Localization and functional characterization of the extrinsic subunits of photosystem II: an update

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  • Kentaro Ifuku
    Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Photosystem II (PSII), which catalyzes photosynthetic water oxidation, is composed of more than 20 subunits, including membrane-intrinsic and -extrinsic proteins. The extrinsic proteins of PSII shield the catalytic Mn4CaO5 cluster from exogenous reductants and serve to optimize oxygen evolution at physiological ionic conditions. These proteins include PsbO, found in all oxygenic organisms, PsbP and PsbQ, specific to higher plants and green algae, and PsbU, PsbV, CyanoQ, and CyanoP in cyanobacteria. Furthermore, red algal PSII has PsbQ′ in addition to PsbO, PsbV, and PsbU, and diatoms have Psb31 in supplement to red algal-type extrinsic proteins, exemplifying the functional divergence of these proteins during evolution. This review provides an updated summary of recent findings on PSII extrinsic proteins and discusses their binding, function, and evolution within various photosynthetic organisms.</jats:p>

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