ArticlePlant physiology2009
A systems-level analysis of the effects of light quality on the metabolism of a cyanobacterium.
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- An unexpected role for leucyl aminopeptidase in UV tolerance revealed by a genome-wide fitness assessment in a model cyanobacterium.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
- Quantitative insight into the metabolism of isoprene-producing Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 using steady statePhotosynthesis research · 2022Article
- Reconstruction of the absorption spectrum of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 optical mutants from the in vivo signature of individual pigments.Photosynthesis research · 2021Article
- Blue light induces major changes in the gene expression profile of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.Physiologia plantarum · 2020Article
- Mechanical regulation of photosynthesis in cyanobacteria.Nature microbiology · 2020Article
- Towards a quantitative assessment of inorganic carbon cycling in photosynthetic microorganisms.Engineering in life sciences · 2019Article
- Exploring the low photosynthetic efficiency of cyanobacteria in blue light using a mutant lacking phycobilisomes.Photosynthesis research · 2019Article
- Blue light reduces photosynthetic efficiency of cyanobacteria through an imbalance between photosystems I and II.Photosynthesis research · 2018Article
- Use the predictive models to explore the key factors affecting phytoplankton succession in Lake Erhai, China.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2018Article
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- Global transcriptional profiles of the copper responses in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.PloS one · 2014Article
- Dynamic proteomic profiling of a unicellular cyanobacterium Cyanothece ATCC51142 across light-dark diurnal cycles.BMC systems biology · 2011Article
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Abstract
Photosynthetic organisms experience changes in light quantity and light quality in their natural habitat. In response to changes in light quality, these organisms redistribute excitation energy and adjust photosystem stoichiometry to maximize the utilization of available light energy. However, the response of other cellular processes to changes in light quality is mostly unknown. Here, we report a systematic investigation into the adaptation of cellular processes in Synechocystis species PCC 6803 to light that preferentially excites either photosystem II or photosystem I. We find that preferential excitation of photosystem II and photosystem I induces massive reprogramming of the Synechocystis transcriptome. The rewiring of cellular processes begins as soon as Synechocystis senses the imbalance in the excitation of reaction centers. We find that Synechocystis utilizes the cyclic photosynthetic electron transport chain for ATP generation and a major part of the respiratory pathway to generate reducing equivalents and carbon skeletons during preferential excitation of photosystem I. In contrast, cytochrome c oxidase and photosystem I act as terminal components of the photosynthetic electron transport chain to produce sufficient ATP and limited amounts of NADPH and reduced ferredoxin during preferential excitation of photosystem II. To overcome the shortage of NADPH and reduced ferredoxin, Synechocystis preferentially activates transporters and acquisition pathways to assimilate ammonia, urea, and arginine over nitrate as a nitrogen source. This study provides a systematic analysis of cellular processes in cyanobacteria in response to preferential excitation and shows that the cyanobacterial cell undergoes significant adjustment of cellular processes, many of which were previously unknown.
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