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. 2021 Jun 1;8:126. doi: 10.1038/s41438-021-00554-7

Fig. 6. A model of the PvFtsH2-mediated response to photoinhibition through the degradation of damaged D1 protein.

Fig. 6

In common bean, the degradation of damaged D1 protein is mainly dependent on PvFtsH2. Grown under low-light intensity conditions, other PvFtsH members, e.g., PvFtsH5, may be capable of degrading damaged D1 protein in the pvsl1 mutant. As a result, the pvsl1 mutant could survive, flower, and set seeds (left). However, when grown under high-light intensity or sunlight conditions, a large amount of photodamaged D1 protein could not be degraded without functional PvFtsH2 in pvsl1 mutants. Massive accumulation of photodamaged D1 protein may lead to a malfunctional photodamage-repair cycle of PSII and seedling lethality in pvsl1 mutants (right)