Des activites photosynthetiques sans les complexes pigmentaires CP1 et CP2

Photosynthetic activity in the absence of the CP1 and CP2 pigmentary complexesVarious photochemical activities were tested on chloroplasts of Zea mays that received 4 s of light every 4 h during the culture period. Photosystem I and Photosystem II were functioning, as well as the photosynthetic electron transport. These chloroplasts exhibited upon sodium dodecyl sulphate gel electrophoresis neither Complex 1 (M_r 70 000) generally associated with Photosystem I nor Complex 2 M_r 25 000) generally associated with Photosystem II. Chlorophyll is indeed attached to polypeptides of molecular weight 21 000 and 29 000.These results lead us to question the functional role of chloroplast protein-pigment complexes observed by sodium dodecyl sulphate gel electrophoresis.     

洋葱黄矮病毒检测试剂盒的研制

根据已报道的洋葱黄矮病毒(OYDV)序列设计引物,扩增洋葱黄矮病毒(OYDV)六安分离物外壳蛋白(CP)基因.序列同源性分析结果表明,与目前已报道的OYDV不同分离物CP基因核苷酸序列同源性为84.0%～95.8%,相应推测的氨基酸序列同源性为86.8%～97.6%.将CP基因插入原核表达载体pSBET后在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)Plys S中诱导表达.通过12%SDS-PAGE和5%～20%梯度SDS-PAGE两次制备电泳纯化诱导产物,免疫家兔获得抗CP血清,Western blot分析对CP具有高度特异性.硫酸铵沉淀初步IgG,然后用Protein A-Red Sepharose亲和层析进一步纯化IgG,IgG与甘油1: 1混合获得效价1: 4 800的一抗.将一抗、羊抗兔二抗和4-硝基苯基磷酸二钠组成OYDV检测试剂盒,可用于田间OYDV病样检测.     

The structure and function of CP47 and CP43 in Photosystem II

This Minireview presents a summary of recent investigations examining the structure and functions of the Photosystem II chlorophyll-proteins CP47 and CP43, updating our previous review which appeared in 1990 (TM Bricker, Photosynth Res 24: 1–13). Since this time, numerous studies have clarified the roles of these chlorophyll-proteins within the photosystem. Biochemical, molecular and structural studies (electron and X-ray diffraction) have demonstrated the close association of these components with the photochemical reaction center of the photosystem and with the extrinsic oxygen evolution enhancer proteins. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

大豆花叶病毒CP基因原核表达与抗血清制备

根据已报道的大豆花叶病毒(SMV)序列设计引物,扩增SMV的外壳蛋白(CP)基因,序列同源性分析结果表明,与目前已报道的SMV不同分离物CP基因核苷酸序列同源性为85.0%～96.8%,相应推测的氨基酸序列同源性为87.9%～98.9%.将CP基因插入原核表达载体pSBET后在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)Plys S中诱导表达.通过12%SDS-PAGE和5%～20%梯度SDS-PAGE两次制备电泳纯化诱导产物,免疫家兔获得抗CP血清,Western blot分析对CP具有高度特异性.硫酸铵沉淀法与Protein A-Red Sepharose 亲和层析相结合提取IgG,获得效价达1∶ 3 800的一抗,可用于田间SMV病样检测.     

Properties of zeaxanthin and its radical cation bound to the minor light-harvesting complexes CP24, CP26 and CP29

Nonphotochemical quenching (NPQ) is a fundamental mechanism in photosynthesis by which plants protect themselves against excess excitation energy and which is thus of crucial importance for plant survival and fitness. Recently, carotenoid radical cation (Car^•+) formation has been discovered to be a key step in the feedback deexcitation quenching component (qE) of NPQ, whose molecular mechanism and location remains elusive. A recent model for qE suggests that the replacement of violaxanthin (Vio) by zeaxanthin (Zea) in photosynthetic pigment binding pockets can in principle result in qE via the so-called “gear-shift” or electron transfer quenching mechanisms. We performed pump-probe measurements on individual antenna complexes of photosystem II (CP24, CP26 and CP29) upon excitation of the chlorophylls (Chl) into their first excited Q_y state at 660 nm when either Vio or Zea was bound to those complexes. The Chl lifetime was then probed by measuring the decay kinetics of the Chl excited state absorption (ESA) at 900 nm. The charge-transfer quenching mechanism, which is characterized by a spectral signature of the transiently formed Zea radical cation (Zea^•+) in the near-IR, has also been addressed, both in solution and in light-harvesting complexes of photosystem II (LHC-II). Applying resonant two-photon two-color ionization (R2P2CI) spectroscopy we show here the formation of β-Car^•+ in solution, which occurs on a femtosecond time-scale by direct electron transfer to the solvent. The β-Car^•+ maxima strongly depend on the solvent polarity. Moreover, our two-color two-photon spectroscopy on CP29 reveals the spectral position of Zea^•+ in the near-IR region at 980 nm.     

