New Subunits NDH-M, -N, and -O, Encoded by Nuclear Genes, Are Essential for Plastid Ndh Complex Functioning in Higher PlantsW⃞

AUTOR(ES)

Rumeau, Dominique

FONTE

American Society of Plant Biologists

RESUMO

In higher plants, the Ndh complex reduces plastoquinones and is involved in cyclic electron flow around photosystem I, supplying extra-ATP for photosynthesis, particularly under environmental stress conditions. Based on plastid genome sequences, the Ndh complex would contain 11 subunits (NDH-A to -K), but homologies with bacterial complex indicate the probable existence of additional subunits. To identify missing subunits, tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) NDH-H was His tagged at its N terminus using plastid transformation. A functional Ndh subcomplex was purified by Ni2+ affinity chromatography and its subunit composition analyzed by mass spectrometry. Five plastid encoded subunits (NDH-A, -H, -I, -J, and -K) were identified as well as three new subunits (NDH-M, -N, and -O) homologous to cyanobacterial and higher plant proteins. Arabidopsis thaliana mutants missing one of these new subunits lack a functional Ndh complex, and NDH-M and NDH-N are not detected in a tobacco transformant lacking the Ndh complex. We discuss the involvement of these three nuclear-encoded subunits in the functional integrity of the plastidial complex.

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