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Contributions of visible and ultraviolet parts of sunlight to photoinhibition.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20798275     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Photoinhibition is light-induced inactivation of PSII, and action spectrum measurements have shown that UV light causes photoinhibition much more efficiently than visible light. In the present study, we quantified the contribution of the UV part of sunlight in photoinhibition of PSII in leaves. Greenhouse-grown pumpkin leaves were pretreated with lincomycin to block the repair of photoinhibited PSII, and exposed to sunlight behind a UV-permeable or UV-blocking filter. Oxygen evolution and Chl fluorescence measurements showed that photoinhibition proceeds 35% more slowly under the UV-blocking than under the UV-permeable filter. Experiments with a filter that blocks UV-B but transmits UV-A and visible light revealed that UV-A light is almost fully responsible for the UV effect. The difference between leaves illuminated through a UV-blocking and UV-transparent filter disappeared when leaves of field-grown pumpkin plants were used. Thylakoids isolated from field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants were equally sensitive to UV light, and measurements of UV-induced fluorescence from leaves indicated that the protection of the field-grown plants was caused by substances that block the passage of UV light to the chloroplasts. Thus, the UV part of sunlight, especially the UV-A part, is potentially highly important in photoinhibition of PSII but the UV-screening compounds of plant leaves may offer almost complete protection against UV-induced photoinhibition.
Authors:
Marja Hakala-Yatkin; Mika Mäntysaari; Heta Mattila; Esa Tyystjärvi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-08-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Plant & cell physiology     Volume:  51     ISSN:  1471-9053     ISO Abbreviation:  Plant Cell Physiol.     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-11     Completed Date:  2011-01-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9430925     Medline TA:  Plant Cell Physiol     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1745-53     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Chlorophyll / analysis
Cucurbita / metabolism,  radiation effects
Fluorescence
Lincomycin / pharmacology
Oxygen / analysis
Photosystem II Protein Complex / metabolism,  radiation effects*
Plant Leaves / metabolism,  radiation effects*
Sunlight*
Thylakoids / metabolism,  radiation effects
Ultraviolet Rays*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Photosystem II Protein Complex; 1406-65-1/Chlorophyll; 154-21-2/Lincomycin; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

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