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Cleavage of Chlorophyll-Porphyrin (Requirement for Reduced Ferredoxin and Oxygen)

Cleavage of Chlorophyll-Porphyrin (Requirement for Reduced Ferredoxin and Oxygen) Abstract The chemical structures of some colorless catabolites that accumulate in senescent leaves have been established recently (B. Krautler, B. Jaun, W. Amrein, K. Bortlik, M. Schellenberg, P. Matile [1992] Plant Physiol Biochem 30: 333–346; W. Muhlecker, B. Krautler, S. Ginsburg, P. Matile [1993] Helv Chim Acta 76: 2976–2980). Such studies suggest that oxygenolytic cleavage of chlorophyll-porphyrin may occur by the action of a dioxygenase. We have attempted to demonstrate such an enzyme activity and to explore the requirements of the cleavage reaction in a reconstituted system of chloroplast (Chlpl) components prepared from senescent rape (Brassica napus L.) cotyledons. Intact senescent Chpls (also referred to as gerontoplasts) contain small amounts of two fluorescent chlorophyll catabolites, Bn-FCC-1 and Bn-FCC-2, probably representing primary cleavage products. Upon the incubation of Gpls in the presence of glucose-6-phosphate (Glc6P) or ATP, these catabolites (predominantly FCC-1) were produced in organello. In a reconstituted system of thylakoids and stroma fraction the FCCs (predominantly FCC-2) were produced in the presence of ferredoxin (Fd) and cofactors (NADPH, Glc6P) helping to keep Fd in the reduced state. Reduced Fd could not be replaced by other electron donors, suggesting that the putative dioxygenase requires Fd for the operation of its redox cycle. Production of FCC-2 did not occur in the absence of oxygen and it was inhibited by chelators of Fe2+. The contributions to the production of FCCs from both parts of the reconstituted system, thylakoids and stroma, are heat labile. The enzymic process in the thylakoids yields pheophorbide a, the presumptive precursor of FCCs. However, native senescent thylakoids could not be replaced as a “substrate” by free pheophorbide a. The stromal enzyme appears to have an affinity for senescent thylakoids; thus, “loaded” thylakoids capable of FCC production in the presence of Fd and cofactors were obtained upon homogenization of senescent cotyledons in a medium containing sorbitol and ascorbate. Such thylakoids were inactive if prepared from mature green cotyledons. As senescence was induced, the capacity to generate FCCs appeared and peaked when about half of the chlorophyll had disappeared from the cotyledons. The effectiveness of a relevant inhibitor showed that cytoplasmic protein synthesis was required for inducing the catabolic machinery in the loaded thylakoids. Thylakoids from mature Chlpls were ineffective as substrate of the stromal enzyme prepared from Gpls. However, senescent thylakoids yielded FCCs if challenged with stroma from either Chlpls or Gpls. Therefore, the stromal part of the system is likely to be a constitutive enzyme, and the pace-setting step of the pathway of chlorophyll breakdown seems to be located in the thylakoids. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 1994 by American Society of Plant Biologists This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Plant Physiology Oxford University Press

Cleavage of Chlorophyll-Porphyrin (Requirement for Reduced Ferredoxin and Oxygen)

Ginsburg, S.; Schellenberg, M.; Matile, P.
Plant Physiology , Volume 105 (2) – Jun 1, 1994
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Abstract The chemical structures of some colorless catabolites that accumulate in senescent leaves have been established recently (B. Krautler, B. Jaun, W. Amrein, K. Bortlik, M. Schellenberg, P. Matile [1992] Plant Physiol Biochem 30: 333–346; W. Muhlecker, B. Krautler, S. Ginsburg, P. Matile [1993] Helv Chim Acta 76: 2976–2980). Such studies suggest that oxygenolytic cleavage of chlorophyll-porphyrin may occur by the action of a dioxygenase. We have attempted to demonstrate such an enzyme activity and to explore the requirements of the cleavage reaction in a reconstituted system of chloroplast (Chlpl) components prepared from senescent rape (Brassica napus L.) cotyledons. Intact senescent Chpls (also referred to as gerontoplasts) contain small amounts of two fluorescent chlorophyll catabolites, Bn-FCC-1 and Bn-FCC-2, probably representing primary cleavage products. Upon the incubation of Gpls in the presence of glucose-6-phosphate (Glc6P) or ATP, these catabolites (predominantly FCC-1) were produced in organello. In a reconstituted system of thylakoids and stroma fraction the FCCs (predominantly FCC-2) were produced in the presence of ferredoxin (Fd) and cofactors (NADPH, Glc6P) helping to keep Fd in the reduced state. Reduced Fd could not be replaced by other electron donors, suggesting that the putative dioxygenase requires Fd for the operation of its redox cycle. Production of FCC-2 did not occur in the absence of oxygen and it was inhibited by chelators of Fe2+. The contributions to the production of FCCs from both parts of the reconstituted system, thylakoids and stroma, are heat labile. The enzymic process in the thylakoids yields pheophorbide a, the presumptive precursor of FCCs. However, native senescent thylakoids could not be replaced as a “substrate” by free pheophorbide a. The stromal enzyme appears to have an affinity for senescent thylakoids; thus, “loaded” thylakoids capable of FCC production in the presence of Fd and cofactors were obtained upon homogenization of senescent cotyledons in a medium containing sorbitol and ascorbate. Such thylakoids were inactive if prepared from mature green cotyledons. As senescence was induced, the capacity to generate FCCs appeared and peaked when about half of the chlorophyll had disappeared from the cotyledons. The effectiveness of a relevant inhibitor showed that cytoplasmic protein synthesis was required for inducing the catabolic machinery in the loaded thylakoids. Thylakoids from mature Chlpls were ineffective as substrate of the stromal enzyme prepared from Gpls. However, senescent thylakoids yielded FCCs if challenged with stroma from either Chlpls or Gpls. Therefore, the stromal part of the system is likely to be a constitutive enzyme, and the pace-setting step of the pathway of chlorophyll breakdown seems to be located in the thylakoids. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 1994 by American Society of Plant Biologists This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model)

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