光系统Ⅱ反应中心CP47/D1/D2/Cyt b-559复合物中色素分子空间取向的线二色光谱研究(英文)

Orientation of Pigments in the Isolated PhotosystemⅡSub-core Reaction Center CP47/D1/D2/Cyt b-559 Complexes:A Linear Dichroism Study

线二色光谱(LD)是研究色素分子在光合膜上空间取向和排布的重要手段。采用低温(1 0 0K)吸收光谱和线二色光谱技术研究光系统Ⅱ核心复合物CP47/D1/D2/Cytb_5 5 9中色素分子的空间取向。结果表明,在光系统Ⅱ核心复合物CP47/D1/D2/Cytb_5 5 9中 6 80nm处有吸收的叶绿素分子Qy 跃迁与光合膜平面平行。β_胡萝卜素分子有两种不同的空间取向,其中在 470和 5 0 5nm处有吸收的 β_胡萝卜素分子(Ⅰ)与光合膜平面近似平行,而在 46 0和 490nm处有吸收的 β_胡萝卜素分子(Ⅱ)与光合膜垂直。光破坏实验显示垂直取向的 β_胡萝卜素分子对强光敏感。6 80nm处吸收的叶绿素分子成分复杂,可能包含有P6 80和核心天线CP47蛋白上的色素分子。

Linear dichroism (LD) spectroscopy is an important technique in the study of the orientation and organization of pigments in the photosynthetic membrane complexes in vivo and in vitro . In this work, the orientation of the pigments in the isolated photosystem Ⅱ (PSⅡ) sub_core reaction center complexes was analyzed and characterized by means of low temperature absorption and LD spectroscopy. The preparations containing different amounts of CP47 isolated from spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) chloroplast were used in order to investigate the orientation of pigments in the PSⅡ sub_core CP47/D1/D2/Cyt b_559 (CP47/D1/D2) complexes. Chlorophyll a (Chl a) absorbing at 680 nm in CP47/D1/D2/Cyt b_559 complex showed an orientation of the Q y transition parallel to the membrane plane. It is proposed that there are two forms of β_carotene (β_Car) in CP47/D1/D2/Cyt b_559 complex, denoted as β_Car (Ⅰ) and β_Car (Ⅱ), with different orientations, β_Car (Ⅰ) at 470 and 505 nm is roughly parallel to the membrane plane, and β_Car (Ⅱ) at 460 and 490 nm seems to be perpendicular orientation. Upon the photoinhibitory experiment β_Car (Ⅱ) was found to be photosensitive and easily photodamaged. It also showed that the positive LD signal observed at 680 nm was quite complicated. This signal is tentatively attributed to P680 and some Chl a of antenna in CP47 protein based upon our measurements.