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Bicarbonate Interactions

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Photosystem II

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 22))

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Photosystem II (PS II) is the location for the antagonistic interactions between bicarbonate and monovalent anions such as formate. Incubation of PS II-containing samples with formate results in the inhibition of electron flow activity, which can be restored only by addition of bicarbonate. This bicarbonate effect exists on both the acceptor as well as on the donor side of PS II. The bicarbonate interaction on the acceptor side is located between the primary and secondary quinones and can be demonstrated in intact cells or leaves as well as in isolated thylakoid or core preparations. At physiological pH, bicarbonate is suggested to ligate to the non-heme iron between the D1 and D2 proteins and form hydrogen bonds to several amino acids of the D1 and D2 proteins. On the one hand, bicarbonate may stabilize, through conformational means, the reaction center proteins by protonation of certain amino acids near the secondary quinone electron acceptor; while on the other hand, it may play a significant role in the assembly and functioning of the water-oxidizing complex. A probable functional role in vivo is that it controls PS II electron flow in order to cope with stress conditions leading to, for instance, photoinhibition or thermoinactivation.

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van Rensen, J.J.S., Klimov, V.V. (2005). Bicarbonate Interactions. In: Wydrzynski, T.J., Satoh, K., Freeman, J.A. (eds) Photosystem II. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4254-X_15

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