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Effects of abiotic stresses on the turnover of the D 1 reaction centre II protein
Author(s) -
Giardi Maria T.,
Masojídek Jiri,
Godde Doris
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1997.tb01048.x
Subject(s) - protein turnover , photosystem ii , abiotic component , photosynthetic reaction centre , abiotic stress , photosynthesis , chemistry , fumigation , biology , biophysics , botany , environmental chemistry , biochemistry , gene , protein biosynthesis , ecology
In the 1990's, evidence has accumulated that various unfavourable environmental conditions substantially affect the turnover of the D 1 protein of reaction centre II, the psb A gene product. Biochemical, molecular and physiological studies in higher plants indicate that alterations of D 1 protein turnover occur under drought, nutrition deficiency, heat, chemical stress, ozone fumigation as well as UV‐B and visible photo‐stresses. The behaviour of photosystem II under these various stress conditions indicates that the response of D 1 protein turnover can be interpreted as a general adaptive response to environmental extremes.