scholarly journals Photo-Oxidation of P740, the Primary Electron Donor in Photosystem I from Acaryochloris marina

2003 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 3162-3172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Velautham Sivakumar ◽  
Ruili Wang ◽  
Gary Hastings
1990 ◽  
Vol 68 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 999-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Boucher ◽  
Johanne Harnois ◽  
Robert Carpentier

Oxygen uptake using methyl viologen as the terminal electron acceptor was recorded in digitonin-derived photosystem I submembrane fractions incubated at either 25 or 50 °C. A two- to four-fold heat-stress stimulation of electron flow was detected at 50 °C when reduced 2,6-dichlorophenol-indophenol was used as the primary electron donor. However, no stimulation was seen with N,N,N′,N′ -tetramethylphenylenediamine as the donor. The stimulation was enhanced by specific cations (Mg2+, Na+, K+), but not by Mn2 or Ca2+. The enhancement obtained with Mg2+ could be eliminated by incubating for a prolonged period. It is proposed that the observed heat-stress stimulation is due to a conformational change at the level of the cytochrome b6–f complex. This change increased the affinity of the protein complex for 2,6-dichlorophenol-indophenol at its oxidation sites. The involvement of a conformational modification is demonstrated by the absence of heat-stress stimulation in submembrane fractions immobilized in an albumin–glutaraldehyde cross-linked matrix.Key words: electron transport, photosystem I, heat stress, cytochrome b6–f complex, conformational changes, electron donor.


Biochemistry ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 29 (19) ◽  
pp. 4740-4746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Moenne-Loccoz ◽  
Bruno Robert ◽  
Isamu Ikegami ◽  
Marc Lutz

1989 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Kevin Gillie ◽  
Paul A. Lyle ◽  
Gerald J. Small ◽  
John H. Golbeck

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