Non-photochemical quenching of photosystem I as an adaptive response to prolonged drought

Juan B Arellano

doi:10.1093/jxb/erac438

Non-photochemical quenching of photosystem I as an adaptive response to prolonged drought

J Exp Bot. 2023 Jan 1;74(1):16-18. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erac438.

Author

Juan B Arellano¹

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Estrés Abiótico, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Salamanca (IRNASA-CSIC), Cordel de Merinas 52, 37008 Salamanca, Spain.

Abstract

This article comments on:

Sapeta H, Yokono M, Takabayashi A, Ueno Y, Cordeiro AM, Hara T, Tanaka A, Akimoto S, Oliveira MM, Tanaka R. 2023. Reversible down-regulation of photosystems I and II leads to fast photosynthesis recovery after long-term drought in Jatropha curcas. Journal of Experimental Botany 74, 336–351.

Keywords: Jatropha curcas; Drought; integrating sphere-equipped spectrofluorometer; light harvesting complex; non-photochemical quenching; photoprotection; photosystem; zeaxanthin.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Droughts*
Light
Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes / metabolism
Photosynthesis / physiology
Photosystem I Protein Complex*
Photosystem II Protein Complex / metabolism
Zeaxanthins

Substances

Photosystem I Protein Complex
Photosystem II Protein Complex
Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes
Zeaxanthins