H+ Transport by K+ EXCHANGE ANTIPORTER3 Promotes Photosynthesis and Growth in Chloroplast ATP Synthase Mutants

2020/02/10 by Viviana Correa Galvis, Deserah D. Strand, Michaela Messer +16
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms #ATP Synthase and ATPases Research #Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1104/pp.19.01561

Abstract

background reduces pH-dependent NPQ and increases photosystem II efficiency. Taken together, our data provide evidence that under conditions where cpATP synthase activity is low, a KEA3-dependent reduction of ΔpH benefits photosynthesis and growth.

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