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JI Yan, XIE Xiujun, WANG Guangce. Effects of the heavy metal cadmium on photosynthetic activity and the xanthophyll cycle in Phaeodactylum tricornutum [J]. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2018, 36(6): 2194-2201 |
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Effects of the heavy metal cadmium on photosynthetic activity and the xanthophyll cycle in Phaeodactylum tricornutum |
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| JI Yan1, XIE Xiujun2,3, WANG Guangce2,3 |
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1 School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao Technical College, Qingdao 266555, China;
2 Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;
3 Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China |
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| Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most common and widespread heavy metals in the environment. Cd has adverse effects on photosynthesis that are countered by photosystem I (PSI) and photosystem Ⅱ (PSⅡ); however, the protective responses of these photosystems to heavy metal stress remain unclear. Using the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, a biological indicator that is widely used to assess the impact of environmental toxins, we simultaneously measured the effects of Cd on PSI and PSⅡ and examined the levels of pigments in response to high light treatments before and after Cd exposure. Cd significantly reduced the quantum yield and electron transport rates of PSI and PSⅡ. The quantum yield of non-photochemical energy dissipation in PSI due to donor side limitation increased faster than the quantum yield due to acceptor side limitation. The Cd treatment activated the P. tricornutum xanthophyll cycle under artificial light conditions, as indicated by an increased diatoxanthin content. Xanthophyll is important for photoprotection; therefore, the accumulation of diatoxanthin may down-regulate PSⅡ activities to reduce oxidative damage. Together, our results suggest that the rapid reduction in PSⅡ activities following Cd exposure is an adaptive response to heavy metal stress that reflects the variable exposure to external stressors in the native P. tricornutum environment. |
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| Key words:
heavy metal|cadmium|photosystem I|photosystem Ⅱ|Phaeodactylum tricornutum
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| Received: 2017-06-09 Revised: |
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