Week 7 Flashcards
What are examples of blue light responses in plants?
Chloroplast movements
Sun tracking by leaves
Phototropism
Photomorphogenesis - inhibition of hypocotyl elongation and stimulation of chlorophyll synthesis
Stomatal movements
Phototaxis
Anthocyanin accumulation
Regulation of gene regulation
What is the difference in function between phytochrome (red light) and blue light?
Red light –> presence and quality of light
Blue light –> presence and direction of light
What is phototropism?
The growth of plants through the influence of the direction of sunlight.
Positive means towards light
Negative means away from light
What are the stages for phototropism?
1- Light gradient
2- Unequal light perception
3- Unequal auxin concerntration
4- Unequal cell elongation (shaded side)
5- Bending
What mediates phototropism?
Auxins
What is the response of stem elongation in blue light?
In the blue light range a 3 finger (3 peaks) response occurs showing strong correlation with inhibition of stem elongation
When finding out the impact of blue light on inhibiting stem elongation how did they make sure Pr and Pfr didnt impact results?
Yellow light was used
Yellow light establishes constant Pr:Pfr ratio
What is the time that difference between phytochrome and blue light mediated stem elongation inhibition?
Red light: 8-90 minutes
Blue light: 15-30 seconds
What genes are impacted by blue light?
Chalcone synthase
RBCS
LHCB
SIG5
What is the general pattern for blue-light treatment in light responsive genes?
Takes time to respond when light is detected then increases as light increases before switching off when no blue light
What is the stomatal openening promoted by?
Photosynthesis (DCMU partially inhibits)
Blue light
What experimentally can inhibit stomatal opening?
Orthovanadate (inhibitor of H+-ATPase
What experimentally can induce stomatal opening?
Fusicoccin (activator of H+-ATPase)
What is the basic physiology of stomata opening in response to light?
1- Blue light
2- Uptake of ions and synthesis of organic solutes
3- Decreased water potential
4- Water influx
5- Swelling
6- Pore opening
What happens to ions in response to blue light?
Proton-ATPase = removes protons from cell
Ion channel = Input of K+ and Cl- due to ion differences
What is the K+ concerntration in a guard cell throughout the day?
Closed guard cell: 0.1 M
Open guard cell: 0.4-0.8M (peak)
What is the pattern for K+ concerntration throughout day?
Increases in response to blue light
Then peak mid morning
Decreases by late morning reaching lowest in the evening
With dropping K+ levels how is the water potential kept low?
With sucrose it is either transported in through sucrose transporters or manufactored in the cell from photosynthesis or starch
Other than sucrose what is another organic osmatically active compound that can also be made?
Malate^2- from phosphoenol pyruvate
What are the steps for transporting H+ across the cell membrane?
1- Serine/threonine protein kinase converts ATP to ADP + Pi
2- The Pi binds to the inactivated H+-ATPase then a 14-3-3 protein binds to the Pi activating the H+-ATPase
3- ATP is used to transport H+ across the membrane
What gene codes for cryptochromes?
CRY1 and CRY2
What happens to mutants in CRY?
Mutants lack blue light dependant inhibition of hopocotyl growth
How long is the CRY1 protein?
75 kDa
What are the two domains of the CRY1 protein?
PHR = Photolyase related domain
CCE= C-terminal Cryptochrome extension
What two molecules get added to the CRY1 protein?
Pterin and FAD both on the PHR section
What happens to anthocyanin accumulation in cry1 and cry1, cry2 plants?
Much less accumulation of anthocyanin compared to wildtype
What happens to hypocotyl length in cry1 and cry1, cry2 plants?
Much longer hypocotyls then in wildtype
In very low fluence light does cry1 and cry2 mutants impact phototropism?
Yes
What biological responses are mediated by crytochromes?
Photomorphogenesis
Flowering time and circadian rhythm
Anthocyanin accumulation
Phototropism (low fluence only: ‘first positive curvature)
What are the 2 mechanisms of CRYs?
1- Interacting with CIB transcription factors, which then interact with the FT gene to promote floral initiation
2- Interact SPA proteins to supress SPA activation of COP1-mediated degradation of HY5, HYH, CO and other regulators of light-regulated gene (LRG)
What is NPH1 protein?
Phototropin1 (PHOT1)
What are is the section on the end of the NPH1 protein?
Serine/theorine protein kinases
What are attachted to LOV1 and LOV2?
Co-enzymes FMN
What does NPH stand for?
Non-phototropic hypocotyl
What does LOV stand for?
Light, oxygen and voltage regulated
How does phot1 mutation impact phototropism?
Inhibits phototropism in moderate levels of blue light, responds to high levels of light
How does phot1 and phot2 mutation impact phototropism?
Inhibits phototropism in both medium and high levels of blue light
How does phot2 mutation impact chloroplast movement?
The chlorplasts in high levels of light are positioned as if they were in low levels of light so along the top and bottom not sides
How does phot1 and phot2 mutation impact chloroplast movement?
Little or no movement of chloroplasts
How does phot1, phot2 and phot1/phot2 mutation impact guard cell closer?
Both phot1 and phot2 impact guard cell opening
phot1/phot2 badly impact guard cell opening
What is zeaxanthin?
A carotenoids
What does zeaxanthin do?
Absorb blue light