snowdon R, Stützel H, Zacharias A, Uptmoor R. Genetic dissection of temperature-dependent sorghum growth during juvenile development. Theor Appl Genet 2014; 127:1935-48. [PMID: 25023408 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-014-2350-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Promising genome regions for improving cold tolerance of sorghum were identified on chromosomes SBI-01, SBI-03, SBI-07, and SBI-10. Chlorophyll fluorescence had no major effect on growth rates at low temperatures. Developing fast growing sorghum seedlings is an important breeding goal for temperate climates since low springtime temperatures are resulting in a prolonged juvenile development. The adaptation of sorghum to tropical and subtropical highlands gives hint for certain genetic variation. The goals of the present study were to detect marker-trait associations for leaf and dry matter growth rate and for chlorophyll fluorescence and content (SPAD) in relation to temperature. A diversity set comprising 194 genotypes was tested in eight controlled environments with temperatures ranging from 9.4 to 20.8 °C. Significant marker-trait associations (p < 0.05) were identified for each individual temperature regime and on the parameters of regression analyses describing the responses of growth or chlorophyll related traits to temperatures. The diversity set was fingerprinted with 171 diversity array technology (DArT) and 31 simple-sequence repeat (SSR) markers. SSRs were used to analyze the population structure while association studies were performed on DArT markers. Promising marker-trait associations for growth rates in relation to temperature were detected on chromosomes SBI-01, SBI-03, SBI-07, and SBI-10. Many promising loci were also significantly associated to the results obtained in individual low-temperature environments. Marker-trait associations for chlorophyll content and fluorescence did occasionally co-locate to those for growth during juvenile development but there was no evidence supporting our hypothesis that seedling growth at low temperatures is largely influenced by SPAD or fluorescence.
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- Karin Fiedler
- Institute of Biological Production Systems, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Straße 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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Kukuczka B, Magneschi L, Petroutsos D, Steinbeck J, Bald T, Powikrowska M, Fufezan C, Finazzi G, Hippler M. Proton Gradient Regulation5-Like1-Mediated Cyclic Electron Flow Is Crucial for Acclimation to Anoxia and Complementary to Nonphotochemical Quenching in Stress Adaptation. Plant Physiol 2014; 165:1604-1617. [PMID: 24948831 PMCID: PMC4119042 DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.240648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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To investigate the functional importance of Proton Gradient Regulation5-Like1 (PGRL1) for photosynthetic performances in the moss Physcomitrella patens, we generated a pgrl1 knockout mutant. Functional analysis revealed diminished nonphotochemical quenching (NPQ) as well as decreased capacity for cyclic electron flow (CEF) in pgrl1. Under anoxia, where CEF is induced, quantitative proteomics evidenced severe down-regulation of photosystems but up-regulation of the chloroplast NADH dehydrogenase complex, plastocyanin, and Ca2+ sensors in the mutant, indicating that the absence of PGRL1 triggered a mechanism compensatory for diminished CEF. On the other hand, proteins required for NPQ, such as light-harvesting complex stress-related protein1 (LHCSR1), violaxanthin de-epoxidase, and PSII subunit S, remained stable. To further investigate the interrelation between CEF and NPQ, we generated a pgrl1 npq4 double mutant in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii lacking both PGRL1 and LHCSR3 expression. Phenotypic comparative analyses of this double mutant, together with the single knockout strains and with the P. patens pgrl1, demonstrated that PGRL1 is crucial for acclimation to high light and anoxia in both organisms. Moreover, the data generated for the C. reinhardtii double mutant clearly showed a complementary role of PGRL1 and LHCSR3 in managing high light stress response. We conclude that both proteins are needed for photoprotection and for survival under low oxygen, underpinning a tight link between CEF and NPQ in oxygenic photosynthesis. Given the complementarity of the energy-dependent component of NPQ (qE) and PGRL1-mediated CEF, we suggest that PGRL1 is a capacitor linked to the evolution of the PSII subunit S-dependent qE in terrestrial plants.
