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Search DetailsTanaka Ryouichi
| Institute of Low Temperature Science Joint Research Division | Professor |
Researcher basic information
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Researcher ID
- A-4030-2012
Research KeywordResearch Field■ Educational Organization
- Master's degree program, Graduate School of Environmental Science
- Doctoral (PhD) degree program, Graduate School of Environmental Science
Career
■ CareerCareer
- Apr. 2021 - Present
Hokkaido University, Institute of Low Temperature Science Environmental Biology Section, Professor, Japan - Apr. 2010 - Mar. 2021
- 低温科学研究所生物環境部門 准教授 - 2007 - 2010
低温科学研究所低温基礎科学部門 助教 - 1998 - 2007
低温科学研究所低温基礎科学部門 助手 - 1998 - 2007
Research Associate,The Institute of Low Temperature Science - 1997 - 1998
Institute fuer Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung 研究員 - 1997 - 1998
Researcher
- 1997, Kyoto University, 理学研究科, Japan
- 1997, Kyoto University, Graduate School, Division of Natural Science
- 1994, Kyoto University, 理学研究科, Japan
- 1994, Kyoto University, Graduate School, Division of Natural Science
- 1992, Kyoto University, Faculty of Science, Japan
- 1992, Kyoto University, Faculty of Science
Research activity information
■ Awards■ Papers
- Hydrophilic/hydrophobic properties at the catalytic entrance of a magnesium-dechelatase homolog modulate catalytic efficiency in the magnesium extraction reaction
Masaki Abe; Ryouichi Tanaka; Hisashi Ito
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Sep. 2026, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal - Densely packed needles along the shoots of evergreen conifers exhibit shade-acclimated photosynthetic characteristics even under full sunlight
Mitsutoshi Kitao; Kenichi Yazaki; Tetsuto Sugai; Hisanori Harayama; Evgenios Agathokleous; Ryouichi Tanaka
Annals of Botany, 01 Jul. 2026, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal - Brassinosteroid signalling suppresses chlorophyll biosynthesis via BGH2-GLK modules to ensure proper cotyledon greening during de-etiolation
Ryo Tachibana; Rino Akema; Ayumi Yamagami; Takuya Miyakawa; Julian M Hibberd; Ryouichi Tanaka; Takeshi Nakano
Plant and Cell Physiology, 29 Jun. 2026
Scientific journal - Dynamic regulation of the chloroplast SUFBC2D complex by SUFB expression and CLP protease in Arabidopsis
Yuting Cheng; Zhaoyang Liu; Bing Yang; Qingsong Jiao; Hisashi Ito; Atsushi Takabayashi; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ting Jia; Xueyun Hu
Journal of Experimental Botany, 17 Mar. 2026
Scientific journal - An efficient clear-native PAGE-based workflow for cryo-electron microscopy sample preparation of large protein complexes.
Zitong Yang; Shinsa Kameo; Soichiro Seki; Genji Kurisu; Ryouichi Tanaka; Akihiro Kawamoto; Atsushi Takabayashi
Plant methods, 10 Mar. 2026, [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal, BACKGROUND: Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has revolutionized protein research by enabling high-resolution structural analysis. However, preparing ultra-large protein complexes (e.g., > 700 kDa) for cryo-EM remains challenging, as it requires preserving both structural integrity and the native state. Conventional isolation methods, such as sucrose density gradient centrifugation, require large sample volumes and provide limited separation resolution. In contrast, native PAGE offers higher resolution; however, no established method exists for extracting protein complexes from gels followed by further purification to achieve high purity. Consequently, no standardized native PAGE-based protocol for cryo-EM sample preparation avoids multiple purification steps. Hence, we aimed to develop a rapid and efficient cryo-EM protein sample preparation method using electroelution with an optimized buffer system that preserves complex integrity to recover target protein complexes after sodium deoxycholate (DOC)-based clear-native PAGE (CN-PAGE). RESULTS: We developed an agarose-acrylamide composite gel, which is simpler to prepare and mechanically more robust than conventional linear-gradient acrylamide gels commonly used for CN-PAGE, facilitating precise band excision for efficient electroelution. Cryo-EM structural analysis of the photosystem I-light-harvesting complex I (PSI-LHCI) supercomplex from Arabidopsis thaliana achieved high resolution (2.18 Å) after electroelution from this gel, requiring only buffer exchange by ultrafiltration to remove DOC before grid preparation, without additional chromatographic purification. This finding suggests that DOC may be the main inhibitor of successful grid preparation. CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrate the potential of this method for isolating large protein complexes from small sample volumes for cryo-EM structural analysis. This approach may expand the scope of cryo-EM targets to include some challenging systems previously hindered by purification difficulties. - Quantitative western blotting adapted for expanded sample capacity with non-linear curve fitting
Yuting Cheng; Junko Kishimoto; Zihao Ye; Ayu Narita; Xueyun Hu; Hisashi Ito; Ryouichi Tanaka
Journal of Plant Research, Mar. 2026
Scientific journal - Photosystem II subunit S (PsbS) as a conserved regulator of non-photochemical quenching across green lineage evolution
Hisashi Dewa; Junko Kishimoto; Ryouichi Tanaka; Atsushi Takabayashi
Plant and Cell Physiology, 27 Feb. 2026
Scientific journal - Dark-inducible BGH2 suppresses GLK transcription factors and maintains plastid homeostasis to promote light adaptation
Ryo Tachibana; Rino Akema; Akiko Yoshihara; Chihiro Ujihara; Kaisei Nishida; Shunshu Ri; Ayumi Yamagami; Takuya Miyakawa; Koichi Kobayashi; Ryouichi Tanaka; Takeshi Nakano
