Flavodiiron proteins 1-to-4 function in versatile combinations in O2 photoreduction in cyanobacteria

  1. Anita Isabel Santana Sanchez
  2. Daniel Solymosi
  3. Henna Mustila
  4. Luca Bersanini
  5. Eva-Mari Aro  Is a corresponding author
  6. Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Turku, Finland
  2. University of Uppsala, Sweden
  3. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

Flavodiiron proteins (FDPs) constitute a group of modular enzymes widespread in all life Domains. Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 has four FDPs (Flv1-4), which are essential for the photoprotection of photosynthesis. A direct comparison of light-induced O2 reduction (Mehler-like reaction) under high (3% CO2, HC) and low (air level CO2, LC) inorganic carbon conditions demonstrated that the Flv1/Flv3 heterodimer is solely responsible for an efficient steady-state O2 photoreduction under HC, with flv2 and flv4 expression strongly down-regulated. Conversely, under LC conditions, Flv1/Flv3 acts only as a transient electron sink, due to the competing withdrawal of electrons by the highly induced NDH-1 complex. Further, in vivo evidence is provided indicating that Flv2/Flv4 contributes to the Mehler-like reaction when naturally expressed under LC conditions, or, when artificially overexpressed under HC. The O2 photoreduction driven by Flv2/Flv4 occurs down-stream of PSI in a coordinated manner with Flv1/Flv3 and supports slow and steady-state O2 photoreduction.

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  1. Anita Isabel Santana Sanchez

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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  2. Daniel Solymosi

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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  3. Henna Mustila

    Microbial Chemistry, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
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  4. Luca Bersanini

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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  5. Eva-Mari Aro

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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  6. Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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    allahve@utu.fi
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Funding

Suomen Akatemia (315119)

  • Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne

NordForsk (82845)

  • Eva-Mari Aro
  • Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne

Koneen Säätiö (7fa491)

  • Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne

Suomen Akatemia (307335)

  • Eva-Mari Aro

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Reviewing Editor

  1. Jürgen Kleine-Vehn, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria

Version history

  1. Received: February 4, 2019
  2. Accepted: July 10, 2019
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: July 11, 2019 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: July 25, 2019 (version 2)

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© 2019, Santana Sanchez et al.

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  1. Anita Isabel Santana Sanchez
  2. Daniel Solymosi
  3. Henna Mustila
  4. Luca Bersanini
  5. Eva-Mari Aro
  6. Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne
(2019)
Flavodiiron proteins 1-to-4 function in versatile combinations in O2 photoreduction in cyanobacteria
eLife 8:e45766.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.45766

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