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- Bernadeta Kukuczka
- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Muenster, Germany (B.K., L.M., D.P., J.S., T.B., C.F., M.H.);Centre National Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte Recherche 5168, Laboratoire Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et Energies Alternatives, l'Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte Recherche 1200, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38041 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.); andDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C 1871, Denmark (M.P.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Muenster, Germany (B.K., L.M., D.P., J.S., T.B., C.F., M.H.);Centre National Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte Recherche 5168, Laboratoire Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et Energies Alternatives, l'Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte Recherche 1200, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38041 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.); andDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C 1871, Denmark (M.P.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Muenster, Germany (B.K., L.M., D.P., J.S., T.B., C.F., M.H.);Centre National Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte Recherche 5168, Laboratoire Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et Energies Alternatives, l'Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte Recherche 1200, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38041 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.); andDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C 1871, Denmark (M.P.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Muenster, Germany (B.K., L.M., D.P., J.S., T.B., C.F., M.H.);Centre National Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte Recherche 5168, Laboratoire Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et Energies Alternatives, l'Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte Recherche 1200, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38041 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.); andDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C 1871, Denmark (M.P.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Muenster, Germany (B.K., L.M., D.P., J.S., T.B., C.F., M.H.);Centre National Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte Recherche 5168, Laboratoire Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et Energies Alternatives, l'Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte Recherche 1200, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38041 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.); andDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C 1871, Denmark (M.P.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Muenster, Germany (B.K., L.M., D.P., J.S., T.B., C.F., M.H.);Centre National Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte Recherche 5168, Laboratoire Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et Energies Alternatives, l'Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte Recherche 1200, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38041 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.); andDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C 1871, Denmark (M.P.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Muenster, Germany (B.K., L.M., D.P., J.S., T.B., C.F., M.H.);Centre National Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte Recherche 5168, Laboratoire Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et Energies Alternatives, l'Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte Recherche 1200, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38041 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.); andDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C 1871, Denmark (M.P.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Muenster, Germany (B.K., L.M., D.P., J.S., T.B., C.F., M.H.);Centre National Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte Recherche 5168, Laboratoire Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et Energies Alternatives, l'Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte Recherche 1200, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38041 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.); andDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C 1871, Denmark (M.P.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Muenster, Germany (B.K., L.M., D.P., J.S., T.B., C.F., M.H.);Centre National Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte Recherche 5168, Laboratoire Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et Energies Alternatives, l'Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte Recherche 1200, F-38054 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.);Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38041 Grenoble, France (D.P., G.F.); andDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C 1871, Denmark (M.P.)
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Dobrikova AG, Vladkova RS, Rashkov GD, Todinova SJ, Krumova SB, Apostolova EL. Effects of exogenous 24-epibrassinolide on the photosynthetic membranes under non-stress conditions. Plant Physiol Biochem 2014; 80:75-82. [PMID: 24727791 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/22/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In the present work the effects of exogenous 24-epibrassinolide (EBR) on functional and structural characteristics of the thylakoid membranes under non-stress conditions were evaluated 48 h after spraying of pea plants with different concentrations of EBR (0.01, 0.1 and 1.0 mg.L(-1)). The results show that the application of 0.1 mg.L(-1) EBR has the most pronounced effect on the studied characteristics of the photosynthetic membranes. The observed changes in 540 nm light scattering and in the calorimetric transitions suggest alterations in the structural organization of the thylakoid membranes after EBR treatment, which in turn influence the kinetics of oxygen evolution, accelerate the electron transport rate, increase the effective quantum yield of photosystem II and the photochemical quenching. The EBR-induced changes in the photosynthetic membranes are most probably involved in the stress tolerance of plants.
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- Anelia G Dobrikova
- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev, St. 21, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria.
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev, St. 21, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev, St. 21, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev, St. 21, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev, St. 21, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev, St. 21, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
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Schlüter U, Colmsee C, Scholz U, Bräutigam A, Weber APM, Zellerhoff N, Bucher M, Fahnenstich H, Sonnewald U. Adaptation of maize source leaf metabolism to stress related disturbances in carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus balance. BMC Genomics 2013; 14:442. [PMID: 23822863 PMCID: PMC3716532 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Abiotic stress causes disturbances in the cellular homeostasis. Re-adjustment of balance in carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus metabolism therefore plays a central role in stress adaptation. However, it is currently unknown which parts of the primary cell metabolism follow common patterns under different stress conditions and which represent specific responses. Results To address these questions, changes in transcriptome, metabolome and ionome were analyzed in maize source leaves from plants suffering low temperature, low nitrogen (N) and low phosphorus (P) stress. The selection of maize as study object provided data directly from an important crop species and the so far underexplored C4 metabolism. Growth retardation was comparable under all tested stress conditions. The only primary metabolic pathway responding similar to all stresses was nitrate assimilation, which was down-regulated. The largest group of commonly regulated transcripts followed the expression pattern: down under low temperature and low N, but up under low P. Several members of this transcript cluster could be connected to P metabolism and correlated negatively to different phosphate concentration in the leaf tissue. Accumulation of starch under low temperature and low N stress, but decrease in starch levels under low P conditions indicated that only low P treated leaves suffered carbon starvation. Conclusions Maize employs very different strategies to manage N and P metabolism under stress. While nitrate assimilation was regulated depending on demand by growth processes, phosphate concentrations changed depending on availability, thus building up reserves under excess conditions. Carbon and energy metabolism of the C4 maize leaves were particularly sensitive to P starvation.
