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Title: The structural and functional domains of plant thylakoid membranes

Abstract

In plants, the stacking of part of the photosynthetic thylakoid membrane generates two main subcompartments: the stacked grana core and unstacked stroma lamellae. However, a third distinct domain, the grana margin, has been postulated but its structural and functional identity remains elusive. Here, an optimized thylakoid fragmentation procedure combined with detailed ultrastructural, biochemical, and functional analyses reveals the distinct composition of grana margins. It is enriched with lipids, cytochrome b6f complex, and ATPase while depleted in photosystems and light–harvesting complexes. A quantitative method is introduced that is based on Blue Native Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (BN–PAGE) and dot immunoblotting for quantifying various photosystem II (PSII) assembly forms in different thylakoid subcompartments. The results indicate that the grana margin functions as a degradation and disassembly zone for photodamaged PSII. In contrast, the stacked grana core region contains fully assembled and functional PSII holocomplexes. The stroma lamellae, finally, contain monomeric PSII as well as a significant fraction of dimeric holocomplexes that identify this membrane area as the PSII repair zone. In conclusion, this structural organization and the heterogeneous PSII distribution support the idea that the stacking of thylakoid membranes leads to a division of labor that establishes distinct membrane areas with specific functions.

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  1. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
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Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
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USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1735375
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1481441
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0017160
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
The Plant Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 97; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 0960-7412
Publisher:
Society for Experimental Biology
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; fractionation; grana thylakoid; photosynthesis; photosystem II; thylakoid membrane

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Koochak, Haniyeh, Puthiyaveetil, Sujith, Mullendore, Daniel L., Li, Meng, and Kirchhoff, Helmut. The structural and functional domains of plant thylakoid membranes. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1111/tpj.14127.
Koochak, Haniyeh, Puthiyaveetil, Sujith, Mullendore, Daniel L., Li, Meng, & Kirchhoff, Helmut. The structural and functional domains of plant thylakoid membranes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14127
Koochak, Haniyeh, Puthiyaveetil, Sujith, Mullendore, Daniel L., Li, Meng, and Kirchhoff, Helmut. Fri . "The structural and functional domains of plant thylakoid membranes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14127. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1735375.
@article{osti_1735375,
title = {The structural and functional domains of plant thylakoid membranes},
author = {Koochak, Haniyeh and Puthiyaveetil, Sujith and Mullendore, Daniel L. and Li, Meng and Kirchhoff, Helmut},
abstractNote = {In plants, the stacking of part of the photosynthetic thylakoid membrane generates two main subcompartments: the stacked grana core and unstacked stroma lamellae. However, a third distinct domain, the grana margin, has been postulated but its structural and functional identity remains elusive. Here, an optimized thylakoid fragmentation procedure combined with detailed ultrastructural, biochemical, and functional analyses reveals the distinct composition of grana margins. It is enriched with lipids, cytochrome b6f complex, and ATPase while depleted in photosystems and light–harvesting complexes. A quantitative method is introduced that is based on Blue Native Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (BN–PAGE) and dot immunoblotting for quantifying various photosystem II (PSII) assembly forms in different thylakoid subcompartments. The results indicate that the grana margin functions as a degradation and disassembly zone for photodamaged PSII. In contrast, the stacked grana core region contains fully assembled and functional PSII holocomplexes. The stroma lamellae, finally, contain monomeric PSII as well as a significant fraction of dimeric holocomplexes that identify this membrane area as the PSII repair zone. In conclusion, this structural organization and the heterogeneous PSII distribution support the idea that the stacking of thylakoid membranes leads to a division of labor that establishes distinct membrane areas with specific functions.},
doi = {10.1111/tpj.14127},
journal = {The Plant Journal},
number = 3,
volume = 97,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Fri Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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