Functions of the water soluble chlorophyll-binding protein in plants
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of plant physiology. - 1979. - 168(2011), 12 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 1444-51 |
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Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
Sprache: | English |
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of plant physiology |
Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes Peroxides Plant Extracts Plant Proteins Reactive Oxygen Species Xanthophylls Water 059QF0KO0R mehr... |
Zusammenfassung: | Copyright © 2011 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. Functional aspects of water soluble chlorophyll-binding protein (WSCP) in plants were investigated during the courses of leaf senescence, chlorophyll biogenesis, stress response and photoprotection. The cDNA sequence encoding WSCP from cauliflower was cloned into a binary vector to facilitate Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of Nicotiana tabacum. The resultant transgenic tobacco plants overexpressed the CauWSCP gene under the control of a 35S-promoter. Analyses of protein and pigment contents indicate that WSCP overexpression does not enhance chlorophyll catabolism in vivo, thus rendering a role of WSCP in Chl degradation unlikely. Accumulation of higher levels of protochlorophyllide in WSCP overexpressor plants corroborates a proposed temporary storage and carrier function of WSCP for chlorophyll and late precursors. Although WSCP overexpressor plants did not show significant differences in non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence, they are characterized by significantly lower zeaxanthin accumulation and peroxidase activity at different light intensities, even at high light intensities of 700-900μmol photons m(-2)s(-1). These results suggest a photoprotective function of the functional chlorophyll binding-WSCP tetramer by shielding of chlorophylls from molecular oxygen |
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Beschreibung: | Date Completed 07.10.2011 Date Revised 30.09.2020 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
ISSN: | 1618-1328 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jplph.2011.02.007 |