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We studied the role of charge recombination reactions in Photosystem II photodamage in Synechocystis 6803 cells, in which the redox properties of Phe were modified. In the Q130E mutant where Em(Phe/Phe−) is shifted by about +35 mV photodamage and 1O2 production is decreased relative to the WT, whereas the opposite effect was observed in the Q130L mutant where Em(Phe/Phe−) is shifted by about −50 mV. We conclude that the extent of photodamage is influenced by competition of dissipation pathways of 1[P680 +Phe−] via non-radiative charge recombination and spin conversion to 3[P680 +Phe−], which regulates the yield of 3P680 and related 1O2 production. The non-radiative recombination rate of 1[P680 +Phe−] is affected by Em(Phe/Phe−) whose modulation by the D1-Q130E amino acid replacement appears to be a photoprotective mechanism in cyanobacteria in vivo.
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Cser, K., Vass, I. (2008). Regulation of Photoprotection by Non-Radiative Charge Recombination in Photosystem II. In: Allen, J.F., Gantt, E., Golbeck, J.H., Osmond, B. (eds) Photosynthesis. Energy from the Sun. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6709-9_11
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