小西葫芦黄花叶病毒外壳蛋白抗体制备

根据已报道的小西葫芦黄花叶病毒（ZYMV）序列设计特异引物,扩增ZYMV的全长外壳蛋白（CP）基因,插入原核表达载体pSBET后在大肠杆菌B121（DE3）plysS中诱导表达。通过12％SDS—PAGE和5％～20％梯度SDS—PAGE二次制备电泳纯化诱导产物,免疫小鼠,获得经过Western blot分析为特异的抗CP血清。硫酸铵沉淀法与ProteinA—Red Sepharose亲和层析相结合提取IgG,获得效价达1：4800的一抗,对西瓜和甜瓜田间样品的间接ELISA检测表明,ZYMV在田间普遍发生,研究制备的IgG可用于ZYMV检测。     

A study of molecular interactions in light-harvesting complexes LHCIIb, CP29, CP26 and CP24 by Stark effect spectroscopy

Electric field-induced absorption changes (electrochromism or Stark effect) of the light-harvesting PSII pigment-protein complexes LHCIIb, CP29, CP26 and CP24 were investigated. The results indicate the lack of strong intermolecular interactions in the chlorophyll a (Chl a) pools of all complexes. Characteristic features occur in the electronic spectrum of Chl b, which reflect the increased values of dipole moment and polarizability differences between the ground and excited states of interacting pigment systems. The strong Stark signal recorded for LHCIIb at 650-655 nm is much weaker in CP29, where it is replaced by a unique Stark band at 639 nm. Electrochromism of Chl b in CP26 and CP24 is significantly weaker but increased electrochromic parameters were also noticed for the Chl b transition at 650 nm. The spectra in the blue region are dominated by xanthophylls. The differences in Stark spectra of Chl b are linked to differences in pigment content and organization in individual complexes and point to the possibility of electron exchange interactions between energetically similar and closely spaced Chl b molecules.     

A study of molecular interactions in light-harvesting complexes LHCIIb, CP29, CP26 and CP24 by Stark effect spectroscopy

Electric field-induced absorption changes (electrochromism or Stark effect) of the light-harvesting PSII pigment-protein complexes LHCIIb, CP29, CP26 and CP24 were investigated. The results indicate the lack of strong intermolecular interactions in the chlorophyll a (Chl a) pools of all complexes. Characteristic features occur in the electronic spectrum of Chl b, which reflect the increased values of dipole moment and polarizability differences between the ground and excited states of interacting pigment systems. The strong Stark signal recorded for LHCIIb at 650-655 nm is much weaker in CP29, where it is replaced by a unique Stark band at 639 nm. Electrochromism of Chl b in CP26 and CP24 is significantly weaker but increased electrochromic parameters were also noticed for the Chl b transition at 650 nm. The spectra in the blue region are dominated by xanthophylls. The differences in Stark spectra of Chl b are linked to differences in pigment content and organization in individual complexes and point to the possibility of electron exchange interactions between energetically similar and closely spaced Chl b molecules.     

Phosphorylation of spinach chlorophyll-protein complexes. CPII, but not CP29, CP27, or CP24, is phosphorylated in vitro

Previous studies have indicated that the reversible phosphorylation of a population of antenna complexes that can donate energy to PS II ('mobile LHC II') plays a regulatory role in the state 1-state 2 transition in thylakoid membranes. The relationship of phosphorylated LHC II to the multiple PS II-associated chlorophyll a/b-proteins resolvable on green gels is currently unclear. We have used a high resolution gel system to analyze thylakoids phosphorylated in vitro. The only PS II-associated antenna complex to become phosphorylated is CPII, indicating that this complex represents the mobile LHC II. The other putative PS II antenna complexes, CP29, CP24, and the new complex designated CP27 which comigrates with CPII, are not phosphorylated and are probably components of the bound 'LHC II' antenna.     

The guanidine hydrochloride-induced denaturation of CP43 and CP47 studied by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) is a new technique in studying the conformational state of a molecule in recent years. In this work, we reported the first use of THz-TDS to examine the denaturation of two photosynthesis membrane proteins: CP43 and CP47. THz-TDS was proven to be useful in discriminating the different conformational states of given proteins with similar structure and in monitoring the denaturation process of proteins. Upon treatment with guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCl), a 1.8 THz peak appeared for CP47 and free chlorophyll a (Chl a). This peak was deemed to originate from the interaction between Chl a and GuHCl molecules. The Chl a molecules in CP47 interacted with GuHCl more easily than those in CP43. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 39890390)     

The guanidine hydrochloride-induced denaturation of CP43 and CP47 studied by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) is a new technique in studying the conformational state of a molecule in recent years. In this work, we reported the first use of THz-TDS to examine the denaturation of two photosynthesis membrane proteins: CP43 and CP47. THz-TDS was proven to be useful in discriminating the different conformational states of given proteins with similar structure and in monitoring the denaturation process of proteins. Upon treatment with guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCl), a 1.8 THz peak appeared for CP47 and free chlorophyll a (Chl a). This peak was deemed to originate from the interaction between Chl a and GuHCl molecules. The Chl a molecules in CP47 interacted with GuHCl more easily than those in CP43.     

