Occupation of the Q(B)-binding pocket by a photosystem II inhibitor triggers dark cleavage of the D1 protein subjected to brief preillumination
Occupation of the Q(B)-binding pocket by a photosystem II inhibitor triggers dark cleavage of the D1 protein subjected to brief preillumination
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.271.29.17383
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发表时间:
1996-07-19
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Ono, T
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作者:
Nakajima, Y;Yoshida, S;Ono, T
The D1 protein of the photosystem (PS) II reaction center turns over very rapidly in a light-dependent man ner initiated by its selective and specific cleavage. The cleavage of D1 was studied by using a PS II inhibitor, N-octyl-3-nitro-2,4,6-trihydroxybenzamide (PNO8), as a molecular probe. The following results were obtained. (i) D1 was selectively cleaved into 23-kDa N-terminal and 9-kDa C-terminal fragments in complete darkness by PNO8 at a single site in a D-E loop connecting membrane-spanning helices D and E, (ii) The cleavage was markedly enhanced when PS II was illuminated for a brief period before the addition of PNO8 in darkness. (iii) The effect of preillumination was slowly lost during incubation in the dark, with a decay half-time of similar to 1 h at 25 degrees C. (iv) The light intensity of preillumination required for the cleavage was much lower than that required for O-2 evolution. (v) The light-triggered cleavage of D1 was observed in thylakoids, PS II membranes, and PS II core particles, but not in purified PS II reaction centers. More than 60% of D1 was cleaved into the two fragments with no other by-products. (vi) The cleavage reaction revealed a marked pH dependence that was considerably different from that for inhibition of PS II activity. The results are interpreted as indicating that the binding of PNO8 to the Q(B)-binding pocket triggers proteolytic cleavage of D1 that has been previously modified during illumination.