Abstract
Changes in distribution of photosystem I (PS I) in the developing thylakoid membranes of greening barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Amagi-Nijo) chloroplasts were studied by a cytochemical method using 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (DAB). The activity was detected on the thylakoid of etiochloroplasts after 1 h of greening. Stacks of a few thylakoids (thought to be an initiation of grana) appeared at about 2-3 h of greening. Until 4 h, the DAB reaction was observed uniformly throughout the whole thylakoid system (stroma and grana thylakoids). After 6 h of greening, The DAB reaction was detected heterogeneously in the etiochloroplasts; more intense on the stroma thylakoid and peripheral grana thylakoid. Further illumination led to more distinct heterogeneity of the DAB reaction. Thus, redistribution of PS I proceeded differentially after onset of grana formation in the developing etiochloroplasts. Measurements of chlorophyll content, light saturation of PS I activity and fluorescence emission spectra of greening barley leaves suggest that redistribution of PS I may reflect developmental changes in assembly of the PS I complex with light-harvesting chlorophyll-protein complex.
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