叶绿体中的细胞色素b-559

细胞色素b-559是由叶绿体基因编码α、β亚基为单位构成的一种血红素蛋白,是光系统II反应中心的重要组分。以叶绿体为实验材料的研究表明,细胞色素b-559可通过氧化还原变化调节光系统II的光抑制敏感性,并对发生在供体侧和受体侧抑制的光系统II反应中心具有保护作用,但对整体植物在生理条件下的作用却未得到证实,这也正是今后需要研究的问题。     

细胞色素 b559与PSⅡ光抑制的光保护机制

Cyt b559是由两条多肽,即α、β-两个亚基组成的一种血红蛋白,是光系统Ⅱ(PSⅡ)蛋白复合体必不可少的组分。简要介绍了Cyt b559的分子组成及其氧化还原特性。重点阐述了在光抑制条件下cyt b559对PSⅡ反应中心的可能保护机制和由Cyt b559参与的围绕PSⅡ的循环电子传递。     

细胞色素 b559与PSⅡ光抑制的光保护机制

Cyt b559是由两条多肽,即α_、β_两个亚基组成的一种血红蛋白,是光系统Ⅱ（PSⅡ）蛋白复合体必不可少的组分。简要介绍了Cyt b559的分子组成及其氧化还原特性。重点阐述了在光抑制条件下Cyt b559对PSⅡ反应中心的可能保护机制和由Cyt b559参与的围绕PSⅡ的循环电子传递。     

细胞色素b559的结构、氧化还原特性与功能

细胞色素b559作为光系统Ⅱ（PSⅡ）的核心整合组分是光合作用研究的热点一。本文从静态、动态两方面分别总结细胞色素b559不同于其他b型细胞色素的性质,介绍了细胞色素b559研究的最新进展,并推测了其在光合膜上的功能。     

脓青素促进叶绿体中细胞色素b－559的光还原

当脓青素存在时，可以观察到菠菜叶绿体中光诱导的５５９ｎｍ吸收增加。此反应可以被光（波长６５０ｎｍ）诱导，但远红光（波长７２０ｎｍ）则无作用．光暗差示光谱表明被还原的物质为细胞色素ｂ－５５９。脓青素的作用在１μｍｏｌ／Ｌ接近饱和．并且其作用与跨膜质子梯度无关．脓青素所促进的细胞色素ｂ－５５９光还原被抑制剂ＤＣＭＵ和ＤＢＭＩＢ所抑制，但在氰化钾处理过的叶绿体中，脓青素依然促进细胞色素ｂ－５５９的光还原．在ＣＣＣＰ处理的叶绿体中，可以看到低光强红光诱导的细胞色素ｂ－５５９氧化。脓青素可以逆转ＣＣＣＰ的作用；促进细胞色素ｂ－５５９在高光强或低光强下都为红光还原。我们推测脓青素通过质子化作用，影响了细胞色素ｂ－５５９的光氧化还原反应．     

菠菜和水稻细胞色素b—559的分离纯化及其光谱性质研究

采用一种快速简捷的方法从菠菜（Ｓｐｉｎａｃｉａ ｏｌｅｒａｃｅａ Ｌ．）和水稻（Ｏｒｙｚａ ｓａｔｉｖａ Ｌ．）中分离纯化了光系统Ⅱ反应中心内的细胞色素ｂ－５５９,并且研究了其低温可见光区荧光光谱、室温紫外区荧光光谱、吸收光谱以及电泳特性。该方法的主要特点：１．以放氧核心复合物为起始材料以避免其他细胞色素的干扰;２．选用ＤＥＡＥ－Ｓｅｐｈａｃｅｌ为层析介质,用等度洗脱除去杂蛋白和叶绿素;３．用同一     

叶绿体中细胞色素的氧化还原光谱变化研究

通过不同的氧化还原试剂处理,可以使叶绿体中的细胞色素b-559、细胞色素f和细胞色素b6的光谱信号分别显示出来。TritonX-100处理及长时间放置可使叶绿体中的细胞色素b-559由高电位型式转变为低电位型式。解联剂的存在有助于观测细胞色素f的光氧化信号。预先加入铁氰化钾氧化的叶绿体中,可看到细胞色素b－559的光还原,这种还原被DCMU所抑制。     

细胞色素b基因序列与11种熊蜂的系统进化

通过比较一段357b的细胞色素b的序列,分析了熊蜂属5亚属11种熊蜂系统发育关系。5亚属包括Bombus( 5种）,Thoracobombus(3种）,Mendacibombus(1种）,Fervidobombus(1种）和Pyrobombus(1种）,该序列有65个单变异态位点和71个简约信息多态位点,翻译成119个氨基酸序列后有45个氨基酸变异位点。根据P－距离构建的邻接树（NJ tree)和最大简约树（MP tree)都显示同样的结果：Mendacibombus (B.avinovielllus)分化最早;Fervidobombus(B.pensylvanicus)次之;Pyrobombus(B.impatiens)和Bombus形成姊妹群;Bombus亚属是单系群,其中B.ignitus在所研究的5个种中分化最早。     

