In vivo analysis of the electron transfer within Photosystem I: Are the two phylloquinones involved?
In vivo analysis of the electron transfer within Photosystem I: Are the two phylloquinones involved?
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DOI：
10.1021/bi990857c
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发表时间：
1999-08-24
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2.9
通讯作者：
Joliot, A
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作者：
Joliot, P;Joliot, A
Electron transfer within PS I reaction centers has been analyzed in vivo in a mutant of Chlorella sorokiniana which lacks most of the PS IT and of the peripheric antennae, using a new spectrophotometric technique with a time resolution of similar to 5 ns. Absorption changes associated with the oxidation of semiphylloquinone (acceptor A(1)(-)) have been characterized in the 371-545 nm spectral range. The oxidation of A(1)(-) and the reduction of an iron-sulfur cluster (F-X, FAFB) is monitored by an absorption decrease at 377 nm (semiphylloquinone absorption band) and by the decrease of two positive absorption bands around 480 and 515 nm, respectively, very likely associated with a local electrochromic shift induced by A(1)(-) on a carotenoid molecule localized in its vicinity. A(1)(-) undergoes a two-phase oxidation of about equal amplitude with half-times of similar to 18 and similar to 160 ns, respectively. Two hypotheses are proposed to interpret these data: (I) Photosystem I reaction centers are present under two conformational states which differ by the reoxidation rate of A(1)(-). (2) The two phylloquinones corresponding to the two branches of the PS I heterodimer are involved in the electron transfer. The similar amplitude of the two phases implies that the rates of electron transfer from P700 to each of the phylloquinones are about equal. The two different rate constants measured for A(1)(-) oxidation suggests some asymmetry in the relative position of the two phylloquinones with respect to F-X.
