Abstract
When photodamaged under excessive light, the D1 protein is digested and removed from Photosystem (PS) II to facilitate turnover of the protein. In vitro studies have shown that part of the photodamaged D1 protein forms aggregates with surrounding polypeptides before being digested by a protease(s) in the stroma [Yamamoto Y (2001) Plant Cell Physiol 42: 121–128]. The aim of this study was to examine whether light-induced aggregation of the D1 protein also occurs in vivo. The following results were obtained: (1) PS II activity in spinach leaves was significantly inhibited by weak illumination (light intensity, 20–100 μE m−2 s−1), as monitored by chlorophyll fluorescence Fv/Fm, when the leaves were kept at higher temperatures (35–40 °C); (2) aggregation of the D1 protein, as well as cleavage of the protein, was detected in thylakoids isolated from spinach leaves that had been subjected to heat/light stress; (3) aggregates of the D1 protein disappeared after incubation of the leaves at 25 °C in the dark or under illumination with weak light. Since it is dependent on the presence of oxygen, aggregation of the D1 protein is probably induced by reactive oxygen species produced in thylakoids upon illumination at elevated temperatures. Consistent with this notion, singlet oxygen production in thylakoid samples under illumination was shown to be stimulated significantly at higher temperatures.
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Abbreviations
- D1:
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the reaction center-binding protein of Photosystem II
- PS II:
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Photosystem II
- ROS:
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reactive oxygen species
- P680:
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the primary electron donor of Photosystem II
- Chl:
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chlorophyll
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Ohira, S., Morita, N., Suh, HJ. et al. Quality control of Photosystem II under light stress – turnover of aggregates of the D1 protein in vivo. Photosynth Res 84, 29–33 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-004-7310-7
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