Plant Physiology 82:185-189 (1986)
© 1986 American Society of Plant Biologists
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Cyanobacterial Acclimation to Photosystem I or Photosystem II Light 1
Annamaria Manodori and
Anastasios Melis
Division of Molecular Plant Biology, 313 Hilgard Hall, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
The organization and function of the photochemical apparatus of Synechococcus 6301 was investigated in cells grown under yellow and red light regimes. Broadband yellow illumination is absorbed preferentially by the phycobilisome (PBS) whereas red light is absorbed primarily by the chlorophyll (Chl) pigment beds. Since PBSs are associated exclusively with photosystem II (PSII) and most of the Chl with photosystem I (PSI), it follows that yellow and red light regimes will create an imbalance of light absorption by the two photosystems. The cause and effect relationship between light quality and photosystem stoichiometry in Synechococcus was investigated. Cells grown under red light compensated for the excitation imbalance by synthesis/assembly of more PBS-PSII complexes resulting in high PSII/PSI = 0.71 and high bilin/Chl = 1.30. The adjustment of the photosystem stoichiometry in red light-grown cells was necessary and sufficient to establish an overall balanced absorption of red light by PSII and PSI. Cells grown under yellow light compensated for this excitation imbalance by assembly of more PSI complexes, resulting in low PSII/PSI = 0.27 and low bilin/Chl = 0.42. This adjustment of the photosystem stoichiometry in yellow light-grown cells was necessary but not quite sufficient to balance the absorption of yellow light by the PBS and the Chl pigment beds. A novel excitation quenching process was identified in yellow light-grown cells which dissipated approximately 40% of the PBS excitation, thus preventing over-excitation of PSII under yellow light conditions. It is hypothesized that State transitions in O2 evolving photosynthetic organisms may serve as the signal for change in the stoichiometry of photochemical complexes in response to light quality conditions.
1 Supported by a United States Department of Agriculture Competitive Research Grant.
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