Oxygen evolution in the thylakoid-lacking cyanobacterium Gloeobacter violaceus PCC 7421 |
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Authors: | Kohei Koyama Takumi Noguchi Tohru Tsuchiya Mamoru Mimuro |
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Affiliation: | a Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan b Graduate School of Materials Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan c Molecular Photoscience Research Center, Kobe University, Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan d Hall of Global Environmental Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan |
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Abstract: | The oxygen-evolving reactions of the thylakoid-lacking cyanobacterium Gloeobacter violaceus PCC 7421 were compared with those of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Four aspects were considered: sequence conservation in three extrinsic proteins for oxygen evolution, steady-state oxygen-evolving activity, charge recombination reactions, i.e., thermoluminescence and oscillation patterns of delayed luminescence on a second time scale and delayed fluorescence on the nanosecond time scale at − 196 °C. Even though there were significant differences between the amino acid sequences of extrinsic proteins in G. violaceus and Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, the oxygen-evolving activities were similar. The delayed luminescence oscillation patterns and glow curves of thermoluminescence were essentially identical between the two species, and the nanosecond delayed fluorescence spectral profiles and lifetimes were also very similar. These results indicate clearly that even though the oxygen-evolving reactions are carried out in the periplasm by components with altered amino acid sequences, the essential reaction processes for water oxidation are highly conserved. In contrast, we observed significant changes on the reduction side of photosystem II. Based on these data, we discuss the oxygen-evolving activity of G. violaceus. |
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Keywords: | Chl, chlorophyll DCMU, 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea PC, plastocyanin PQ, plastoquinone PS, photosystem |
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