Spruce versus Arabidopsis: different strategies of photosynthetic acclimation to light intensity change

0563290 - ÚVGZ 2023 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Štroch, Michal - Karlický, Václav - Ilík, P. - Ilikova, Iva - Opatíková, M. - Nosek, L. - Pospíšil, P. - Svrčková, M. - Rác, M. - Roudnický, P. - Zdráhal, Z. - Špunda, Vladimír - Kouřil, R.
Spruce versus Arabidopsis: different strategies of photosynthetic acclimation to light intensity change.
Photosynthesis Research. Roč. 154, č. 1 (2022), s. 21-40. ISSN 0166-8595. E-ISSN 1573-5079
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) EF16_019/0000827; GA ČR(CZ) GA18-12178S; GA ČR(CZ) GA21-05497S; GA MŠMT(CZ) EF16_019/0000797
Institutional support: RVO:86652079 ; RVO:61389030
Keywords : Light acclimation * Photoprotection * Picea abies * Arabidopsis thaliana * Thylakoid membrane * Non-photochemical quenching * LHCII antenna * Photosynthetic control
OECD category: Biophysics; Biophysics (UEB-Q)
Impact factor: 3.7, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11120-022-00949-0

The acclimation of higher plants to different light intensities is associated with a reorganization of the photosynthetic apparatus. These modifications, namely, changes in the amount of peripheral antenna (LHCII) of photosystem (PS) II and changes in PSII/PSI stoichiometry, typically lead to an altered chlorophyll (Chl) a/b ratio. However, our previous studies show that in spruce, this ratio is not affected by changes in growth light intensity. The evolutionary loss of PSII antenna proteins LHCB3 and LHCB6 in the Pinaceae family is another indication that the light acclimation strategy in spruce could be different. Here we show that, unlike Arabidopsis, spruce does not modify its PSII/PSI ratio and PSII antenna size to maximize its photosynthetic performance during light acclimation. Its large PSII antenna consists of many weakly bound LHCIIs, which form effective quenching centers, even at relatively low light. This, together with sensitive photosynthetic control on the level of cytochrome b(6)f complex (protecting PSI), is the crucial photoprotective mechanism in spruce. High-light acclimation of spruce involves the disruption of PSII macro-organization, reduction of the amount of both PSII and PSI core complexes, synthesis of stress proteins that bind released Chls, and formation of locked-in quenching centers from uncoupled LHCIIs. Such response has been previously observed in the evergreen angiosperm Monstera deliciosa exposed to high light. We suggest that, in contrast to annuals, shade-tolerant evergreen land plants have their own strategy to cope with light intensity changes and the hallmark of this strategy is a stable Chl a/b ratio.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0335284