The Plant Cell, 04 Aug. 2025, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal - Abscisic acid enhances non-photochemical quenching through SnRK2 and ABI3 in Physcomitrium patens
Chang-Hyun Maeng; Takuya Fujita; Junko Kishimoto; Ryouichi Tanaka; Atsushi Takabayashi; Tomomichi Fujita
Journal of Plant Research, 07 Apr. 2025, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal - Seasonal changes in pigment content in overwintering and current-year leaves of Sasa senanensis from snowmelt to before leaf-fall of canopy deciduous trees
Kiyomi Ono; Megumi Hashiguchi; Ryouichi Tanaka; Toshihiko Hara
Journal of Plant Research, 138, 2, 215, 230, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 17 Dec. 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal - ArabidopsisSUFBand CLP protease regulate SUFBC2D to manipulate iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis in chloroplast
Yuting Cheng; Zhaoyang Liu; Bing Yang; Qingsong Jiao; Hisashi Ito; Atsushi Takabayashi; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ting Jia; Xueyun Hu
02 Nov. 2024 - Geranylgeranylated‐chlorophyll‐protein complexes in lhl3 mutant of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Sireesha Kodru; Sreedhar Nellaepalli; Shin‐Ichiro Ozawa; Chihiro Satoh; Hiroshi Kuroda; Ryouichi Tanaka; Katharine Guan; Marilyn Kobayashi; Phoi Tran; Sarah McCarthy; Setsuko Wakao; Krishna K. Niyogi; Yuichiro Takahashi
The Plant Journal, Wiley, 15 Oct. 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal, SUMMARY
Chlorophylls a and b (Chl a and b) are involved in light harvesting, photochemical reactions, and electron transfer reactions in plants and green algae. The core complexes of the photosystems (PSI and PSII) associate with Chl a, while the peripheral antenna complexes (LHCI and LHCII) bind Chls a and b. One of the final steps of Chl biosynthesis is the conversion of geranylgeranylated Chls (ChlsGG) to phytylated Chls by geranylgeranyl reductase (GGR). Here, we isolated and characterized a pale green mutant of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii that was very photosensitive and was unable to grow photoautotrophically. This mutant has a 16‐bp deletion in the LHL3 gene, which resulted in the loss of LHL3 and GGR and accumulated only ChlsGG. The lhl3 mutant cells grown in the dark accumulated PSII and PSI proteins at 25–50% of WT levels, lacked PSII activity, and retained a decreased PSI activity. The PSII and PSI proteins were depleted to trace amounts in the mutant cells grown in light. In contrast, the accumulation of LHCI and LHCII was unaffected except for LHCA3. Our results suggest that the replacement of Chls with ChlsGG strongly affects the structural and functional integrity of PSII and PSI complexes but their associating LHC complexes to a lesser extent. Affinity purification of HA‐tagged LHL3 confirmed the formation of a stable LHL3‐GGR complex, which is vital for GGR stability. The LHL3‐GGR complex contained a small amount of PSI complex assembly factors, suggesting a putative coupling between Chl synthesis and PSI complex assembly. - Revisiting the early light-induced protein hypothesis in the sustained thermal dissipation mechanism in yew leaves
Zihao Ye; Mina Sawada; Makiko Iwasa; Ryo Moriyama; Debayan Dey; Miyu Furutani; Mitsutoshi Kitao; Toshihiko Hara; Ayumi Tanaka; Junko Kishimoto; Makio Yokono; Seiji Akimoto; Atsushi Takabayashi; Ryouichi Tanaka
Journal of Experimental Botany, 76, 2, 513, 531, Oxford University Press (OUP), 04 Oct. 2024, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
Scientific journal, Abstract
Overwintering evergreen trees in boreal regions continuously convert absorbed light energy into heat through a process known as sustained thermal dissipation. To better understand this mechanism, this study examined the alterations in the photosynthetic apparatus and transcriptomes of yew (Taxus cuspidata) leaves throughout the year, comparing sun-exposed and shaded leaves. The Y(II) parameter, conventionally used to estimate the quantum yield of photosystem II (PSII), indicated the occurrence of temperature-dependent thermal dissipation during winter. On the other hand, the levels of photosystem subunits, including the D1 subunit of the PSII reaction center, remained relatively stable year-round, indicating that typical photoinhibition is unlikely to occur. Time-resolved chlorophyll fluorescence analysis revealed that heat dissipation at the PSII antenna is prominent in winter. Winter transcriptomes are notably characterized by a predominance of Elip transcripts encoding early light-induced protein (ELIP), which constitute 20% of the total transcripts, as deduced from RNA-seq analysis. Furthermore, ELIP protein concentration increased to nearly half that of the major light-harvesting complexes. The predicted structure of ELIP includes potential chlorophyll a and carotenoid binding sites. These findings, taken together with a previous report showing ELIP capacity for energy dissipation, lead to a re-evaluation of its significant role in sustained thermal dissipation. - Activity examination of plant Mg-dechelatase and its bacterial homolog in plants and in vitro
Saki Ando; Ryouichi Tanaka; Hisashi Ito
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Oct. 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal - Anthocyanins act as a sugar-buffer and an alternative electron sink in response to starch depletion during leaf senescence: a case study on a typical anthocyanic tree species, Acer japonicum
Mitsutoshi Kitao; Kenichi Yazaki; Hiroyuki Tobita; Evgenios Agathokleous; Junko Kishimoto; Atsushi Takabayashi; Ryouichi Tanaka
Journal of Experimental Botany, 07 Jun. 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal - Structural Characterization of the Chlorophyllide a Oxygenase (CAO) Enzyme Through an In Silico Approach
Dey, D.; Tanaka, R.; Ito, H.
