A nuclear photosynthetic electron transport mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana with altered expression of the chloroplast petA gene

1994 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy D. Dinkins ◽  
Hema Bandaranayake ◽  
Beverley R. Green ◽  
Anthony J. F. Griffiths
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Photosynthetic Electron Transport ◽  
Altered Expression ◽  
Transport Mutant

Influence of Sublethal Concentrations of Herbicides and Growth Regulators on Mouseearcress (Arabidopsis thaliana) Progeny

Weed Science ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 430-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Henzell ◽  
John Phillips ◽  
Peter Diggle
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Growth Regulators ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Auxin Transport ◽  
Photosynthetic Electron Transport ◽  
Persistent Effect ◽  
Transport Inhibitors ◽  
Sublethal Concentrations

The influence of sublethal levels of a number of herbicides and plant growth regulators on the germinability of the seeds and the growth and development of seedlings of mouseearcress [Arabidopsis thaliana(L.) Heynh. ♯ ARBTH] was determined. Only 7 of the 22 chemicals tested had a persistent effect on progeny. Amitrole (3-amino-s-triazole) was one of the most effective compounds. It caused a characteristic bleaching only in shoot tips and pods in parent plants and appeared to act directly on the progeny by accumulation in the seed. Two auxin transport inhibitors, TIBA (2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid) and CPII (5-O-carboxyphenyl-3-phenylisoxazole), and four of the six photosynthetic electron transport inhibitors included in the study also affected progeny. They appeared to act indirectly by interfering with seed development.

scholarly journals Distinct Redox Behaviors of Chloroplast Thiol Enzymes and their Relationships with Photosynthetic Electron Transport in Arabidopsis thaliana

2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 1415-1425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keisuke Yoshida ◽  
Yuta Matsuoka ◽  
Satoshi Hara ◽  
Hiroki Konno ◽  
Toru Hisabori
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Photosynthetic Electron Transport

scholarly journals Expression of Glutamate Dehydrogenase Genes In Arabidopsis Thaliana Depends on The Redox State of Chloroplast Electron Transport Chain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Yu. Garnik ◽  
Vadim I. Belkov ◽  
Vladislav I. Tarasenko ◽  
Yury M. Konstantinov
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Glutamate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Electron Transport Chain ◽  
Redox State ◽  
Photosynthetic Electron Transport ◽  
Glucose Content ◽  
Tetrapyrrole Synthesis ◽  
Transport Chain ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Plant glutamate dehydrogenase is an enzyme interconverting L-glutamate and 2-oxoglutarate and providing a link between carbon and nitrogen metabolism. In Arabidopsis thaliana, this enzyme is encoded by three genes. Two of them, GDH1 and GDH2, provide most of the enzyme activity in plant leaves and roots. Expression of GDH1 and GDH2 genes is very low in the light and high in the dark. The molecular signals and mechanisms that provide the light-dependent GDH genes regulation remain unknown. Using photosynthetic electron transport inhibitors 3-(3.4-dichlorophenyl)-1.1-dimethylurea (DCMU) and 2.5-dibromo-3-methyl-6-isopropyl benzoquinone (DBMIB) we demonstrate that transcript levels of the GDH1 and GDH2 genes in Arabidopsis leaves change in accordance with a redox state of chloroplast electron transport chain: they are low when it is highly reduced and high when it is oxidized. Hydrogen peroxide or high light treatment did not result in decreasing of GDH1 or GDH2 expression, so reactive oxygen species cannot be the signals that reduce expression of these genes during dark-to-light shifts. There was no significant difference between the glucose content in the leaves of plants treated with DCMU and the plants treated with DBMIB, so glucose is not the only or the main factor that regulates expression of the studied genes. We presume that expression of Arabidopsis GDH1 and GDH2 genes depends on the chloroplast electron transport chain redox state. This regulatory mechanism could arise because of a need to avoid a competition for substrate between tetrapyrrole synthesis, glutathione synthesis and using of L-glutamate as an energy source during prolonged darkness.

