Light-inducible expression of translation factor EF-Tu during acclimation to strong light enhances the repair of photosystem II [Plant Biology]

In photosynthetic organisms, the repair of photosystem II (PSII) is enhanced after acclimation to strong light, with the resultant mitigation of photoinhibition of PSII. We previously reported that oxidation of translation elongation factor EF-Tu, which delivers aminoacyl-tRNA to the ribosome, depresses the repair of PSII in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp....
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research