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ArticleThe Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology2025

Pyridoxine dehydrogenase SePdx regulates photosynthesis via an association with the phycobilisome in a cyanobacterium.

Shoujin Fan, Wenzhe Li, Zhuo Chen, Zixu Wang, Xiang Cheng, Susu Zhang, Meixue Dai, Jinyu Yang, Leilei Chen, Guoyan Zhao

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Shoujin Fan *College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.
Wenzhe Li *College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.
Zhuo Chen *College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.
Zixu WangCollege of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.
Xiang ChengCollege of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.
Susu ZhangCollege of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.
Meixue DaiCollege of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.
Jinyu YangInstitute of Agro-Food Science and Technology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, China.
Leilei ChenInstitute of Agro-Food Science and Technology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, China.
Guoyan ZhaoCollege of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3200-8800

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31640002National Natural Science Foundation of China 31970367National Natural Science Foundation of China U24A20613Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2024MC202Qingchuang Talents Induction Program of Shandong Higher Education InstitutionTaishan Scholar Program of Shandong Province tsqn201909168
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Abstract

Vitamin B6 (VitB6) deficiency is known to have a deleterious effect on photosynthesis, although the precise mechanism remains unclear. Pyridoxine dehydrogenase is a key protein involved in VitB6 biosynthesis, which facilitates the reversible reduction of pyridoxal (PL) and the oxidation of pyridoxine (PN), thereby contributing to VitB6 production. This study demonstrated the enzymatic activity of a pyridoxine dehydrogenase, SePdx, from the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 in the oxidation of PN. This protein is localized to the thylakoid membrane, interacts with components of the phycobilisome (PBS) and photosystem I (PSI), and plays a role in general stress responses. Deletion of sepdx leads to a distorted thylakoid membrane, shorter membrane spacing distances, and decreased phycobiliprotein content. Protein-protein interaction studies revealed interactions among SePdx, phycobiliprotein CpcA, and the PSI subunit PsaE. The structural analysis identified key residues that mediate SePdx-CpcA and SePdx-PsaE interactions, which were further confirmed through site-directed mutagenesis. Overall, the findings suggested that SePdx may influence PBS assembly, thereby establishing a link between VitB6 biosynthesis and photosynthesis.

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Bacterial ProteinsPhotosynthesisPhycobilisomesSynechococcusPhotosystem I Protein ComplexPyridoxineThylakoidsVitamin B 6Bacterial ProteinsPhotosystem I Protein ComplexPhycobilisomesPyridoxineVitamin B 6photosynthesisphycobilisomepyridoxine dehydrogenaseSynechococcus elongatus PCC 7942VitB6 biosynthesis

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PMCPMC11929599

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