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The PsbK subunit is required for the stable assembly and stability of other small subunits in the PSII complex in the thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1

PsbK is a small membrane protein of the PSII core complex and is highly conserved from cyanobacteria to plants. Here, we studied its role in the thermophilic cyanobacterium, Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-l, by focusing on a psbK disruptant with hexahistidine-tagged CP47. The psbK disruptant showe...

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Published in:Plant and cell physiology 2010-04, Vol.51 (4), p.554-560
Main Authors: Iwai, M., Tokyo Univ. of Science, Noda, Chiba (Japan). Faculty of Science and Technology, Suzuki, T, Kamiyama, A, Sakurai, I, Dohmae, N, Inoue, Y, Ikeuchi, M
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Summary:PsbK is a small membrane protein of the PSII core complex and is highly conserved from cyanobacteria to plants. Here, we studied its role in the thermophilic cyanobacterium, Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-l, by focusing on a psbK disruptant with hexahistidine-tagged CP47. The psbK disruptant showed photoautotrophic growth comparable with that of the wild type under a wide range of light conditions. The mutant PSII complex retained the oxygen-evolving activity with a unique modification of the acceptor Qsub(B) site. N-terminal sequencing revealed that Ycf12 and PsbZ proteins were lost in the PSII complex prepared from the mutant. Immunoblotting detected reduced accumulation of PsbZ in the mutant thylakoid. These results suggest that PsbK is required not only for association of PsbZ and Ycf12 with the isolated PSII complex but also for the stabilization of PsbZ in the thylakoid membrane.
ISSN:0032-0781
1471-9053
DOI:10.1093/pcp/pcq020