Involvement of digalactosyldiacylglycerol in cellular thermotolerance in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Synechocystis</Emphasis> sp. PCC 6803 |
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Authors: | Naoki Mizusawa Shinya Sakata Isamu Sakurai Naoki Sato Hajime Wada |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Komaba 3-8-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan |
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Abstract: | The effects of digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG) deficiency on photosynthesis at high temperatures were examined using a dgdA mutant of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 incapable of DGDG biosynthesis. The dgdA mutant cells showed significant growth retardation when the temperature was increased from 30 to 38°C, although wild-type
cells grew normally. The degree of growth retardation was enhanced by increasing light intensity. In addition, dgdA mutant cells showed increased sensitivity to the photoinhibition of photosynthesis when illuminated at 38°C. Analysis of
photosynthesis in intact cells suggested that the inhibition of repair processes and accelerated photodamage resulted in growth
retardation in dgdA mutant cells at high temperatures. |
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Keywords: | Digalactosyldiacylglycerol High-temperature stress Photoinhibition Photosynthesis Photosystem II |
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