Cyanobacteria possess functionally distinct multiple NADPH dehydrogenase (NDH-1) complexes that are essential to CO2 uptake, photosystem-1 cyclic electron transport and respiration. The unique nature of cyanobacterial NDH-1 complexes is the presence of subunits involved in CO2 uptake. Other than CO2 uptake, chloroplastic NDH-1 complex has similar role as cyanobacterial NDH-1 complexes in photosystem-1 cyclic electron transport and respiration (chlororespiration). In this mini-review we focus on the structure and function of cyanobacterial NDH-1 complexes and their phylogeny. The function of chloroplastic NDH-1 complex and characteristics of plants defective in NDH-1 are also described forcomparison.
Revised: April 7, 2011 |
Published: July 1, 2007
Citation
Ogawa T., and H. Mi. 2007.Cyanobacterial NADPH dehydrogenase complexes.Photosynthesis Research 93, no. 1-3:69-77.PNNL-SA-53809.doi:10.1007/s11120-006-9128-y