Abstract
Greening has been studied at circadian times of maximal and minimal levels of mRNA for the light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding protein in photosystem II (Cab mRNA) after circadian synchronization of etiolated barley plantlets (Hordeum vulgare cv Apex) by heat-shock treatments. It was found that greening occurs faster and without a lag period when illumination was started at the time of maximal Cab mRNA accumulation. This holds true for the rate of accumulation of Cab and early light-inducible protein mRNAs, the levels of their correspondent proteins, and the levels of chlorophyll a and b. When illumination was started at the time of Cab mRNA minimum, a lag in the appearance of all components mentioned above was observed. Under these conditions, the lag in chlorophyll b accumulation was by far more pronounced than that found for chlorophyll a. The circadian oscillation in the capacity of chlorophyll synthesis appears to be controlled via [delta]-aminolevulinic acid ([delta]-ALA) synthesis. [delta]-ALA accumulation after levulinic acid treatment is itself under circadian control; the maxima in stationary concentrations coincide with those of Cab mRNA levels. The amounts of protochlorophyllide and photoconvertible protochlorophyllide showed only minor differences between circadian minima and maxima, the levels being slightly lower during the time of minimum.
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