Journal of Molecular Evolution, 91, 2, 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal - Dynamic seasonal changes in photosynthesis systems in leaves of Asarum tamaense, an evergreen understorey herbaceous species
Wada, N.; Kondo, I.; Tanaka, R.; Kishimoto, J.; Miyagi, A.; Kawai-Yamada, M.; Mizokami, Y.; Noguchi, K.
Annals of Botany, 131, 3, 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal - Reversible down-regulation of photosystems I and II leads to fast photosynthesis recovery after long-term drought in Jatropha curcas.
Helena Sapeta; Makio Yokono; Atsushi Takabayashi; Yoshifumi Ueno; André M Cordeiro; Toshihiko Hara; Ayumi Tanaka; Seiji Akimoto; M Margarida Oliveira; Ryouichi Tanaka
Journal of experimental botany, 74, 1, 336, 351, 01 Jan. 2023, [Peer-reviewed], [Corresponding author], [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal, Jatropha curcas is a drought-tolerant plant that maintains its photosynthetic pigments under prolonged drought, and quickly regains its photosynthetic capacity when water is available. It has been reported that drought stress leads to increased thermal dissipation in PSII, but that of PSI has been barely investigated, perhaps due to technical limitations in measuring the PSI absolute quantum yield. In this study, we combined biochemical analysis and spectroscopic measurements using an integrating sphere, and verified that the quantum yields of both photosystems are temporarily down-regulated under drought. We found that the decrease in the quantum yield of PSII was accompanied by a decrease in the core complexes of PSII while light-harvesting complexes are maintained under drought. In addition, in drought-treated plants, we observed a decrease in the absolute quantum yield of PSI as compared with the well-watered control, while the amount of PSI did not change, indicating that non-photochemical quenching occurs in PSI. The down-regulation of both photosystems was quickly lifted in a few days upon re-watering. Our results indicate, that in J. curcas under drought, the down-regulation of both PSII and PSI quantum yield protects the photosynthetic machinery from uncontrolled photodamage. - Heterologous complementation systems verify the mosaic distribution of three distinct protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase in the cyanobacterial phylum
Ryoya Kohata; HyunSeok Lim; Yuki Kanamoto; Akio Murakami; Yuichi Fujita; Ayumi Tanaka; Wesley Swingley; Hisashi Ito; Ryouichi Tanaka
Journal of Plant Research, 136, 1, 107, 115, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 10 Nov. 2022, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
Scientific journal - Exposure to strong irradiance exacerbates photoinhibition and suppresses N resorption during leaf senescence in shade-grown seedlings of fullmoon maple (Acer japonicum)
Kitao, M.; Yazaki, K.; Tobita, H.; Agathokleous, E.; Kishimoto, J.; Takabayashi, A.; Tanaka, R.
Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, Frontiers Media SA, 28 Oct. 2022, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal - Crystal structure and reaction mechanism of a bacterial Mg-dechelatase homolog from the Chloroflexi Anaerolineae.
