Spectral Properties and Excitation Relaxation of Novel Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll a/c-Binding Protein Complexes. 2019

Yoshifumi Ueno, and Ryo Nagao, and Jian-Ren Shen, and Seiji Akimoto
Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan.

Fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c-binding proteins (FCPs) are unique light harvesters for some photosynthetic organisms. There were several reports for the alterations of FCPs in response to light conditions. Here, we present the spectral profiles and excitation dynamics of novel FCP complexes isolated from the diatom Chaetoceros gracilis. Under a red-light condition, C. gracilis cells expressed three types of FCP complexes, two of which are very similar to FCP complexes found in the white-light grown cells, and one of which is the novel FCP complex. The combination of steady-state absorption and fluorescence spectra and time-resolved fluorescence spectra revealed that, compared to other types of FCP complexes, the novel FCP complexes exhibited red-shifted absorption and fluorescence spectra and fast decay of excitation. This finding will provide new insights into not only the light-harvesting strategies of diatoms but also the diversity of light adaptation machinery for photosynthetic organisms.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008027 Light That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared range. Light, Visible,Photoradiation,Radiation, Visible,Visible Radiation,Photoradiations,Radiations, Visible,Visible Light,Visible Radiations
D010788 Photosynthesis The synthesis by organisms of organic chemical compounds, especially carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide using energy obtained from light rather than from the oxidation of chemical compounds. Photosynthesis comprises two separate processes: the light reactions and the dark reactions. In higher plants; GREEN ALGAE; and CYANOBACTERIA; NADPH and ATP formed by the light reactions drive the dark reactions which result in the fixation of carbon dioxide. (from Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2001) Calvin Cycle,Calvin-Benson Cycle,Calvin-Benson-Bassham Cycle,Carbon Fixation, Photosynthetic,Reductive Pentose Phosphate Cycle,Dark Reactions of Photosynthesis,Calvin Benson Bassham Cycle,Calvin Benson Cycle,Cycle, Calvin,Cycle, Calvin-Benson,Cycle, Calvin-Benson-Bassham,Photosynthesis Dark Reaction,Photosynthesis Dark Reactions,Photosynthetic Carbon Fixation
D013050 Spectrometry, Fluorescence Measurement of the intensity and quality of fluorescence. Fluorescence Spectrophotometry,Fluorescence Spectroscopy,Spectrofluorometry,Fluorescence Spectrometry,Spectrophotometry, Fluorescence,Spectroscopy, Fluorescence
D017377 Diatoms The common name for the phylum of microscopic unicellular STRAMENOPILES. Most are aquatic, being found in fresh, brackish, and salt water. Diatoms are noted for the symmetry and sculpturing of their siliceous cell walls. They account for 40% of PHYTOPLANKTON, but not all diatoms are planktonic. Bacillariophyta,Bacillariophytas,Diatom
D061146 Chlorophyll Binding Proteins A large family of proteins that have been traditionally classified as the light-harvesting proteins of the photosynthetic reaction complex. Chlorophyll binding proteins are also found in non-photosynthetic settings where they may play a photoprotective role in response to light stress. Chlorophyll Protein Complexes,Chlorophyll a Binding Proteins,Chlorophyll a-Proteins,Chlorophyll a-b Binding Proteins,Chlorophyll a-c Binding Proteins,Chlorophyll ab-Proteins,Chlorophyll ac-Proteins,Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll Binding Proteins,Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll Proteins,Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll a-c Binding Proteins,Chlorophyll Proteins, Fucoxanthin,Chlorophyll a Proteins,Chlorophyll a b Binding Proteins,Chlorophyll a c Binding Proteins,Chlorophyll ab Proteins,Chlorophyll ac Proteins,Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll a c Binding Proteins,Proteins, Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll

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