The mechanism of stimulation of photophosphorylation by amines and by nigericin
The mechanism of stimulation of photophosphorylation by amines and by nigericin
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10.1016/0005-2728(88)90115-6
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1988-06
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U. Pick;M. Weiss
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作者:
U. Pick;M. Weiss
The anomalous stimulation of photophosphorylation by low concentrations of nigericin and hydrophylic amines has been reinvestigated. It is demonstrated that this stimulation is:(1) Closely linked to an inhibitory effect of sugars on electron transport which is reversed by nigericin and amines. Both sugar inhibition and nigericin (or amine) stimulation involve minor changes in ATP 2 e− ratios.(2) Inhibited by high salt.(3) Dependent on the presence of chloride.(4) Associated with a slight decrease in ΔpH, a slight increase in Δψ and an overall minor decrease in Δ\̃ gm H+. There is no correlation between the stimulation of photophosphorylation and Δψ, suggesting that the two effects are unrelated.(5) Blocked by low concentrations of palmitic acid and gramicidin D which inhibit ATP formation without affecting Δ\̃ gm H+(decoupling).(6) Maximal effects of sugars and nigericin or amines are obtained when ATP formation is driven by electron transport through both photosystems, partial effects are obtained when only Photosystem I is operative, while hardly any effects are obtained when only Photosystem II is operative. These results suggest that the stimulation of photophosphorylation by nigericin or amines results from salt accumulation which affects electron transport and the coupling between ATP formation and electron transport. Conditions of external sugar and internal high salt may induce in thylakoid membranes a shift from bulk-bulk Δ\̃ gm H+ to localized H+ coupling, probably reflecting intramembranal proton transfers between electron transport and ATP synthase complexes.