The enigmatic cytochrome b-559 of oxygenic photosynthesis

The ubiquitous and obligatory association of cytochrome b -559 with the photosystem II reaction center of oxygenic photosynthesis is a conundrum since it seems not to have a function in the primary electron transport pathway of oxygen evolution. A model for the cytochrome structure that satisfies the cis -positive rule for membrane protein assembly consists of two short, non-identical hydrophobic membrane-spanning polypeptides (α and β), each containing a single histidine residue, as ligands for the bridging heme prosthetic group that is on the side of the membrane opposite to the water splitting apparatus. The ability of the heterodimer, but not the single α-subunit, to satisfy the cis -positive rule implies that the cytochrome inserts into the membrane as a heterodimer, with some evidence implicating it as the first membrane inserted unit of the assembling reaction center. The very positive redox potential of the cytochrome can be explained by a position for the heme in a hydrophobic niche near the stromal aqueous interface where it is also influenced by the large positive dipole potential of the parallel α-helices of the cytochrome. The requirement for the cytochrome in oxygenic photosynthesis may be a consequence of the presence of the strongly oxidizing reaction center needed for H₂O-splitting. This may lead to the need, under conditions of stress or plastid development, for an alternate source of electrons when the H₂O-splitting system is not operative as a source of reductant for the reaction center.     

Dark reoxidation of the plastoquinone-pool is mediated by the low-potential form of cytochrome b-559 in spinach thylakoids

We have found that in isolated spinach thylakoids, plastoquinone-pool (PQ-pool), after its photoreduction, undergoes dark-reoxidation with the half-time of _1/2 = 43 ± 3 s. To explain the observed rates of PQ-pool reoxidation, a nonenzymatic plastoquinol (PQH₂) autoxidation under molecular oxygen and an enzymatic oxidation by the low-potential form of cytochrome b-559 (cyt. b-559LP), as the postulated PQ-oxidase in chlororespiration, were investigated. It was found that the autoxidation rate of PQH₂ in organic solvents and liposomes was too low to account for the observed oxidation rate of PQH₂ in thylakoids. The rate of cyt. b-559LP autoxidation in isolated Photosystem II was found to be similar (_1/2 = 26 ± 5 s) to that of the PQ-pool. This suggests that the LP form of cyt. b-559 is probably responsible for the PQ-oxidase activity observed during chlororespiration.     

Nucleotide sequence of the genes encoding cytochrome b-559 from the cyanelle genome of Cyanophora paradoxa

Cyanophora paradoxa is a flagellated protozoan which possesses unusual, chloroplast-like organelles referred to as cyanelles. The psbE and psbF genes, which encode the two apoprotein subunits of cytochrome b-559, have been cloned from the cyanelle genome of C. paradoxa. The complete nucleotide sequences of these genes and their flanking sequences were determined by the chain-termination, dideoxy method. The psbE gene is composed of 75 codons and predicts a polypeptide of 8462 Da that is seven to nine residues smaller than most other psbE gene products. The psbF gene consists of 43 codons and predicts a polypeptide of 4761 Da. Two open reading frames, whose sequences are highly conserved among cyanobacteria and numerous higher plants, were located in the nucleotide sequence downstream from the psbF gene. The first open reading frame, denoted psbI, is composed of 39 codons, while the second open reading frame, denoted psbJ, is composed of 41 codons. The predicted amino acid sequences of the psbI and psbJ gene products predict proteins of 5473 and 3973 Da respectively. These proteins are probably integral membrane proteins anchored in the membrane by a single, transmembrane alpha helix. The psbEFIJ genes are probably co-transcribed and constitute an operon as found for other organisms. Each of the four genes is preceded by a polypurine sequence which resembles the consensus ribsosome binding sequences for Escherichia coli.     

Composition and function of cytochrome b559 in reaction centers of photosystem II of green plants

A review of a recent study of the spectral and thermodynamic properties of cytochrome b559 as well as of the electron transfer between b559 and photosystem II reaction center cofactors in isolated D1/D2/cytochrome b559 complex RC-2 is presented. Attention is paid to the existence of intermediary-potential (IP, +150 mV) and extra-low-potential (XLP, –45 mV) hemes located close to the acceptor (quinone) and donor (P680) sides of the reaction center cofactors, respectively. These hemes found in isolated RC-2 probably correspond to the high-potential and low-potential hemes in chloroplasts, respectively. The above location of the hemes is believed to allow the photoreduction of the XLP heme and photooxidation of the IP heme. The electron transfer between the two hemes is discussed in terms of the cyclic electron flow and possible involvement in water splitting.     

