Light regulation of pigment and photosystem biosynthesis in cyanobacteria

Ming-Yang Ho; Nathan T Soulier; Daniel P Canniffe; Gaozhong Shen; Donald A Bryant

doi:10.1016/j.pbi.2017.03.006

Light regulation of pigment and photosystem biosynthesis in cyanobacteria

Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2017 Jun:37:24-33. doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2017.03.006. Epub 2017 Apr 6.

Authors

Ming-Yang Ho¹, Nathan T Soulier², Daniel P Canniffe², Gaozhong Shen², Donald A Bryant³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
² Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
³ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA. Electronic address: dab14@psu.edu.

PMID: 28391049
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2017.03.006

Abstract

Most cyanobacteria are obligate oxygenic photoautotrophs, and thus their growth and survival is highly dependent on effective utilization of incident light. Cyanobacteria have evolved a diverse set of phytochromes and cyanobacteriochromes (CBCRs) that allow cells to respond to light in the range from ∼300nm to ∼750nm. Together with associated response regulators, these photosensory proteins control many aspects of cyanobacterial physiology and metabolism. These include far-red light photoacclimation (FaRLiP), complementary chromatic acclimation (CCA), low-light photoacclimation (LoLiP), photosystem content and stoichiometry (long-term adaptation), short-term acclimation (state transitions), circadian rhythm, phototaxis, photomorphogenesis/development, and cellular aggregation. This minireview highlights some discoveries concerning phytochromes and CBCRs as well as two acclimation processes that improve light harvesting and energy conversion under specific irradiance conditions: FaRLiP and CCA.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
Circadian Rhythm / radiation effects
Cyanobacteria / metabolism*
Cyanobacteria / radiation effects*
Light*
Phytochrome / metabolism

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
Phytochrome