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Photoinhibition of photosystem I in Nephrolepis falciformis depends on reactive oxygen species generated in the chloroplast stroma

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We studied how high light causes photoinhibition of photosystem I (PSI) in the shade-demanding fern Nephrolepis falciformis, in an attempt to understand the mechanism of PSI photoinhibition under natural field conditions. Intact leaves were treated with constant high light and fluctuating light. Detached leaves were treated with constant high light in the presence and absence of methyl viologen (MV). Chlorophyll fluorescence and P700 signal were determined to estimate photoinhibition. PSI was highly oxidized under high light before treatments. N. falciformis showed significantly stronger photoinhibition of PSI and PSII under constant high light than fluctuating light. These results suggest that high levels of P700 oxidation ratio cannot prevent PSI photoinhibition under high light in N. falciformis. Furthermore, photoinhibition of PSI in N. falciformis was largely accelerated in the presence of MV that promotes the production of superoxide anion radicals in the chloroplast stroma by accepting electrons from PSI. From these results, we propose that photoinhibition of PSI in N. falciformis is mainly caused by superoxide radicals generated in the chloroplast stroma, which is different from the mechanism of PSI photoinhibition in Arabidopsis thaliana and spinach. Here, we provide some new insights into the PSI photoinhibition under natural field conditions.

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Abbreviations

F v/F m :

The maximum quantum yield of PSII

MV:

Methyl viologen

P m :

The maximum photo-oxidizable P700

PSI:

Photosystem I

PSII:

Photosystem II

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

Y(I):

The quantum yield of photosystem I (PSI)

Y(ND):

The quantum yield of non-photochemical energy dissipation in PSI owing to a shortage of electron donors

Y(NA):

The quantum yield of non-photochemical energy dissipation in PSI owing to a shortage of electron acceptors

Y(II):

The effective quantum yield of photosystem II (PSII)

Y(NPQ):

The quantum yield of regulated energy dissipation in PSII

Y(NO):

The quantum yield of non-regulated energy dissipation in PSII

ETRI:

Photosynthetic electron flow through PSI

ETRII:

Photosynthetic electron flow through PSII

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This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 31670343) and Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant 2016347).

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Huang, W., Tikkanen, M. & Zhang, SB. Photoinhibition of photosystem I in Nephrolepis falciformis depends on reactive oxygen species generated in the chloroplast stroma. Photosynth Res 137, 129–140 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-018-0484-1

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