In order to investigate the distribution of rare earth elements （REEs） in the natural hyperaccumulator fern Dicranopteris dichotoma Bernh. and to characterize this plant photosynthetically, concentrations of REEs in...In order to investigate the distribution of rare earth elements （REEs） in the natural hyperaccumulator fern Dicranopteris dichotoma Bernh. and to characterize this plant photosynthetically, concentrations of REEs in D. dichotoma from mines mining heavy and light REEs （HREEs and LREEs, respectively）, as well as in D. dichotoma from an area in which no mining occurred, in southern Jiangxi Province were determined using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. The REE concentrations in the lamina of D. dichotoma were in the order LREEs mine 〉 HREEs mine 〉 non-mining area. The maximum REE content in the lamina of D. dichotoma from the LREE mine was approximately 2 648 mg/kg dry weight. The photosynthetic activity of D. dichotoma from areas of HREE and LREE mines was improved by the presence of high concentrations of REEs in the lamina compared with D. dichotoma from the non-mining area. However, this enhancement varied according to the concentrations of the REEs, as well as their type. In addition, 77K fluorescence, electron transport rate, and chlorophyll-protein complex studies showed that the enhancement of the photosynthetic activity of D. dichotoma from HREE mines was mainly due to an increase in the chlorophyll-protein complex of the reaction center of photosystem （PS） Ⅰ, whereas the enhancement observed in D. dichotoma from LREE mines was due to an increase in the internal antennae chlorophyll-protein complex of PS Ⅱ and greater light energy distribution to the light-harvesting chlorophyll-protein complex of PS Ⅱ.展开更多
It has been known that arginine is used as the basic amino acid in the α-subunit of cytochrome bsss （Cyt bsss） except histidine. However, previous studies have focused on the function of histidine in the activities...It has been known that arginine is used as the basic amino acid in the α-subunit of cytochrome bsss （Cyt bsss） except histidine. However, previous studies have focused on the function of histidine in the activities of photosystem （PS） Ⅱ and there are no reports regarding the structural and/or functional roles of arginine in PSll complexes. In the present study, two arginine18 （R18） mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii were constructed using site-directed mutagenesis, in which R18 was replaced by glutamic acid （E） and glycine （G）. The results show that the oxygen evolution of the PSII complex in the R18G and R18E mutants was approximately 60% of wild-type （WT） levels and that, after irradiation at high light intensity, oxygen evolution for the PSll of mutants was reduced to zero compared with 40% in WT cells. The efficiency of light capture by PSll （Fv/Fm） of R18G and R18E mutants was approximately 42%-46% that of WT cells. Furthermore, levels of the α-subunit of Cyt bsss and PsbO proteins were reduced in thylakoid membranes compared with WT. Overall, these data suggest that R18 plays a significant role in helping Cyt bss9 maintain the structure of the PSll complex and its activity, although it is not directly bound to the heme group.展开更多
Strong light （800μmol photons/m^2 per s）-induced bleaching of the pigment in the isolated photosystem Ⅱ reaction center （PSII RC） under aerobic conditions （in the absence of electron donors or acceptors） was s...Strong light （800μmol photons/m^2 per s）-induced bleaching of the pigment in the isolated photosystem Ⅱ reaction center （PSII RC） under aerobic conditions （in the absence of electron donors or acceptors） was studied using high-pressure liquid chromatography （HPLC）, absorption spectra, 77K fluorescence spectra and resonance Raman spectra. Changes in pigment composition of the PSII RC as determined by HPLC after light treatment were as follows： with Increasing illumination time chlorophyll （Chl） a and β-carotene （β-car） content decreased. However, decreases in pheophytin （Pheo） could not be observed because of the mixture of the Pheo formed by degraded chlorophyll possibly. On the basis of absorption spectra, it was determined that, with a short time of illuminatlon, the initial bleaching occurred maximally at 680 nm but that with Increasing Illumination time there was a blue shift to 678 nm. It was suggested that P680 was destroyed Initially, followed by the accessory chlorophyll. The activity of P680 was almost lost after 10 mln light treatment. Moreover, the bleaching of Pheo and β-car was observed at the beginning of illumination. After Illumination, the fluorescence emission Intensity changed and the fluorescence maximum blue shifted, showing that energy transfer was disturbed. Resonance Raman spectra of the PSII RC excited at 488.0 and 514.5 nm showed four main bands, peaking at 1 527 cm^-1 （υ101）, 1 159 cm^-1 （υ2）, 1 006 cm^-1 （υ3）, 966 cm^-1 （υ4） for 488.0 nm excitation and 1 525 cm^-1 （υ1）, 1 159 cm^-1 （υ2）, 1 007 cm^-1 （υ3）, 968 cm^-1 （υ4） for 514.5 nm excitation. It was confirmed that two spectroscopically different β-car molecules exist In the PSII RC. After light treatment for 20 mln, band positions and bandwidths were unchanged. This indicates that carotenoid configuration Is not the parameter that regulates photoprotectlon in the PSII RC.展开更多
