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ArticleScientific reports2017

An Arabidopsis mutant with high operating efficiency of Photosystem II and low chlorophyll fluorescence.

Niels van Tol, Martijn Rolloos, Dieuwertje Augustijn, A Alia, Huub J de Groot, Paul J J Hooykaas, Bert J van der Zaal

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Niels van TolInstitute of Biology Leiden, Faculty of Science, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Martijn RolloosInstitute of Biology Leiden, Faculty of Science, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Dieuwertje AugustijnLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
A AliaLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Huub J de GrootLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Paul J J HooykaasInstitute of Biology Leiden, Faculty of Science, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Bert J van der ZaalInstitute of Biology Leiden, Faculty of Science, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE, Leiden, The Netherlands. b.j.v.d.zaal@biology.leidennuniv.nl.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The overall light energy to biomass conversion efficiency of plant photosynthesis is generally regarded as low. Forward genetic screens in Arabidopsis have yielded very few mutants with substantially enhanced photochemistry. Here, we report the isolation of a novel Arabidopsis mutant with a high operating efficiency of Photosystem II (φPSII) and low chlorophyll fluorescence from a library of lines harboring T-DNA constructs encoding artificial transcription factors. This mutant was named Low Chlorophyll Fluorescence 1 (LCF1). Only a single T-DNA insertion was detected in LCF1, which interrupted the expression of the full length mRNA of the gene At4g36280 (MORC2). We demonstrate that the high φPSII and low levels of chlorophyll fluorescence were due to a decrease in PSII:PSI ratio. Although LCF1 plants had decreased rosette surface area and biomass under normal growth conditions, they contained more starch per gram fresh weight. The growth defect of LCF1 was alleviated by low light and short day conditions, and growth could even be enhanced after a period of dark-induced senescence, showing that the plant can utilize its excess photosynthetic conversion capacity as a resource when needed.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsChlorophyllDarknessDNA, BacterialFluorescenceGenome, PlantMutationPhotosystem II Protein ComplexPhotosystem I Protein ComplexStarchArabidopsis ProteinsChlorophyllDNA, BacterialPhotosystem II Protein ComplexPhotosystem I Protein ComplexStarchT-DNA

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PMID28607440
PMCPMC5468348
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