Mutation of Residue Arginine~(18)of Cytochrome b_(559)a-Subunit and its Effects on Photosystem II Activities in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

It has been known that arginine is used as the basic amino acid in the a-subunit of cytochrome b_(559)(Cyt b_(559)) excepthistidine. However, previous studies have focused on the function of histidine in the activities of photosystem (PS) II andthere are no reports regarding the structural and/or functional roles of arginine in PSII complexes. In the present study,two arginine (R18) mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii were constructed using site-directed mutagenesis, in whichR18 was replaced by glutamic acid (E) and glycine (G). The results show that the oxygen evolution of the PSII complexin the R18G and R18E mutants was approximately 60% of wild-type (WT) levels and that, after irradiation at high lightintensity, oxygen evolution for the PSII of mutants was reduced to zero compared with 40% in WT cells. The efficiency oflight capture by PSII (F_v/F_m) of R18G and R18E mutants was approximately 42%-46% that of WT cells. Furthermore, levelsof the a-subunit of Cyt b_(559) and PsbO proteins were reduced in thylakoid membranes compared with WT. Overall, thesedata suggest that R18 plays a significant role in helping Cyt b_559 maintain the structure of the PSII complex and its activity,although it is not directly bound to the heme group.     

Spectroelectrochemistry of cytochrome b559 in the D1-D2-Cyt b559 complex from spinach

The redox potential of cytochrome b559 (Cyt b559) in the D1-D2-Cyt b559 complex from spinach has been determined to be +90+/-2mV vs. SHE at pH 6.0, by thin-layer cell spectroelectrochemistry for the first time. The redox potential, corresponding uniquely to the so-called "low-potential form", exhibited a sigmoidal pH-dependence from pH 4.0 to 9.0, ranging from +115 to +50mV. An analysis of the pH-dependence based on model equations suggests that two histidine residues coordinating to the heme iron in the protein subunits may exert electrostatic influence on the redox potential of Cyt b559.     

Heat-induced changes in the EPR signal of tyrosine D ($$ Y^{{OX}}_{D} $$): a possible role of Cytochrome b559

The present study for the first time describes a close relationship between a change in the states of Cyt b559, a damage to Mn complex and a rapid reduction of tyrosine D (Y_D) as a function of temperature in spinach thylakoid membranes. Measurements of the EPR signal of dark stable tyrosine D in heat-treated thylakoid membranes showed a gradual decay of the oxidized state of tyrosine D with the progression of temperature. Simultaneously, it leads to the conversion of high-potential Cytochrome b559 into its low-potential form. We have speculated a possible involvement of Cytochrome b559 in the primary reduction events of tyrosine D in dark at high temperature. However, rapid reduction of tyrosine D may also be due to the disassembly of the Mn clock, which causes exposure of Y_D to the lumen and thereby its reduction by some unknown factor. These conclusions are supported by the measurements of Mn²⁺ release and thermoluminescence curves of various charge pairs in heat-treated thylakoid membranes. The results reveal an important aspect on the role of Cyt b559 in PS II during temperature stress.     

Restoration of the high potential form of cytochrome b-559 through the photoreactivation of Tris-inactivated oxygen-evolving center

Restoration of a high potential (HP) form of cytochrome b-559 (Cyt b-559) from a low potential (LP) form was the primary process in the reconstitution of O₂-evolving center during the photoreactivation of Tris-inactivated chloroplasts. In normal chloroplasts, about 0.5 to 0.7 mol of Cyt b-559 was present in the HP form per 400 chlorophyll molecules. However, the HP form was converted to the LP form when the O₂-evolving center was inactivated by 0.8 M alkaline Tris-washing (pH 9.1). The inactivation was reversible and both the Cyt b-559 HP form and the O₂-evolving activity were restored by incubating the inactivated chloroplasts with weak light, Mn²⁺, Ca²⁺ and an electron donor (photoreactivation). The recovery of the HP form preceded the recovery of O₂-evolving activity. 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (DCMU) and 2,5-dibromo-3-methyl-6-isopropyl-p-benzoquinone (DBMIB) did not inhibit the recovery of the HP form. Thus, the recovery of Cyt b-559 HP form was the primary reaction in the photoreactivation, which was stimulated by the light-induced redox reaction of the PS-II core center.Abbreviations ASC ascorbate - BSA bovine serum albumin - Chl chlorophyll - Cyt b-559 HP form high potential form of cytochrome b-559 - Cyt b-559 LP form low potential form of cytochrome b-559 - Cyt b-559 VLP form very low potential form of cytochrome b-559 - Cyt f cytochrome f - DBMIB 2,5-dibromo-3-methyl-6-isopropyl-p-benzoquinone - DCMU 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea - DCPIP 2,6-dichlorophenol indophenol - Hepes N-2-hydroxyethyl-piperazine-N-2-ethanesulfonic acid - HQ hydroquinone - SHN chloroplast-preparation medium containing 0.4 M sucrose, 50 mM Hepes-Na (pH 7.8) and 20 mM NaCl - PS-II Photosystem II