Contribution of the Alternative Respiratory Pathway to PSII Photoprotection in C3 and C4 Plants

• Published in: Molecular plant Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 131 - 142
• Main Authors: Zhang, Zi-Shan, Liu, Mei-Jun, Scheibe, Renate, Selinski, Jennifer, Zhang, Li-Tao, Yang, Cheng, Meng, Xiang-Long, Gao, Hui-Yuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 09.01.2017
• Subjects: alternative oxidase; Arabidopsis; Arabidopsis - genetics; Arabidopsis - metabolism; Arabidopsis - radiation effects; C3 plant; C3 plants; C4 plant; C4 plants; chloroplasts; Electron Transport; leaves; Light; malates; Metabolic Networks and Pathways; mitochondria; Mitochondrial Proteins - genetics; Mitochondrial Proteins - metabolism; Models, Biological; mutants; Mutation; Oxidoreductases - genetics; Oxidoreductases - metabolism; photoprotection; photorespiration; photostability; photosystem II; Photosystem II Protein Complex - genetics; Photosystem II Protein Complex - metabolism; Plant Leaves - metabolism; Plant Leaves - radiation effects; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; photoprotection; photosystem II; photorespiration; C4 plant; alternative oxidase; C3 plant

The mechanism by which the mitochondrial alternative oxidase （AOX） pathway contributes to photosystem II （PSII） photoprotection is in dispute. It was generally thought that the AOX pathway protects photosystems by dissipating excess reducing equivalents exported from chloroplasts through the malate/...