Debayan Dey; Masayoshi Nishijima; Ryouichi Tanaka; Genji Kurisu; Hideaki Tanaka; Hisashi Ito
Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 31, 10, e4430, Oct. 2022, [Peer-reviewed], [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal, Chlorophyll degradation plays a myriad of physiological roles in photosynthetic organisms, including acclimation to light environment and nutrient remobilization during senescence. Mg extraction from chlorophyll a is the first and committed step of the chlorophyll degradation pathway. This reaction is catalyzed by the Mg-dechelatase enzyme encoded by Stay-Green (SGR). The reaction mechanism of SGR protein remains elusive since metal ion extraction from organic molecules is not a common enzymatic reaction. Additionally, experimentally derived structural information about SGR or its homologs has not yet been reported. In this study, the crystal structure of the SGR homolog from Anaerolineae bacterium was determined using the molecular replacement method at 1.85 Å resolution. Our previous study showed that three residues-H32, D34, and D62 are essential for the catalytic activity of the enzyme. Biochemical analysis involving mutants of D34 residue further strengthened its importance in the functioning of the dechelatase. Docking simulation also revealed the interaction between the D34 side chain and central Mg ion of chlorophyll a. Structural analysis showed the arrangement of D34/H32/D62 in the form of a catalytic triad that is generally found in hydrolases. The probable reaction mechanism suggests that deprotonated D34 side chain coordinates and destabilizes Mg, resulting in Mg extraction. Besides, H32 possibly acts as a general base catalyst and D62 facilitates H32 to be a better proton acceptor. Taken together, the reaction mechanism of SGR partially mirrors the one observed in hydrolases. - BRZ-INSENSITIVE-PALE GREEN 1 is encoded by chlorophyll biosynthesis enzyme gene that functions in the downstream of brassinosteroid signaling.
Ryo Tachibana; Ayumi Yamagami; Shino Miyagi; Miki Nakazawa-Miklasevica; Minami Matsui; Masaaki Sakuta; Ryouichi Tanaka; Tadao Asami; Takeshi Nakano
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 86, 8, 1041, 1048, 22 Jul. 2022, [Peer-reviewed], [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal, Brassinosteroids (BRs), a kind of phytohormone, have various biological activities such as promoting plant growth, increasing stress resistance, and chloroplast development. Though BRs have been known to have physiological effects on chloroplast, the detailed mechanism of chloroplast development and chlorophyll biosynthesis in BR signaling remains unknown. Here we identified a recessive pale green Arabidopsis mutant, Brz-insensitive-pale green1 (bpg1), which was insensitive to promoting of greening by BR biosynthesis-specific inhibitor Brz in the light. BPG1 gene encoded chlorophyll biosynthesis enzyme, 3, 8-divinyl protochlorophyllide a 8-vinyl reductase (DVR), and bpg1 accumulated divinyl chlorophylls. Chloroplast development was suppressed in bpg1. Brz dramatically increased the expression of chlorophyll biosynthesis enzyme genes, including BPG1. These results suggest that chlorophyll biosynthesis enzymes are regulated by BR signaling in the aspect of gene expression and BPG1 plays an important role in regulating chloroplast development. - Characterization of photosystem II assembly complexes containing ONE-HELIX PROTEIN1 in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Hanaki Maeda; Koharu Takahashi; Yoshifumi Ueno; Kei Sakata; Akari Yokoyama; Kozue Yarimizu; Fumiyoshi Myouga; Kazuo Shinozaki; Shin-Ichiro Ozawa; Yuichiro Takahashi; Ayumi Tanaka; Hisashi Ito; Seiji Akimoto; Atsushi Takabayashi; Ryouichi Tanaka
Journal of plant research, 135, 2, 361, 376, Mar. 2022, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author], [Domestic magazines]
English, Scientific journal, The assembly process of photosystem II (PSII) requires several auxiliary proteins to form assembly intermediates. In plants, early assembly intermediates comprise D1 and D2 subunits of PSII together with a few auxiliary proteins including at least ONE-HELIX PROTEIN1 (OHP1), OHP2, and HIGH-CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE 244 (HCF244) proteins. Herein, we report the basic characterization of the assembling intermediates, which we purified from Arabidopsis transgenic plants overexpressing a tagged OHP1 protein and named the OHP1 complexes. We analyzed two major forms of OHP1 complexes by mass spectrometry, which revealed that the complexes consist of OHP1, OHP2, and HCF244 in addition to the PSII subunits D1, D2, and cytochrome b559. Analysis of chlorophyll fluorescence showed that a major form of the complex binds chlorophyll a and carotenoids and performs quenching with a time constant of 420 ps. To identify the localization of the auxiliary proteins, we solubilized thylakoid membranes using a digitonin derivative, glycodiosgenin, and separated them into three fractions by ultracentrifugation, and detected these proteins in the loose pellet containing the stroma lamellae and the grana margins together with two chlorophyll biosynthesis enzymes. The results indicated that chlorophyll biosynthesis and assembly may take place in the same compartments of thylakoid membranes. Inducible suppression of the OHP2 mRNA substantially decreased the OHP2 protein in mature Arabidopsis leaves without a significant reduction in the maximum quantum yield of PSII under low-light conditions, but it compromised the yields under high-light conditions. This implies that the auxiliary protein is required for acclimation to high-light conditions. - Letter to the Editor: Weak-Acidic Clear-Native Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis for the Separation of the Intact Forms of Thylakoid Protein Complexes
Matsumae, R.; Kameo, S.; Tanaka, R.; Takabayashi, A.
