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. 1997 Dec;115(4):1721–1727. doi: 10.1104/pp.115.4.1721

Oxidative stress causes ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase solubilization from the thylakoid membranes in methyl viologen-treated plants.

J F Palatnik 1, E M Valle 1, N Carrillo 1
PMCID: PMC158638  PMID: 9414570

Abstract

The flavoenzyme ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase (FNR) is a member of the cellular defense barrier against oxidative damage in Escherichia coli. We evaluated the responses of chloroplast FNR to methyl viologen, a superoxide radical propagator, in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants and chloroplasts. Treatments with the herbicide showed little effect on the levels of FNR protein or transcripts, indicating that expression of this reductase is not upregulated by oxidants in plants. Viologens and peroxides caused solubilization of active FNR from the thylakoids into the stroma, converting the enzyme from a membrane-bound NADPH producer to a soluble NADPH consumer. This response appeared specific for FNR, since other thylakoid proteins were unaffected by the treatments. The reductase-binding protein was released together with FNR, suggesting that it might be the target of oxidative modification. Stromal accumulation of a functional NADPH reductase in response to oxidative stress is formally analogous to the induction of FNR synthesis observed in E. coli under similar conditions. FNR solubilization may be playing a crucial role in maintaining the NADPH/NADP+ homeostasis of the stressed plastid. The unchecked accumulation of NADPH might otherwise increase the risks of oxidative damage through a rise in the Mehler reaction rates and/or the production of hydroxyl radicals.

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