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New Insights into the Evolution of the Electron Transfer from Cytochrome f to Photosystem I in the Green and Red Branches of Photosynthetic Eukaryotes

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PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
卷 62, 期 7, 页码 1082-1093

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcab044

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Cytochrome c(6); Cytochrome f; Electron transfer; Photosynthetic green and red lineages; Photosystem I; Plastocyanin

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  1. Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness [BIO2015-64169-P, BIO2016-79930-R]
  2. Andalusian Government [PAIDI BIO-022]
  3. EU FEDER Program
  4. FPU Program fellowship (Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports) [FPU16/04040]
  5. CSIC Open Access Publication Support Initiative through its Unit of Information Resources for Research (URICI)

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The text discusses the evolution and functional differences of the copper-protein plastocyanin (Pc) among different groups of organisms, as well as the mechanisms of electron transfer in the green, red, and diatom lineages.
In cyanobacteria and most green algae of the eukaryotic green lineage, the copper-protein plastocyanin (Pc) alternatively replaces the heme-protein cytochrome c(6) (Cc(6)) as the soluble electron carrier from cytochrome f (Cf) to photosystem I (PSI). The functional and structural equivalence of 'green' Pc and Cc(6) has been well established, representing an example of convergent evolution of two unrelated proteins. However, plants only produce Pc, despite having evolved from green algae. On the other hand, Cc(6) is the only soluble donor available in most species of the red lineage of photosynthetic organisms, which includes, among others, red algae and diatoms. Interestingly, Pc genes have been identified in oceanic diatoms, probably acquired by horizontal gene transfer from green algae. However, the mechanisms that regulate the expression of a functional Pc in diatoms are still unclear. In the green eukaryotic lineage, the transfer of electrons from Cf to PSI has been characterized in depth. The conclusion is that in the green lineage, this process involves strong electrostatic interactions between partners, which ensure a high affinity and an efficient electron transfer (ET) at the cost of limiting the turnover of the process. In the red lineage, recent kinetic and structural modeling data suggest a different strategy, based on weaker electrostatic interactions between partners, with lower affinity and less efficient ET, but favoring instead the protein exchange and the turnover of the process. Finally, in diatoms the interaction of the acquired green-type Pc with both Cf and PSI may not yet be optimized.

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