Energizing the plasmalemma of marine photosynthetic organisms: The role of primary active transport

John A. Raven (Lead / Corresponding author), John Beardall

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    Abstract

    Generation of ion electrochemical potential differences by primary active transport can involve energy inputs from light, from exergonic redox reactions and from exergonic ATP hydrolysis. These electrochemical potential differences are important for homoeostasis, for signalling, and for energizing nutrient influx. The three main ions involved are H+, Na+ (efflux) and Cl- (influx). In prokaryotes, fluxes of all three of these ions are energized by ion-pumping rhodopsins, with one archaeal rhodopsin pumping H+into the cells; among eukaryotes there is also an H+ influx rhodopsin in Acetabularia and (probably) H+ efflux in diatoms. Bacteriochlorophyll-based photoreactions export H+ from the cytosol in some anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria, but chlorophyll-based photoreactions in marine cyanobacteria do not lead to export of H+. Exergonic redox reactions export H+ and Na+ in photosynthetic bacteria, and possibly H+ in eukaryotic algae. P-type H+- and/or Na+-ATPases occur in almost all of the photosynthetic marine organisms examined. P-type H+-efflux ATPases occur in charophycean marine algae and flowering plants whereas P-type Na+-ATPases predominate in other marine green algae and non-green algae, possibly with H+-ATPases in some cases. An F-type Cl--ATPase is known to occur in Acetabularia. Some assignments, on the basis of genomic evidence, of P-type ATPases to H+ or Na+ as the pumped ion are inconclusive.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)333-346
    Number of pages14
    JournalJournal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK (JMBA)
    Volume100
    Issue number3
    Early online date13 Apr 2020
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2020

    Keywords

    • Bacteriochlorophyll
    • Cl
    • F-type ATPases
    • H
    • ion-pumping rhodopsins
    • Na
    • P-type ATPases

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Aquatic Science

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