文摘In order to investigate the distribution of rare earth elements （REEs） in the natural hyperaccumulator fern Dicranopteris dichotoma Bernh. and to characterize this plant photosynthetically, concentrations of REEs in D. dichotoma from mines mining heavy and light REEs （HREEs and LREEs, respectively）, as well as in D. dichotoma from an area in which no mining occurred, in southern Jiangxi Province were determined using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. The REE concentrations in the lamina of D. dichotoma were in the order LREEs mine 〉 HREEs mine 〉 non-mining area. The maximum REE content in the lamina of D. dichotoma from the LREE mine was approximately 2 648 mg/kg dry weight. The photosynthetic activity of D. dichotoma from areas of HREE and LREE mines was improved by the presence of high concentrations of REEs in the lamina compared with D. dichotoma from the non-mining area. However, this enhancement varied according to the concentrations of the REEs, as well as their type. In addition, 77K fluorescence, electron transport rate, and chlorophyll-protein complex studies showed that the enhancement of the photosynthetic activity of D. dichotoma from HREE mines was mainly due to an increase in the chlorophyll-protein complex of the reaction center of photosystem （PS） Ⅰ, whereas the enhancement observed in D. dichotoma from LREE mines was due to an increase in the internal antennae chlorophyll-protein complex of PS Ⅱ and greater light energy distribution to the light-harvesting chlorophyll-protein complex of PS Ⅱ.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （30370849）.The authors thank EH Harris （Duke University, Durham, NC, USA） for the gift of C. reinhardtii WT strain CC-125 mt^＋, plasmid p78 and pUC-atpX-AAD. Antiserum for the α-subunit of Cyt b559 was kindly provided by J Barber （Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK）, and anti-Psb0 and anti-LHCII were provided by Li-Xin Zhang （Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China）.
文摘It has been known that arginine is used as the basic amino acid in the α-subunit of cytochrome bsss （Cyt bsss） except histidine. However, previous studies have focused on the function of histidine in the activities of photosystem （PS） Ⅱ and there are no reports regarding the structural and/or functional roles of arginine in PSll complexes. In the present study, two arginine18 （R18） mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii were constructed using site-directed mutagenesis, in which R18 was replaced by glutamic acid （E） and glycine （G）. The results show that the oxygen evolution of the PSII complex in the R18G and R18E mutants was approximately 60% of wild-type （WT） levels and that, after irradiation at high light intensity, oxygen evolution for the PSll of mutants was reduced to zero compared with 40% in WT cells. The efficiency of light capture by PSll （Fv/Fm） of R18G and R18E mutants was approximately 42%-46% that of WT cells. Furthermore, levels of the α-subunit of Cyt bsss and PsbO proteins were reduced in thylakoid membranes compared with WT. Overall, these data suggest that R18 plays a significant role in helping Cyt bss9 maintain the structure of the PSll complex and its activity, although it is not directly bound to the heme group.
文摘Strong light （800μmol photons/m^2 per s）-induced bleaching of the pigment in the isolated photosystem Ⅱ reaction center （PSII RC） under aerobic conditions （in the absence of electron donors or acceptors） was studied using high-pressure liquid chromatography （HPLC）, absorption spectra, 77K fluorescence spectra and resonance Raman spectra. Changes in pigment composition of the PSII RC as determined by HPLC after light treatment were as follows： with Increasing illumination time chlorophyll （Chl） a and β-carotene （β-car） content decreased. However, decreases in pheophytin （Pheo） could not be observed because of the mixture of the Pheo formed by degraded chlorophyll possibly. On the basis of absorption spectra, it was determined that, with a short time of illuminatlon, the initial bleaching occurred maximally at 680 nm but that with Increasing Illumination time there was a blue shift to 678 nm. It was suggested that P680 was destroyed Initially, followed by the accessory chlorophyll. The activity of P680 was almost lost after 10 mln light treatment. Moreover, the bleaching of Pheo and β-car was observed at the beginning of illumination. After Illumination, the fluorescence emission Intensity changed and the fluorescence maximum blue shifted, showing that energy transfer was disturbed. Resonance Raman spectra of the PSII RC excited at 488.0 and 514.5 nm showed four main bands, peaking at 1 527 cm^-1 （υ101）, 1 159 cm^-1 （υ2）, 1 006 cm^-1 （υ3）, 966 cm^-1 （υ4） for 488.0 nm excitation and 1 525 cm^-1 （υ1）, 1 159 cm^-1 （υ2）, 1 007 cm^-1 （υ3）, 968 cm^-1 （υ4） for 514.5 nm excitation. It was confirmed that two spectroscopically different β-car molecules exist In the PSII RC. After light treatment for 20 mln, band positions and bandwidths were unchanged. This indicates that carotenoid configuration Is not the parameter that regulates photoprotectlon in the PSII RC.
