Electron Flow from NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase to Photosystem I is Required for Adaptation to Salt Shock in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 |
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Authors: | Tanaka Yoshito; Katada Seiichi; Ishikawa Hiroshi; Ogawa Teruo; Takabe Teruhiro |
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Institution: | 1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Meijo University Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 468 Japan
2 BioScience Center, School of Agricultural Science, Nagoya University Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 46401 Japan
3 Research Institute of Meijo University Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 468 Japan |
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Abstract: | The role of the NAD(P)H-dehydrogenase complex in adaptationto salt stress was examined in an ndhB-inacti-vated mutant ofthe cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Wild-type cellsand ndhB-inactivated mutant cells grew at similar rates underconditions of low salinity (<0.6M NaCl) and high CO2 (3%).However, when the concentration of NaCl in the culture mediumwas higher than 0.6 M, the mutant cells grew much more slowlythan the wild-type cells. Upon addition of high concentrationsof NaCl, the oxygen-evolving activity was rapidly inhibitedbut then it recovered, with the rate of recovery depending onthe concentration of NaCl. The recovery of the mutant cellswas significantly delayed when the concentration of NaCl wasabove 0.3 M. At 0.9 M NaCl, wild-type cells recovered with ahalf time of about 40 min, while mutant cells did not recover.The kinetics of changes in Chi fluorescence confirmed theseresults. In wild-type cells, input of electrons from the cytosolto PSI via the NAD(P)H-dehy-drogenase complex increased uponsalt shock. It appears, therefore, that the electron flow fromthe cytosol to PSI via NAD(P)H-dehydrogenase is essential forthe adaptation of cyanobacteria to salt shock. (Received June 11, 1997; Accepted September 24, 1997) |
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