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- Urte Schlüter
- Department of Biology, Division of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Staudtstr, 5, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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Tikkanen M, Grieco M, Nurmi M, Rantala M, Suorsa M, Aro EM. Regulation of the photosynthetic apparatus under fluctuating growth light. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2013; 367:3486-93. [PMID: 23148275 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Safe and efficient conversion of solar energy to metabolic energy by plants is based on tightly inter-regulated transfer of excitation energy, electrons and protons in the photosynthetic machinery according to the availability of light energy, as well as the needs and restrictions of metabolism itself. Plants have mechanisms to enhance the capture of energy when light is limited for growth and development. Also, when energy is in excess, the photosynthetic machinery slows down the electron transfer reactions in order to prevent the production of reactive oxygen species and the consequent damage of the photosynthetic machinery. In this opinion paper, we present a partially hypothetical scheme describing how the photosynthetic machinery controls the flow of energy and electrons in order to enable the maintenance of photosynthetic activity in nature under continual fluctuations in white light intensity. We discuss the roles of light-harvesting II protein phosphorylation, thermal dissipation of excess energy and the control of electron transfer by cytochrome b(6)f, and the role of dynamically regulated turnover of photosystem II in the maintenance of the photosynthetic machinery. We present a new hypothesis suggesting that most of the regulation in the thylakoid membrane occurs in order to prevent oxidative damage of photosystem I.
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- Mikko Tikkanen
- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Grouneva I, Gollan PJ, Kangasjärvi S, Suorsa M, Tikkanen M, Aro EM. Phylogenetic viewpoints on regulation of light harvesting and electron transport in eukaryotic photosynthetic organisms. Planta 2013; 237:399-412. [PMID: 22971817 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-012-1744-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 08/03/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The comparative study of photosynthetic regulation in the thylakoid membrane of different phylogenetic groups can yield valuable insights into mechanisms, genetic requirements and redundancy of regulatory processes. This review offers a brief summary on the current understanding of light harvesting and photosynthetic electron transport regulation in different photosynthetic eukaryotes, with a special focus on the comparison between higher plants and unicellular algae of secondary endosymbiotic origin. The foundations of thylakoid structure, light harvesting, reversible protein phosphorylation and PSI-mediated cyclic electron transport are traced not only from green algae to vascular plants but also at the branching point between the "green" and the "red" lineage of photosynthetic organisms. This approach was particularly valuable in revealing processes that (1) are highly conserved between phylogenetic groups, (2) serve a common physiological role but nevertheless originate in divergent genetic backgrounds or (3) are missing in one phylogenetic branch despite their unequivocal importance in another, necessitating a search for alternative regulatory mechanisms and interactions.
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- Irina Grouneva
- Molecular Plant Biology, University of Turku, Tykistökatu 6A, Turku, Finland.
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Ivanov AG, Rosso D, Savitch LV, Stachula P, Rosembert M, Oquist G, Hurry V, Hüner NPA. Implications of alternative electron sinks in increased resistance of PSII and PSI photochemistry to high light stress in cold-acclimated Arabidopsis thaliana. Photosynth Res 2012; 113:191-206. [PMID: 22843101 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-012-9769-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2012] [Accepted: 07/11/2012] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Exposure of control (non-hardened) Arabidopsis leaves to high light stress at 5 °C resulted in a decrease of both photosystem II (PSII) (45 %) and Photosystem I (PSI) (35 %) photochemical efficiencies compared to non-treated plants. In contrast, cold-acclimated (CA) leaves exhibited only 35 and 22 % decrease of PSII and PSI photochemistry, respectively, under the same conditions. This was accompanied by an accelerated rate of P700(+) re-reduction, indicating an up-regulation of PSI-dependent cyclic electron transport (CET). Interestingly, the expression of the NDH-H gene and the relative abundance of the Ndh-H polypeptide, representing the NDH-complex, decreased as a result of exposure to low temperatures. This indicates that the NDH-dependent CET pathway cannot be involved and the overall stimulation of CET in CA plants is due to up-regulation of the ferredoxin-plastoquinone reductase, antimycin A-sensitive CET pathway. The lower abundance of NDH complex also implies lower activity of the chlororespiratory pathway in CA plants, although the expression level and overall abundance of the other well-characterized component involved in chlororespiration, the plastid terminal oxidase (PTOX), was up-regulated at low temperatures. This suggests increased PTOX-mediated alternative electron flow to oxygen in plants exposed to low temperatures. Indeed, the estimated proportion of O(2)-dependent linear electron transport not utilized in carbon assimilation and not directed to photorespiration was twofold higher in CA Arabidopsis. The possible involvement of alternative electron transport pathways in inducing greater resistance of both PSII and PSI to high light stress in CA plants is discussed.
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- A G Ivanov
- Department of Biology, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street N., London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada.
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