Mutations in a Putative Chloride Efflux Transporter Gene Suppress the Chloride Requirement of Photosystem II in the Cytochrome c550-deficient Mutant | Zendy

Mari Kobayashi | Zendy; Hiroshi Katoh | Zendy; Masahiko Ikeuchi | Zendy

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Mutations in a Putative Chloride Efflux Transporter Gene Suppress the Chloride Requirement of Photosystem II in the Cytochrome c550-deficient Mutant

Author(s) -

Mari Kobayashi,

Hiroshi Katoh,

Masahiko Ikeuchi

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

plant and cell physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.975

H-Index - 152

eISSN - 1471-9053

pISSN - 0032-0781

DOI - 10.1093/pcp/pcj052

Subject(s) - mutant , efflux , photosystem ii , cytochrome , biology , cytochrome b , biochemistry , chemistry , gene , photosynthesis , genetics , mitochondrial dna , enzyme

The cytochrome c550-deficient mutant (psbV-disruptant) of Synechocystis requires a high concentration of Cl(-) in the culture medium to support photosynthetic oxygen evolution. From this disruptant, we isolated spontaneous suppressor mutants that are able to grow photoautotrophically in the absence of Cl(-). Three independent mutations were identified: one was a deletion in slr0753 and two were a transposition of related insertion sequences in the same slr0753. The deduced product of slr0753 belongs to a novel group of the superfamily of ion efflux pumps and ion transporters. These results suggest that Slr0753 exports Cl(-) or a related anion, which is essential for PSII oxygen evolution.

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