Plant and Cell Physiology, 63, 7, 2022, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal - Enrichment of chlorophyll catabolic enzymes in grana margins and their cooperation in catabolic reactions
Koki Fukura; Ayumi Tanaka; Ryouichi Tanaka; Hisashi Ito
Journal of Plant Physiology, 266, 153535, 153535, Elsevier {BV}, Nov. 2021, [Peer-reviewed], [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal, During leaf senescence, chlorophyll a and b are degraded through several enzymatic reactions, including chlorophyll b reductase, 7-hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a reductase, and Mg-dechelatase. Considering that the intermediates of the chlorophyll breakdown pathway are highly photoreactive, cooperative and efficient reactions of chlorophyll metabolic enzymes may protect chloroplasts from potential photo-oxidative damage. Here, we investigated the sub-organellar localization and cooperative reactions of the enzymes involved in the chlorophyll breakdown pathway by the fractionation of thylakoid membranes and enzymatic assays using recombinant proteins. We found that these enzymes were enriched in the grana margin fraction. Furthermore, we found that chlorophyll b reductase and Mg-dechelatase efficiently catabolized chlorophylls bound to the chlorophyll-protein complexes when these two enzymes were mixed. These results suggest that the co-localization of chlorophyll catabolic enzymes enables efficient chlorophyll breakdown. The results from this study highlight a key step forward in the investigation of the photosystem breakdown process. - Distribution and functional analysis of the two types of 8-vinyl reductase involved in chlorophyll biosynthesis in marine cyanobacteria
Haruka Suehiro; Ryouichi Tanaka; Hisashi Ito
Archives of Microbiology, 203, 6, 3565, 3575, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Aug. 2021, [Peer-reviewed], [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal, In the chlorophyll biosynthesis pathway, the 8-vinyl group of the chlorophyll precursor is reduced to an ethyl group by 8-vinyl reductase. Two isozymes of 8-vinyl reductase have been described in oxygenic photosynthetic organisms: one encoded by BciA and another by BciB. Only BciB contains an [Fe-S] cluster and most cyanobacteria harbor this form; whereas a few contain BciA. Given this disparity in distribution, cyanobacterial BciA has remained largely overlooked, which has limited understanding of chlorophyll biosynthesis in these microorganisms. Here, we reveal that cyanobacterial BciA encodes a functional 8-vinyl reductase, as evidenced by measuring the in vitro activity of recombinant Synechococcus and Acaryochloris BciA. Genomic comparison revealed that BciB had been replaced by BciA during evolution of the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus, and coincided with replacement of Fe-superoxide dismutase (SOD) with Ni-SOD. These findings imply that the acquisition of BciA confers an adaptive advantage to cyanobacteria living in low-iron oceanic environments. - Unique Peripheral Antennas in the Photosystems of the Streptophyte Alga Mesostigma viride
Michiki Aso; Renon Matsumae; Ayumi Tanaka; Ryouichi Tanaka; Atsushi Takabayashi
Plant and Cell Physiology, 62, 3, 436, 446, Oxford University Press (OUP), 31 Jul. 2021, [Peer-reviewed], [Domestic magazines]
English, Scientific journal,Abstract
Land plants evolved from a single group of streptophyte algae. One of the key factors needed for adaptation to a land environment is the modification in the peripheral antenna systems of photosystems (PSs). Here, the PSs of Mesostigma viride, one of the earliest-branching streptophyte algae, were analyzed to gain insight into their evolution. Isoform sequencing and phylogenetic analyses of light-harvesting complexes (LHCs) revealed that M. viride possesses three algae-specific LHCs, including algae-type LHCA2, LHCA9 and LHCP, while the streptophyte-specific LHCB6 was not identified. These data suggest that the acquisition of LHCB6 and the loss of algae-type LHCs occurred after the M. viride lineage branched off from other streptophytes. Clear-native (CN)-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) resolved the photosynthetic complexes, including the PSI–PSII megacomplex, PSII–LHCII, two PSI–LHCI–LHCIIs, PSI–LHCI and the LHCII trimer. Results indicated that the higher-molecular weight PSI–LHCI–LHCII likely had more LHCII than the lower-molecular weight one, a unique feature of M. viride PSs. CN-PAGE coupled with mass spectrometry strongly suggested that the LHCP was bound to PSII–LHCII, while the algae-type LHCA2 and LHCA9 were bound to PSI–LHCI, both of which are different from those in land plants. Results of the present study strongly suggest that M. viride PSs possess unique features that were inherited from a common ancestor of streptophyte and chlorophyte algae. - Degradation of the photosystem II core complex is independent of chlorophyll degradation mediated by Stay-Green Mg2+ dechelatase in Arabidopsis
Ying Chen; Wataru Yamori; Ayumi Tanaka; Ryouichi Tanaka; Hisashi Ito
