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Response of chlorophyll d-containing cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina to UV and visible irradiations

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We have previously investigated the response mechanisms of photosystem II complexes from spinach to strong UV and visible irradiations (Wei et al J Photochem Photobiol B 104:118–125, 2011). In this work, we extend our study to the effects of strong light on the unusual cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina, which is able to use chlorophyll d (Chl d) to harvest solar energy at a longer wavelength (740 nm). We found that ultraviolet (UV) or high level of visible and near-far red light is harmful to A. marina. Treatment with strong white light (1,200 μmol quanta m−2 s−1) caused a parallel decrease in PSII oxygen evolution of intact cells and in extracted pigments Chl d, zeaxanthin, and α-carotene analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography, with severe loss after 6 h. When cells were irradiated with 700 nm of light (100 μmol quanta m−2 s−1) there was also bleaching of Chl d and loss of photosynthetic activity. Interestingly, UVB radiation (138 μmol quanta m−2 s−1) caused a loss of photosynthetic activity without reduction in Chl d. Excess absorption of light by Chl d (visible or 700 nm) causes a reduction in photosynthesis and loss of pigments in light harvesting and photoprotection, likely by photoinhibition and inactivation of photosystem II, while inhibition of photosynthesis by UVB radiation may occur by release of Mn ion(s) in Mn4CaO5 center in photosystem II.

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Abbreviations

A. marina :

Acaryochloris marina

Chl:

Chlorophyll

HPLC:

High-performance liquid chromatography

NIR:

Near infrared

P680 :

Primary electron donor in chlorophyll a-containing photosystem II

P713 :

Primary electron donor in chlorophyll d-containing photosystem II

Pheo:

Pheophytin

PS I:

Photosystem I

PS II:

Photosystem II

Q A :

Primary quinone electron acceptor in PS II

Q B :

Secondary quinone electron acceptor in PS II

UV:

Ultraviolet light (100–400 nm)

UVA:

Ultraviolet A light (320–400 nm)

UVB:

Ultraviolet B light (280–320 nm)

UVC:

Ultraviolet C light (100–280 nm)

Vis:

Visible light

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The study was supported by Alabama State University, UMass Dartmouth, and in part the grant from the USDA CSREES. We are grateful to David Mauzerall and Irena Zielinski-Large for providing the Acaryochloris marina strain. We thank Lien-Yang Chou, Wanshu He, Ndi Geh, Joy Patel, and Robert Mulkein at UMass Dartmouth for insightful discussions.

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    Xuejing Hou & Aaron Raposo

  2. Department of Physical Sciences, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, 36104, USA

    Harvey J. M. Hou

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Hou, X., Raposo, A. & Hou, H.J.M. Response of chlorophyll d-containing cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina to UV and visible irradiations. Photosynth Res 117, 497–507 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-013-9946-7

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