Photoinhibition and repair in Dunaliella salina acclimated to different growth irradiances |
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Authors: | Irene Baroli Anastasios Melis |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Plant Biology, University of California, 411 Koshland Hall, 94720-3102 Berkeley, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | The light-dependent rate of photosystem-II (PSII) damage and repair was measured in photoautotrophic cultures of Dunaliella salina Teod. grown at different irradiances in the range 50–3000 mol photons · m–2· s–1. Rates of cell growth increased in the range of 50–800 mol photons·m–2·s–1, remained constant at a maximum in the range of 800–1,500 mol photons·m–2 ·s–1, and declined due to photoinhibition in the range of 1500–3000 mol photons·m–2·s–1. Western blot analyses, upon addition of lincomycin to the cultures, revealed first-order kinetics for the loss of the PSII reaction-center protein (D1) from the 32-kDa position, occurring as a result of photodamage. The rate constant of this 32-kDa protein loss was a linear function of cell growth irradiance. In the presence of lincomycin, loss of the other PSII reaction-center protein (D2) from the 34-kDa position was also observed, occurring with kinetics similar to those of the 32-kDa form of D1. Increasing rates of photodamage as a function of irradiance were accompanied by an increase in the steady-state level of a higher-molecular-weight protein complex ( 160-kDa) that cross-reacted with D1 antibodies. The steady-state level of the 160-kDa complex in thylakoids was also a linear function of cell growth irradiance. These observations suggest that photodamage to D1 converts stoichiometric amounts of D1 and D2 (i.e., the D1/D2 heterodimer) into a 160-kDa complex. This complex may help to stabilize the reaction-center proteins until degradation and replacement of D1 can occur. The results indicated an intrinsic half-time of about 60 min for the repair of individual PSII units, supporting the idea that degradation of D1 after photodamage is the rate-limiting step in the PSII repair process.Abbreviations Chl
chlorophyll
- PSI
photosystem I
- PSII
photosystem II
- D1
the 32-kDa reaction-center protein of PSII, encoded by the chloroplast psbA gene
- D2
the 34-kDa reactioncenter protein of PSII, encoded by the chloroplast psbD gene
- QA
primary electron-accepting plastoquinone of PSII
The work was supported by grant 94-37100-7529 from the US Department of Agriculture, National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program. |
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Keywords: | D1 protein Dunaliella Green algae Photodamage Photoinhibition Photosystem II |
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