title: The response of electron transport mediated by active NADPH dehydrogenase complexes to heat stress in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis 6803.
abstract: The electron-transport machinery in photosynthetic membranes is known to be very sensitive to heat. In this study, the rate of electron transport (ETR) driven by photosystem I (PSI) and photosystem II (PSII) during heat stress in the wild-type Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 (WT) and its ndh gene inactivation mutants DeltandhB (M55) and DeltandhD1/ndhD2 (D1/D2) was simultaneously assessed by using the novel Dual-PAM-100 measuring system. The rate of electron transport driven by the photosystems (ETR(PSs)) in the WT, M55, and D1/D2 cells incubated at 30 degrees C and at 55 degrees C for 10 min was compared. Incubation at 55 degrees C for 10 min significantly inhibited PSII-driven ETR (ETR(PSII)) in the WT, M55 and D1/D2 cells, and the extent of inhibition in both the M55 and D1/D2 cells was greater than that in the WT cells. Further, PSI-driven ETR (ETR(PSI)) was stimulated in both the WT and D1/D2 cells, and this rate was increased to a greater extent in the D1/D2 than in the WT cells. However, ETR(PSI) was considerably inhibited in the M55 cells. Analysis of the effect of heat stress on ETR(PSs) with regard to the alterations in the 2 active NDH-1 complexes in the WT, M55, and D1/D2 cells indicated that the active NDH-1 supercomplex and mediumcomplex are essential for alleviating the heat-induced inhibition of ETR(PSII) and for accelerating the heat-induced stimulation of ETR(PSI), respectively. Further, it is believed that these effects are most likely brought about by the electron transport mediated by each of these 2 active NDH-1 complexes.
authors.affiliation: College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China. cyanoma@hotmail.com
authors.forename: WeiMin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: LanZhen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: QuanXi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000378:metabolism; D003624:Darkness; D004579:Electron Transport; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008027:Light; D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010788:Photosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D046939:Synechocystis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002734:Chlorophyll; D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase