Dark chlorophyll synthesis may provide a potential for shade tolerance as shown by a comparative study with seedlings of European larch (Larix decidua) and Norway spruce (Picea abies)

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00468-018-1688-x" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00468-018-1688-x</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00468-018-1688-x" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00468-018-1688-x</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Dark chlorophyll synthesis may provide a potential for shade tolerance as shown by a comparative study with seedlings of European larch (Larix decidua) and Norway spruce (Picea abies)

Original language description

In contrast to angiosperm plants, gymnosperms possess two different enzymes for the reduction of protochlorophyllide to chlorophyllide: dark-operative, light-independent protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (DPOR), consisting of three subunits: ChlL, ChlN and ChlB, and light-dependent protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (LPOR). European larch seedlings (Larix decidua Mill.), in contrast to Norway spruce (Picea abies Karst.), accumulate only very low amounts of chlorophylls in the dark due to an inactive DPOR enzyme. In this study, we used these two species to investigate the advantage of the co-existence of two protochlorophyllide oxidoreductases on chlorophyll synthesis under different light conditions. We found that under deep shade conditions, the larch seedlings are partially etiolated with a low quantum yield of photosystem II photochemistry caused by inefficient LPOR function under that subliminal irradiance concomitant with an inactive DPOR enzyme. In contrast, spruce accumulated a significant amount of chlorophylls under deep shade conditions due to the co-existence of active DPOR and LPOR enzymes. Moreover, although PSII developed in the dark had an inactive oxygen-evolving complex, even very low irradiance is sufficient for photoactivation of PSII, as proved by the high quantum yield of photosystem II (F (v)/F (m)) and the disappearance of the K-step in chlorophyll a fluorescence induction under deep shade conditions in spruce. We did not find any advantage of having DPOR enzyme under high light conditions, which is consistent with the decreasing abundance of DPOR subunits with increasing light intensities. Thus, the presence of an active DPOR enzyme may represent a molecular basis for shade tolerance in coniferous seedlings.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10610 - Biophysics

Project

<a href="/en/project/LO1204" target="_blank" >LO1204: Sustainable development of research in the Centre of the Region Haná</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

ISSN

0931-1890

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

32

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

"951–965"

UT code for WoS article

000438795300003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85044214929