scholarly journals Arabidopsis thaliana PGR7 Encodes a Conserved Chloroplast Protein That Is Necessary for Efficient Photosynthetic Electron Transport

PLoS ONE ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. e11688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hou-Sung Jung ◽  
Yuki Okegawa ◽  
Patrick M. Shih ◽  
Elizabeth Kellogg ◽  
Salah E. Abdel-Ghany ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Photosynthetic Electron Transport ◽  
Chloroplast Protein

scholarly journals The Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Maintains the Photosynthetic Electron Flow in Arabidopsis thaliana Leaves under High-Light Stress

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoya Yamada ◽  
Hiroshi Ozaki ◽  
Ko Noguchi
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Respiratory Chain ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Electron Flow ◽  
Light Stress ◽  
Photosynthetic Electron Transport ◽  
Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain ◽  
High Light ◽  
Complex Iii

Abstract The plant respiratory chain includes the ATP-coupling cytochrome pathway (CP) and ATP-uncoupling alternative oxidase (AOX). Under high-light (HL) conditions, plants experience photoinhibition, leading to a damaged photosystem II (PSII). The respiratory chain is considered to affect PSII maintenance and photosynthetic electron transport under HL conditions. However, the underlying details remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the respiratory chain functions related to PSII maintenance and photosynthetic electron transport in plants exposed to HL stress. We measured the HL-induced decrease in the maximum quantum yield of PSII in the leaves of wild-type and AOX1a-knockout (aox1a) Arabidopsis thaliana plants in which CP was partially inhibited by a complex-III inhibitor. We also calculated PSII photodamage and repair rate constants. Both rate constants changed when CP was partially inhibited in aox1a plants, suggesting that the respiratory chain is related to both processes. Before HL stress, photosynthetic linear electron flow (LEF) decreased when CP was partially inhibited. After HL stress, aox1a in the presence of the CP inhibitor showed significantly decreased rates of LEF. The electron flow downstream from PSII and on the donor side of photosystem I may have been suppressed. The function of respiratory chain is required to maintain the optimal LEF as well as PSII maintenance especially under the HL stress.

scholarly journals Providing an additional electron sink by the introduction of cyanobacterial flavodiirons enhances the growth of Arabidopsis thaliana in varying light

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suresh Tula ◽  
Fahimeh Shahinnia ◽  
Michael Melzer ◽  
Twan Rutten ◽  
Rodrigo Gómez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Photosystem I ◽  
Photosynthetic Electron Transport ◽  
Photosynthetic Performance ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Photochemical Quenching ◽  
Transport Chain ◽  
Non Photochemical Quenching ◽  
Electron Sink

AbstractThe ability of plants to maintain photosynthesis in a dynamically changing environment is of central importance for their growth. As their photosynthetic machinery typically cannot adapt rapidly to fluctuations in the intensity of radiation, the level of photosynthetic efficiency is not always optimal. Cyanobacteria, algae, non-vascular plants (mosses and liverworts) and gymnosperms all produce flavodiirons (Flvs), a class of proteins not represented in the angiosperms; these proteins act to mitigate the photoinhibition of photosystem I. Here, genes specifying two cyanobacterial Flvs have been expressed in the chloroplasts of Arabidopsis thaliana in an attempt to improve the robustness of Photosystem I (PSI). The expression of Flv1 and Flv3 together shown to enhance the efficiency of the utilization of light and to boost the plant’s capacity to accumulate biomass. Based on an assessment of the chlorophyll fluorescence in the transgenic plants, the implication was that photosynthetic activity (including electron transport flow and non-photochemical quenching during a dark-to-light transition) was initiated earlier in the transgenic than in wild type plants. The improved photosynthetic performance of the transgenics was accompanied by an increased production of ATP, an acceleration of carbohydrate metabolism and a more pronounced partitioning of sucrose into starch. The indications are that Flvs are able to establish an efficient electron sink downstream of PSI, thereby ensuring that the photosynthetic electron transport chain remains in a more oxidized state. The expression of Flvs in a plant acts to both protect photosynthesis and to control the ATP/NADPH ratio; together, their presence is beneficial for the plant’s growth potential.

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