Plant Science, 307, 110902, 110902, Elsevier {BV}, Jun. 2021, [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal, During leaf senescence, the degradation of photosystems and photosynthetic pigments proceeds in a coordinated manner, which would minimize the potential photodamage to cells. Both photosystem I and II are composed of core complexes and peripheral antenna complexes, with the former binding chlorophyll a and the latter binding chlorophyll a and b. Although the degradation of peripheral antenna complexes is initiated by chlorophyll degradation, it remains unclear whether the degradation of core complexes and chlorophyll is coordinated. In this study, we examined the degradation of peripheral antenna and core complexes in the Arabidopsis sgr1/sgr2/sgrl triple mutant, lacking all the isoforms of chlorophyll a:Mg2+ dechelatase. In this mutant, the degradation of peripheral antenna complexes and photosystem I core complexes was substantially retarded, but the core complexes of photosystem II were rapidly degraded during leaf senescence. On the contrary, the photosynthetic activity declined at a similar rate as in the wild type plants. These results suggest that the degradation of photosystem II core complexes is regulated independently of the major chlorophyll degradation pathway mediated by the dechelatase. The study should contribute to the understanding of the complex molecular mechanisms underlying the degradation of photosystems, which is an essential step during leaf senescence. - Substitution of Deoxycholate with the Amphiphilic Polymer Amphipol A8-35 Improves the Stability of Large Protein Complexes during Native Electrophoresis
Shinsa Kameo; Michiki Aso; Ryo Furukawa; Renon Matsumae; Makio Yokono; Tomomichi Fujita; Ayumi Tanaka; Ryouichi Tanaka; Atsushi Takabayashi
Plant and Cell Physiology, 62, 2, 348, 355, Oxford University Press (OUP), 11 May 2021
Scientific journal,Abstract
Native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) is a powerful technique for protein complex separation that retains both their activity and structure. In photosynthetic research, native-PAGE is particularly useful given that photosynthetic complexes are generally large in size, ranging from 200 kD to 1 MD or more. Recently, it has been reported that the addition of amphipol A8-35 to solubilized protein samples improved protein complex stability. In a previous study, we found that amphipol A8-35 could substitute sodium deoxycholate (DOC), a conventional electrophoretic carrier, in clear-native (CN)-PAGE. In this study, we present the optimization of amphipol-based CN-PAGE. We found that the ratio of amphipol A8-35 to α-dodecyl maltoside, a detergent commonly used to solubilize photosynthetic complexes, was critical for resolving photosynthetic machinery in CN-PAGE. In addition, LHCII dissociation from PSII–LHCII was effectively prevented by amphipol-based CN-PAGE compared with that of DOC-based CN-PAGE. Our data strongly suggest that majority of the PSII–LHCII in vivo forms C2S2M2 at least in Arabidopsis and Physcomitrella. The other forms might appear owing to the dissociation of LHCII from PSII during sample preparation and electrophoresis, which could be prevented by the addition of amphipol A8-35 after solubilization from thylakoid membranes. These results suggest that amphipol-based CN-PAGE may be a better alternative to DOC-based CN-PAGE for the study of labile protein complexes. - Erratum: Unique Peripheral Antennas in the Photosystems of the Streptophyte Alga Mesostigma Viride (Plant and Cell Physiology (2021) 62:3 (436–446) DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcaa172)
Aso, M.; Matsumae, R.; Tanaka, A.; Tanaka, R.; Takabayashi, A.
Plant and Cell Physiology, 62, 8, 1355, 1355, 2021
Scientific journal - Insights into the structure and function of the rate-limiting enzyme of chlorophyll degradation through analysis of a bacterial Mg-dechelatase homolog
Debayan Dey; Dipanjana Dhar; Helena Fortunato; Daichi Obata; Ayumi Tanaka; Ryouichi Tanaka; Soumalee Basu; Hisashi Ito
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 19, 5333, 5347, Elsevier BV, 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Subcellular localization of chlorophyllase2 reveals it is not involved in chlorophyll degradation during senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana
Hu, X.; Jia, T.; H{\"o}rtensteiner, S.; Tanaka, A.; Tanaka, R.
Plant Science, 290, 110314, 110314, Elsevier BV, Jan. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Formation of a PSI–PSII megacomplex containing LHCSR and PsbS in the moss Physcomitrella patens
Ryo Furukawa; Michiki Aso; Tomomichi Fujita; Seiji Akimoto; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka; Makio Yokono; Atsushi Takabayashi
Journal of Plant Research, 132, 6, 867, 880, Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}, 20 Nov. 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal - Horizontal Transfer of Promiscuous Activity from Nonphotosynthetic Bacteria Contributed to Evolution of Chlorophyll Degradation Pathway
Obata, D.; Takabayashi, A.; Tanaka, R.; Tanaka, A.; Ito, H.
Molecular Biology and Evolution, 36, 12, Aug. 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal - In Vitro Enzymatic Activity Assays Implicate the Existence of the Chlorophyll Cycle in Chlorophyll b-Containing Cyanobacteria
Lim, H.; Tanaka, A.; Tanaka, R.; Ito, H.
Plant and Cell Physiology, 60, 12, Aug. 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal - The biochemistry, physiology, and evolution of the chlorophyll cycle
Tanaka, A.; Tanaka, R.
