Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-24-2001
Abstract
To survive fluctuations in quality and intensity of light, plants and algae are able to preferentially direct the absorption of light energy to either one of the two photosystems PSI or PSII. This rapid process is referred to as a state transition and has been correlated with the phosphorylation and migration of the light-harvesting complex protein (LHCP) between PSII and PSI. We show here that thylakoid protein kinases (TAKs) are required for state transitions in Arabidopsis. Antisense TAK1 expression leads to a loss of LHCP phosphorylation and a reduction in state transitions. Preferential activation of PSII causes LHCP to accumulate with PSI, and TAK1 mutants disrupt this process. Finally, TAKs also influence the phosphorylation of multiple thylakoid proteins.
Recommended Citation
Snyders, Shaun and Kohorn, Bruce D., "Disruption of Thylakoid-associated Kinase 1 Leads to Alteration of Light Harvesting in Arabidopsis" (2001). Biology Faculty Publications. 169.
https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/biology-faculty-publications/169