Revealing the structure of the photosystem II chlorophyll binding proteins, CP43 and CP47

A review of the structural properties of the photosystem II chlorophyll binding proteins, CP47 and CP43, is given and a model of the transmembrane helical domains of CP47 has been constructed. The model is based on (i) the amino acid sequence of the spinach protein, (ii) an 8 A three-dimensional electron density map derived from electron crystallography and (iii) the structural homology which the membrane spanning region of CP47 shares with the six N-terminal transmembrane helices of the PsaA/PsaB proteins of photosystem I. Particular emphasis has been placed on the position of chlorophyll molecules assigned in the 8 A three-dimensional map of CP47 (K.-H. Rhee, E.P. Morris, J. Barber, W. Kühlbrandt, Nature 396 (1998) 283-286) relative to histidine residues located in the transmembrane regions of this protein which are likely to form axial ligands for chlorophyll binding. Of the 14 densities assigned to chlorophyll, the model predicted that five have their magnesium ions within 4 A of the imidazole nitrogens of histidine residues. For the remaining seven histidine residues the densities attributed to chlorophylls were within 4-8 A of the imidazole nitrogens and thus too far apart for direct ligation with the magnesium ion within the tetrapyrrole head group. Improved structural resolution and reconsiderations of the orientation of the porphyrin rings will allow further refinement of the model.     

Evidence for direct interaction between the chlorophyll-proteins CP29 and CP47 in photosystem II.

Fractionation by anionic-exchange chromatography of an oxygen-evolving photosystem II complex solubilized with 10 mM dodecyl maltoside shows the existence of a sovra-molecular complex between the internal chlorophyll a antenna CP47 and the chlorophyll a/b minor antenna CP29. The chromatographic result is confirmed by a cross-linking experiment which brings about a binary conjugate formed by CP47 and CP29. The sovra-molecular complex between the two chlorophyll protein-complexes has a low temperature fluorescence emission red shifted with respect to the two isolated antenna components. A possible two arms antenna topology for photosystem II is suggested.     

Species-related differences in the electrophoretic behavior of CP 29 and CP 26: An immunochemical analysis

The monomeric chlorophyll-protein complexes, CP 29 and CP 26 seen in the Camm and Green (1980) and Dunahay and Staehelin (1986) green gels do not always migrate in the order of the apparent molecular weight of their apoproteins as determined by denaturing gel electrophoresis. In barley and corn they do, but in spinach they do not. In addition, in some higher plant species these chlorophyll-protein complexes comigrate on green gels causing confusion in the literature. To remedy this situation and circumvent future confusion, we propose that the CP 29 and CP 26 complexes be named according to the relative molecular weight of their apoproteins on denaturing gels. Our proposal is supported by the results obtained from four antibodies used on Western blot samples of whole thylakoids, grana membranes, and PS II preparations from different plants. The higher molecular weight proteins (proposed CP 29's) react strongly to one set of antibodies, and the lower molecular weight proteins (proposed CP 26's) react strongly to a different set. In spinach, CP 26 antibodies react also with CP 29, but the extent of the cross-reactivity depends critically on the gel electrophoresis system used. Accordingly, a lack of antibody reactivity under certain conditions may not indicate two proteins are unrelated, just simply that a particular epitope is no longer accessible following gel electrophoresis with a particular buffer system.Abbreviations CP Chlorophyll-protein - ammediol 1,2, amino-methyl-propanediol - Tris tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane - TBS Tris-buffered saline - MES 2-[N-Morpholino]ethane sulfonic acid - PS II Photosystem II - LHC II light harvesting polypeptides of PS II - BBY stacked membrane preparation of Berthold, Babcock and Yocum - HRP horseradish peroxidase - AP alkaline phosphatase - PVDF polyvinylidene fluoride - BSA bovine serum albumin - KLH keyhole limpet hemocyanin     

利用发根农杆菌（Agrobacteriom rhizogenes）介导二元载体向番茄导入TMV，CMV外壳蛋白基因的研究

本文用含ＰＲｉ（ＰＲｉＡ４ｂ）的发根农扦菌为介导,将二元载体质粒ＰＢＴＣ－８（Ｔ—ＤＮＡ上有ＴＭＶ—ＣＰ和ＣＭＶ—ＣＰ基因）,导入黑龙江省当地番茄品种。用胚轴注射,顶端切口涂抹,子叶切块穿刺等方法感染转化子菌液,诱导出毛状根。滤纸电泳检测有５０％以上的毛状根含有农抒诚和甘露碱。用抗性筛选法亦获得有卡那霉素抗性的毛状根。在穿刺感染子叶切块诱导产生的具卡那霉素抗性的愈伤组织上,获得不定芽与再生植株,经冠瘿碱,ＰＣＲ,斑点免疫结合法检测证明再生植株中有ＴＭＶ和ＣＭＶ基因产物的两种外壳蛋白和农扦碱与甘露碱,获得双转化植株。