Table 1. Overview of novel auxiliary components of photosynthetic light reactions identified in the last few years.
| Function | Protein/Species | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Biogenesis and repair | ||
| PSII biogenesis | AtCtpA ( Arabidopsis thaliana) | 74 |
| TRX-m1, -m2 and -m4 ( A. thaliana) | 75 | |
| RBD1 (
Chlamydomonasreinhardtii ,
Synechocystis, A. thaliana) |
76 | |
| THF1 ( A. thaliana) | 77, 78 | |
| PsbN (Tobacco) | 79 | |
| AtTerC ( A. thaliana) | 80 | |
| CyanoP ( Synechocystis) | 81 | |
| PSII repair | Psb28 ( Synechocystis) | 82, 83 |
| Slr0151 ( Synechocystis) | 84, 85 | |
| MET1/TEF30 ( A. thaliana, C. reinhardtii) | 86, 87 | |
| PSI biogenesis | PSA2 ( A. thaliana) | 88 |
| FtsH2 and FtsH5 ( A. thaliana) | 89 | |
| Chloroplast ATP synthase
assembly |
CGL160 ( A. thaliana) | 20, 21 |
| PAB ( A. thaliana) | 22 | |
| CGLD11/BFA3 ( A. thaliana) | 23, 24 | |
| Assembly of NADPH
dehydrogenase complex |
PAM68L ( A. thaliana) | 25 |
| NdhP ( Thermosynechococcus elongatus) | 90 | |
| CRR9 ( A. thaliana) | 91 | |
| Regulation | ||
| Reversible thylakoid
phosphorylation |
PBCP ( A. thaliana) | 92 |
| Thylakoid ultrastructure | CURT1 ( A. thaliana) | 31 |
| Photoacclimation,
cyclic electron flow, and retrograde signaling |
CAS ( A. thaliana, C. reinhardtii) | 33– 35 |
| Light-harvesting pigments | HPE ( A. thaliana) | 36 |
| Protection | ||
| PSII protection | HHL1 ( A. thaliana) | 93 |
| MPH1 ( A. thaliana) | 94 | |
| PSI protection | FKBP16-1 ( A. thaliana) | 95 |