Light-Induced Increase in the Number and Activity of Ribosomes Bound to Pea Chloroplast Thylakoids in Vivo1

AUTOR(ES)

Fish, Leonard E.

RESUMO

Within 8 to 10 minutes of illumination, chloroplast thylakoids of pea (Pisum sativum) became enriched 30 to 100% in ribosomes bound by nascent chains. Following (or, in some experiments, coincident with) this apprarent redistribution was a 25 to 65% increase in the total bound ribosome population, which was then maintained at this higher level during the normal light period. On transfer of plants to darkness, the bound ribosome population decreased to the lower dark level. White, blue (400 to 520 nanometers), and orange (545 to 690 nanometers) light were all effective in producing an increase in the bound ribosome population. The level of bound ribosomes in the oldest leaves of 16-day-old plants was 15-fold less than in the still-maturing leaf but was still increased by illumination.

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