title: The velocity of light intensity increase modulates the photoprotective response in coastal diatoms.
abstract: In aquatic ecosystems, the superimposition of mixing events to the light diel cycle exposes phytoplankton to changes in the velocity of light intensity increase, from diurnal variations to faster mixing-related ones. This is particularly true in coastal waters, where diatoms are dominant. This study aims to investigate if coastal diatoms differently activate the photoprotective responses, xanthophyll cycle (XC) and non-photochemical fluorescence quenching (NPQ), to cope with predictable light diel cycle and unpredictable mixing-related light variations. We compared the effect of two fast light intensity increases (simulating mixing events) with that of a slower increase (corresponding to the light diel cycle) on the modulation of XC and NPQ in the planktonic coastal diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata. During each light treatment, the photon flux density (PFD) progressively increased from darkness to five peaks, ranging from 100 to 650 µmol photons m-2 s-1. Our results show that the diel cycle-related PFD increase strongly activates XC through the enhancement of the carotenoid biosynthesis and induces a moderate and gradual NPQ formation over the light gradient. In contrast, during mixing-related PFD increases, XC is less activated, while higher NPQ rapidly develops at moderate PFD. We observe that together with the light intensity and its increase velocity, the saturation light for photosynthesis (Ek) is a key parameter in modulating photoprotection. We propose that the capacity to adequately regulate and actuate alternative photoprotective 'safety valves' in response to changing velocity of light intensity increase further enhances the photophysiological flexibility of diatoms. This might be an evolutionary outcome of diatom adaptation to turbulent marine ecosystems characterized by unpredictable mixing-related light changes over the light diel cycle.
authors.affiliation: Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Vasco
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Giovagnetti
authors.affiliation: Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Flori
authors.affiliation: Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Ferdinando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tramontano
authors.affiliation: Littoral Environnement et Sociétés, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7266, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, La Rochelle, France.
authors.forename: Johann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lavaud
authors.affiliation: Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brunet
mesh_terms: D017377:Diatoms / Q000378:metabolism*; D005453:Fluorescence; D008027:Light; D010777:Photochemistry; D010788:Photosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D024341:Xanthophylls / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D024341:Xanthophylls
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