Electron acceptors in isolated intact spinach chloroplasts act hierarchically to prevent over-reduction and competition for electrons |
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Authors: | Jan E Backhausen Camillo Kitzmann Peter Horton Renate Scheibe |
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Institution: | 1. Pflanzenphysiologie, Fachbereich Biologie/Chemie, Universit?t Osnabrück, D-49069, Osnabrück, Germany 2. Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenphysiologie, Humboldt-Universit?t, D-10099, Berlin, Germany 3. Robert Hill Institute, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK 4. Pflanzenphysiologie, Fachbereich Biologie/Chemie, Universit?t Osnabrück, D-49069, Osnabrück, Germany
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Abstract: | Electron fluxes in isolated intact spinach chloroplasts were analyzed under saturating light and under optimal CO2 and Pi supply. When CO2 assimilation was the only ATP- and NADPH-consuming reaction, the ΔpH decreased and the chloroplasts showed clear evidence
of over-reduction. This suggested that additional electron flow is required in order to maintain the ΔpH and the stromal NADPH/ATP
ratio. The additional electron flow may be cyclic electron transport around Photosystem I and linear electron transport towards
either oxaloacetate or O2. The contributions of, and the interrelationships between, these three electron transfer pathways were analyzed by following
the reactions of chloroplasts in their presence or absence, and by monitoring to what extent they were able to compensate
for each other. Inhibition of cyclic electron flow by antimycin A caused strong over-reduction and decreased the ΔpH. Only
oxaloacetate, but not O2, was able to restore photosynthesis. In the presence of H2O2, there was a rapid build-up of a high ΔpH, and the reduction of any other electron acceptor was prevented. It is concluded
that the different electron acceptors in the stroma are organized in a hierarchical manner; this allows electron flux towards
CO2 and nitrite reduction to proceed without any competition for electrons, and any excess electrons to be taken by these additional
non-assimilatory pathways. Hence, the ΔpH is maintained at the required level and over-reduction of the electron transport
chain and the stromal redox components is avoided.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | antimycin A chloroplasts hydrogen peroxide malate valve redox state |
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