Advances in Botanical Research, 90, 2019
Scientific journal - Stable accumulation of photosystem II requires ONE-HELIX PROTEIN1 (OHP1) of the light harvesting-like family
Fumiyoshi Myouga; Kaori Takahashi; Ryoichi Tanaka; Noriko Nagata; Anett Z. Kiss; Christiane Funk; Yuko Nomura; Hirofumi Nakagami; Stefan Jansson; Kazuo Shinozaki
Plant Physiology, 176, 3, 2277, 2291, American Society of Plant Biologists, 01 Mar. 2018, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Deficiency of the Stroma-Lamellar Protein LIL8/PSB33 Affects Energy Transfer Around PSI in Arabidopsis
Yukako Kato; Makio Yokono; Seiji Akimoto; Atsushi Takabayashi; Ayumi Tanaka; Ryouichi Tanaka
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 58, 11, 2026, 2039, Nov. 2017, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - The SUFBC2D complex is required for the biogenesis of all major classes of plastid Fe-S proteins
Xueyun Hu; Yukako Kato; Akihiro Sumida; Ayumi Tanaka; Ryouichi Tanaka
PLANT JOURNAL, 90, 2, 235, 248, Apr. 2017, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - The iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis protein SUFB is required for chlorophyll synthesis, but not phytochrome signaling
Xueyun Hu; Mike T. Page; Akihiro Sumida; Ayumi Tanaka; Matthew J. Terry; Ryouichi Tanaka
PLANT JOURNAL, 89, 6, 1184, 1194, Mar. 2017, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Allocation of Heme Is Differentially Regulated by Ferrochelatase Isoforms in Arabidopsis Cells
Nino A. Espinas; Koichi Kobayashi; Yasushi Sato; Nobuyoshi Mochizuki; Kaori Takahashi; Ryouichi Tanaka; Tatsuru Masuda
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 7, 1326, Aug. 2016, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Reexamination of Chlorophyllase Function Implies Its Involvement in Defense against Chewing Herbivores
Xueyun Hu; Satoru Makita; Silvia Schelbert; Shinsuke Sano; Masanori Ochiai; Tohru Tsuchiya; Shigeaki F. Hasegawa; Stefan Hoertensteiner; Ayumi Tanaka; Ryouichi Tanaka
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 167, 3, 660, +, Mar. 2015, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Functional Analysis of Light-harvesting-like Protein 3 (LIL3) and Its Light-harvesting Chlorophyll-binding Motif in Arabidopsis
Kaori Takahashi; Atsushi Takabayashi; Ayumi Tanaka; Ryouichi Tanaka
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 289, 2, 987, 999, Jan. 2014, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Stay-green plants: what do they tell us about the molecular mechanism of leaf senescence
Makoto Kusaba; Ayumi Tanaka; Ryouichi Tanaka
PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH, 117, 1-3, 221, 234, Nov. 2013, [Peer-reviewed]
English - Simple extraction methods that prevent the artifactual conversion of chlorophyll to chlorophyllide during pigment isolation from leaf samples
Xueyun Hu; Ayumi Tanaka; Ryouichi Tanaka
PLANT METHODS, 9, June, 19, Jun. 2013, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Protein co-migration database (PCoM -DB) for Arabidopsis thylakoids and Synechocystis cells
Atsushi Takabayashi; Ryosuke Kadoya; Masayoshi Kuwano; Katsunori Kurihara; Hisashi Ito; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
SPRINGERPLUS, 2, 1, 148, 2013, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Chlorophyll b Reductase Plays an Essential Role in Maturation and Storability of Arabidopsis Seeds
Saori Nakajima; Hisashi Ito; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 160, 1, 261, 273, Sep. 2012, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - How Did the Chlorophyll Biosynthetic Pathways Get Diversified?
伊藤 寿; 田中 歩; 田中 亮一
光合成研究, 22, 2, 98, 105, 日本光合成学会, Aug. 2012
Japanese - Overproduction of Chl b Retards Senescence Through Transcriptional Reprogramming in Arabidopsis
Yasuhito Sakuraba; Salma Balazadeh; Ryouichi Tanaka; Bernd Mueller-Roeber; Ayumi Tanaka
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 53, 3, 505, 517, Mar. 2012, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Chlorophyll Metabolism in Photosynthetic Organisms
Tanaka, R.; Takabayashi, A.; Ito, H.; Tanaka, A.
