Decrease in the efficiency of the electron donation to tyrosine Z of photosystem II in an SQDG-deficient mutant of Chlamydomonas

Ayumi Minoda; Kintake Sonoike; Katsuhiko Okada; Norihiro Sato; Mikio Tsuzuki

doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(03)00981-5

Decrease in the efficiency of the electron donation to tyrosine Z of photosystem II in an SQDG-deficient mutant of Chlamydomonas

Ayumi Minoda^*, Kintake Sonoike, Katsuhiko Okada, Norihiro Sato, Mikio Tsuzuki

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Abstract

Photosystem (PS) II activity of a sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol (SQDG)-deficient mutant (hf-2) of Chlamydomonas was partially decreased compared with that of wild-type. The susceptibility to 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (DCMU) was also modified in the mutant. Photometric measurements in the isolated thylakoid membranes of hf-2 revealed that the lowered activity in the mutant was derived from a decrease in the efficiency of the electron donation from water to tyrosine Z, not from the efficiency of the electron transport from Q_A to Q_B. This result was confirmed by the decay kinetics of chlorophyll fluorescence determined in vivo. We conclude that SQDG contributes to maintaining the conformation of PSII complexes, particularly that of D1 polypeptides, which are necessary for maximum activities in Chlamydomonas.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	109-112
Number of pages	4
Journal	FEBS Letters
Volume	553
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0014-5793(03)00981-5
Publication status	Published - 2003 Oct 9
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chlamydomonas
Glycolipid
Photosystem II
Sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol
Thylakoid membrane

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Biophysics
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Cell Biology

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