Increased thermostability of thylakoid membranes in isoprene-emitting leaves probed with three biophysical techniques
Velikova, V
Várkonyi, Z
Szabó, M
Maslenkova, L
Nogues, I
Kovács, L
Peeva, V
Busheva, M
Garab, G
Sharkey, TD
Loreto, F
Maslenkova, L
Nogues, I
Kovács, L
Peeva, V
Busheva, M
Garab, G
Sharkey, TD
Loreto, F
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- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Plant Physiology, 2011, 157 (2), pp. 905 - 916
- Issue Date:
- 2011-10-01
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Three biophysical approaches were used to get insight into increased thermostability of thylakoid membranes in isoprene-emittingplants.Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants genetically modified to make isoprene and Platanus orientalis leaves, in which isoprene emission was chemically inhibited, were used. First, in the circular dichroism spectrum the transition temperature of the main band at 694 nm was higher in the presence of isoprene, indicating that the heat stability of chiral macrodomains of chloroplast membranes, and specifically the stability of ordered arrays of light-harvesting complex IIphotosystem II in the stacked region of the thylakoid grana, was improved in the presence of isoprene. Second, the decay of electrochromic absorbance changes resulting from the electric field component of the proton motive force (ΔA 515) was evaluated following single-turnover saturating flashes. The decay of ΔA 515 was faster in the absence of isoprene when leaves of Arabidopsis and Platanus were exposed to high temperature, indicating that isoprene protects the thylakoid membranes against leakiness at elevated temperature. Finally, thermoluminescence measurements revealed that S 2Q B 2 charge recombination was shifted to higher temperature in Arabidopsis and Platanus plants in the presence of isoprene, indicating higher activation energy for S 2Q B 2 redox pair, which enables isoprene-emitting plants to perform efficient primary photochemistry of photosystem II even at higher temperatures. The data provide biophysical evidence that isoprene improves the integrity and functionality of the thylakoid membranes at high temperature. These results contribute to our understanding of isoprene mechanism of action in plant protection against environmental stresses. © 2011 American Society of Plant Biologists. All Rights Reserved.
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