Abstract
When light activation of one of the Calvin cycle enzymes was first observed some 23 years ago (1) almost every plant physiologist was sure that protein synthesis rather than post translational covalent modification was responsible. Now it is almost universally accepted that light does control the activity of reductive pentose phosphate cycle enzymes, probably through covalent modification involving protein cys groups. But the mechanism, and indeed the function, of light modulation remains the subject of debate. Here I will consider briefly the scope of light modulation of carbon metabolism enzymes in green plants, and then in more detail proposals for the mechanism.
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Abbreviations
- CAM:
-
Crassulacean acid metabolism
- DCMU:
-
3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea
- DTT:
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dithiothreitol
- FeS:
-
iron sulfur
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Anderson, L.E. (1983). Proposed Mechanism for Photomodulation of Carbon Metabolism Enzyme Activity in Chloroplasts and Cyanobacteria. In: Montagnoli, G., Erlanger, B.F. (eds) Molecular Models of Photoresponsiveness. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, vol 68. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0896-7_10
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