Cyanobacterial Alkanes Modulate Photosynthetic Cyclic Electron Flow to Assist Growth under Cold Stress
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All cyanobacterial membranes contain diesel-range C15-C19 hydrocarbons at concentrations similar to chlorophyll. Recently, two universal but mutually exclusive hydrocarbon production pathways in cyanobacteria were discovered. We engineered a mutant of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 that produces no alkanes, which grew poorly at low temperatures. We analyzed this defect by assessing the redox kinetics of PSI. The mutant exhibited enhanced cyclic electron flow (CEF), especially at low temperature. CEF raises the ATP:NADPH ratio from photosynthesis and balances reductant requirements of biosynthesis with maintaining the redox poise of the electron transport chain. We conducted in silico flux balance analysis and showed that growth rate reaches a distinct maximum for an intermediate value of CEF equivalent to recycling 1 electron in 4 from PSI to the plastoquinone pool. Based on this analysis, we conclude that the lack of membrane alkanes causes higher CEF, perhaps for maintenance of redox poise. In turn, increased CEF reduces growth by forcing the cell to use less energy-efficient pathways, lowering the quantum efficiency of photosynthesis. This study highlights the unique and universal role of medium-chain hydrocarbons in cyanobacterial thylakoid membranes: they regulate redox balance and reductant partitioning in these oxygenic photosynthetic cells under stress.
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Cyanobacteria rely on cyclic and pseudo-cyclic electron transport routes to adjust ATP generation, dissipate excess reducing power, and maintain redox poise.
“However, linear electron flow does not provide unlimited flexibility in this ratio, and cyanobacteria rely on cyclic and pseudo-cyclic electron transport routes to adjust ATP generation, dissipate excess reducing power and maintain redox poise [161].”
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- Authors
- Berla, B. M., Saha, R., Maranas, C. D., & Pakrasi, H. B.
- Affiliations
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Pakrasi, Himadri B.
- Venue
- Scientific Reports
- Published
- 2015-10-13
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 14894-14894
- ISSN
- 2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4602277
- OpenAlex
- W2415430474
- Cited by
- 76
- References
- 56
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4
- FWCI
- 1.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Scientific Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
- Lincoln (University of Nebraska) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy (DEFG0200ER41132)
- Office of Science
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Keywords
- cyclic electron flow, cold stress, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, thylakoid membranes, ATP/NADPH ratio, redox homeostasis, flux balance analysis, photosynthetic quantum efficiency
- MeSH terms
- Adenosine Triphosphate, Cyanobacteria, Alkanes, Cold Temperature, Electron Transport, Kinetics, Mutation, NADP, Oxidation-Reduction, Photosynthesis, Stress, Physiological, Gene Knockout Techniques
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