Effect of calcium ions on the secondary structures of photosystemⅡ and its relations with photoinhibition

Calcium ions play an important role in the oxygen_evolving process of photosystem Ⅱ as demonstrated in many experiments. The changes of the secondary structures of PS Ⅱ induced by the depletion of Ca 2+ were reported. The results indicated that the removal of Ca 2+ led to the transition of α helix to turns and sheet structures. While Ca 2+ was re_added to the media, only the structures changed to turns could be recovered. The protein conformational changes of PS Ⅱ during the donor side photoinhibition induced by the depletion of Ca 2+ were also studied. This showed that the protein conformational changes differed between the control and Ca 2+ _depleted samples in a short period of illumination (within 10 min). However, the changes became similar when the illumination time was increased.     

Relationships between D1 protein, xanthophyll cycle and photodamage-resistant capacity in rice (Orysa sativa L.)

Relationships between D1 protein, xanthophyll cycle and subspecific difference of photodamage-resistant capacity have been studied in O. japonica rice varieties 02428 and 029 (photoinhibition-tolerance) and O. indica rice varieties 3037 and Palghar (photoinhibition-sensitivity) and their reciprocal cross F1 hybrids after photoinhibitory treatment. It was shown that PSⅡ photochemical efficiency (Fv /Fm) decreased, and xanthophyll cycle from violaxanthin (V), via anaxanthin (A), to zeaxanthin (Z) was enhanced and non-photochemical quenching (qN) increased accordingly in SM-pretreated leaves of rice when the synthesis of D1 protein was inhibited, and that there was a decrease in qN and, as a result, more loss of D1 protein and a big decrease in Fv /Fm in DTT-pretreated leaves when xanthophyll cycle was inhibited. O. japonica subspecies had a higher maintaining capacity of D1 protein and a decrease of Fv /Fm in a more narrow range, and exhibited more resistance against photodamage, as compared with O. indica subspecies. The above physiological indexes in reciprocal cross F1 hybrids, though between the values of their parents, were closer to maternal lines than to paternal lines. Experimental results support the concept that the turnover capacity for D1 protein is an important physiological basis of photoinhibition-tolerance, and will provide the physiological basis for selection of the photoinhibition-tolerant parents and develop a new approach to breed hybrids with high photosynthetic efficiency.     

Effect of Mn cluster on the formation of superoxide radicals in photoinhibition of photosystem Ⅱ

To further realize the action of superoxide radicals (O₂^{− .}) in photoinhibition of photosystem Ⅱ (PSⅡ), we employed 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO) as a spin trap, associated with EPR spectroscopy, to study the effect of illumination time on O₂^{− .} formation during high light photoinhibition in PSⅡ membranes and Mn-depleted PSⅡ membranes. Results indicated that the removal of Mn cluster from PS
membranes has a strong influence on the dynamics of superoxide formation. The relative mechanism was also discussed. These novel findings may further promote the studies of the structure and function of PSⅡ and the mechanism of photoinhibition.     

光周期对葛仙米生长和光合系统活性的影响

通过设置光暗比(L∶D)24h∶0h、12h∶12h和8h∶16h三个光周期处理组,对葛仙米(Nostoc sphaeroides Kutzing)依次开展了三个批次的培养,测定光周期对葛仙米生长和光合活性的影响.结果表明,24h连续光照对葛仙米生长具有显著抑制作用,不适合应用于葛仙米的长期连续批量培养中.3个光周期处理组中,葛仙米叶绿素荧光Fv/Fm在第一个培养批次中降低,但是很快都在第二个和第三个培养批次中得到缓和.葛仙米PS捕光天线色素含量的变化表明,葛仙米能够通过下调该色素的含量来降低较长光照对葛仙米光合系统的光抑制和破坏,从而获得较高的光合作用效率.     

Effect of calcium ions on the secondary structures of photosystem II and its relations with photoinhibition

Calcium ions play an important role in the oxygen-evolving process of photosystem II as demonstrated in many experiments. The changes of the secondary structures of PS II induced by the depletion of Ca²⁺ were reported. The results indicated that the removal of Ca²⁺ led to the transition of ahelix to turns and sheet structures. While Ca²⁺ was re-added to the media, only the structures changed to turns could be recovered. The protein conformational changes of PS II during the donor side photoinhibition induced by the depletion of ca²⁺ were also studied. This showed that the protein conformational changes differed between the control and Ca²⁺-depleted samples in a short period of illumination (within 10 min). However, the changes became similar when the illumination time was increased.     

The characteristics of CO2 assimilation of photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence in transgenic PEPC rice

With PEPC, PPDK, NADP-ME and PEPC+ PPDK transgenic and untransformed rice (Orysa sativa L.), the activities of related C₄ photosynthesis enzymes, the chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, CO₂ exchange and other physiological indexes were compared, in which the physiological characteristics of PEPC transgenic rice were mainly studied. The results were as follows: (ⅰ) The activities of PEPC in PEPC transgenic rice were 20-fold higher than those in untransformed rice; the light-saturation photosynthetic rates and the carboxylation efficiency of PEPC transgenic rice were increased by 55% and 50% more than those of untransformed rice, respectively, while the CO₂ compensation point decreased by 27%. (ⅱ) The PSⅡ photochemical efficiency (F_v/F_m) and photochemical quenching (q_P) of transgenic PEPC rice decreased less in comparison with those of untransformed rice after the treatment with high light intensity (3 h) or methyl viologen (MV), a photooxidative reagent, which demonstrated that the tolerance of PEPC transgenic rice to photoinhibition and photooxidation was enhanced. (ⅲ) Under the condition of high light intensity, the activity of RuBPCase in PEPC transgenic rice did not obviously vary while the activity induced of carbonic anhydrase (CA) in PEPC transgenic rice increased by 1.8 fold. These results would provide some beneficial enlightment for revealing the mechanism of high photosynthetic efficiency and breeding with high photosynthetic efficiency in rice.     

短时强光对绿萝快速叶绿素荧光诱导动力学特性的影响

本研究以室内培养的阴生植物绿萝（Epipremnum aureum）为实验材料,将绿萝于7月晴天上午8:30-9:30置于室外全光照环境下(光照度21000~34500 lux)处理1.0 h,然后移入室内弱光(最大光照度3600 lux)恢复48 h。于处理不同时期对绿萝叶片进行快速叶绿素荧光诱导动力学曲线的测定,通过比较叶片快速叶绿素荧光诱导动力学特性的变化,以探索绿萝叶片光合机构对短时强光胁迫的响应特征。结果表明：短时强光胁迫导致绿萝叶片光抑制（Fv/Fm）发生,并引起叶片光合性能指数（PI_ABS）下降,室内弱光有利于Fv/Fm和PI_ABS的恢复,但PI_ABS恢复慢于Fv/Fm。短时强光胁迫并未对PSII供体侧放氧复合体（OEC）和PSI反应中心产生影响,但造成PSII反应中心不可逆失活。短时强光使得叶片单位面积内有活性的PSII反应中心数量（RC/CS）下降,从而降低了叶片单位面积吸收的光能（ABS/CS）、捕获的光能（TRo/CS）和进行电子传递的能量（ETo/CS）,且其影响在短时间内难以恢复。短时强光虽然降低了捕获光能用于电子传递的量子产额（φEo）,但诱导了PSII受体侧PQ库容量（Sm）的增大,这有利于维持光合电子传递,是绿萝对短时强光的应急适应性反应。