Abstract
When Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cells are transferred to limiting CO2, one response is the induction of a CO2-concentrating mechanism (CCM) with components that remain to be identified. Characterization of membrane-associated proteins induced by this transfer revealed that synthesis of the 21-kD protein (LIP-21) was regulated at the level of translatable message abundance and correlated well with the induction of CCM activity. Phase partitioning of LIP-21 and the previously characterized LIP-36 showed that both appeared to be peripherally associated with membranes, which limits their potential to function as transporters of inorganic carbon. Ultrastructural changes that occur when cells are transferred to limiting CO2 were also examined to help form a model for the CCM or other aspects of adaptation to limiting CO2. Changes were observed in vacuolization, starch distribution, and mitochondrial location. The mitochondria relocated from within the cup of the chloroplast to between the chloroplast envelope and the plasma membrane. In addition, immunogold labeling demonstrated that LIP-21 was localized specifically to the peripheral mitochondria. These data suggest that mitochondria, although not previously incorporated into models for the CCM, may play an important role in the cell's adaptation to limiting CO2.
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