Handbook of Porphyrin Science: With Applications to Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Engineering, Biology and Medicine: Volume 16 - 20: Synthetic Developments: Part I, 16-20, 2012
Scientific journal - The Oligomeric States of the Photosystems and the Light-Harvesting Complexes in the Chl b-Less Mutant
Atsushi Takabayashi; Katsunori Kurihara; Masayoshi Kuwano; Yasuhiro Kasahara; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 52, 12, 2103, 2114, Dec. 2011, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Identification of the 7-Hydroxymethyl Chlorophyll a Reductase of the Chlorophyll Cycle in Arabidopsis
Miki Meguro; Hisashi Ito; Atsushi Takabayashi; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
PLANT CELL, 23, 9, 3442, 3453, Sep. 2011
English, Scientific journal - Chlorophyll cycle regulates the construction and destruction of the light-harvesting complexes
Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS, 1807, 8, 968, 976, Aug. 2011
English - Tetrapyrrole Metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Tanaka R; Kobayashi K; Masuda T
The Arabidopsis book, 9, e0145, 2011, [Peer-reviewed] - LIL3, a light-harvesting-like protein, plays an essential role in chlorophyll and tocopherol biosynthesis
Ryouichi Tanaka; Maxi Rothbart; Seiko Oka; Atsushi Takabayashi; Kaori Takahashi; Masaru Shibata; Fumiyoshi Myouga; Reiko Motohashi; Kazuo Shinozaki; Bernhard Grimm; Ayumi Tanaka
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 107, 38, 16721, 16725, Sep. 2010
English, Scientific journal - Identification of a gene essential for protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase activity in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803
Kazushige Kato; Ryouichi Tanaka; Shinsuke Sano; Ayumi Tanaka; Hideo Hosaka
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 107, 38, 16649, 16654, Sep. 2010
English, Scientific journal - The cell biology of tetrapyrroles: a life and death struggle
Nobuyoshi Mochizuki; Ryouichi Tanaka; Bernhard Grimm; Tatsuru Masuda; Michael Moulin; Alison G. Smith; Ayumi Tanaka; Matthew J. Terry
TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 15, 9, 488, 498, Sep. 2010
English - Deregulated Chlorophyll b Synthesis Reduces the Energy Transfer Rate Between Photosynthetic Pigments and Induces Photodamage in Arabidopsis thaliana
Yasuhito Sakuraba; Makio Yokono; Seiji Akimoto; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 51, 6, 1055, 1065, Jun. 2010
English, Scientific journal - Microbial Community Structure, Pigment Composition, and Nitrogen Source of Red Snow in Antarctica
Masanori Fujii; Yoshinori Takano; Hisaya Kojima; Tamotsu Hoshino; Ryouichi Tanaka; Manabu Fukui
MICROBIAL ECOLOGY, 59, 3, 466, 475, Apr. 2010
English, Scientific journal - Involvement of AtNAP1 in the regulation of chlorophyll degradation in Arabidopsis thaliana
Tomohiro Nagane; Ayumi Tanaka; Ryouichi Tanaka
PLANTA, 231, 4, 939, 949, Mar. 2010
English, Scientific journal - Determination of a Chloroplast Degron in the Regulatory Domain of Chlorophyllide a Oxygenase
Yasuhito Sakuraba; Ryouichi Tanaka; Akihiro Yamasato; Ayumi Tanaka
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 284, 52, 36689, 36699, Dec. 2009
English, Scientific journal - Participation of Chlorophyll b Reductase in the Initial Step of the Degradation of Light-harvesting Chlorophyll a/b-Protein Complexes in Arabidopsis
Yukiko Horie; Hisashi Ito; Makoto Kusaba; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 284, 26, 17449, 17456, Jun. 2009
English, Scientific journal - Fractionation of hydrogen isotopes during phytol biosynthesis
Yoshito Chikaraishi; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka; Naohiko Ohkouchi
ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY, 40, 5, 569, 573, May 2009
English, Scientific journal - Light-Independent Cell Death Induced by Accumulation of Pheophorbide a in Arabidopsis thaliana
Masumi Hirashima; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 50, 4, 719, 729, Apr. 2009
English, Scientific journal - Chlorophyll metabolism
Tanaka Ayumi; Tanaka Ryouichi
Regulation of Plant Growth & Development, 43, 2, 95, 105, 植物化学調節学会, 19 Dec. 2008
Japanese, クロロフィル代謝は60年以上にわたり,多くの研究者の興味を引いてきた.初期は,クロロフィル合成経路と各ステップの反応機構の解明を目指して研究が行われた.それに引き続き,分子遺伝学の発展やゲノム情報を基盤に,酵素とその遺伝子の同定が取り組まれた.クロロフィル分解系は合成系に比べ研究が遅れていたが,近年急速に解明が進んできた.これらの研究によって,クロロフィル代謝経路とそれを担う遺伝子がほぼ全て明らかになった.クロロフィル代謝経路の全容が明らかになるにつれて,クロロフィル代謝が光環境適応や,細胞死,葉緑体シグナル,常緑化など植物細胞の様々な生理現象と強く関連していることが明らかになり,クロロフィル代謝の新しい機能が注目されてきた.本総説では,クロロフィル代謝の概要と,その多機能性について紹介する. - Characterization of Arabidopsis mutants defective in the regulation of chlorophyllide a oxygenase
Satoshi Kanematsu; Yasuhito Sakuraba; Ayumi Tanaka; Ryouichi Tanaka
PHOTOCHEMICAL & PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 7, 10, 1196, 1205, Oct. 2008
English, Scientific journal - The steady-state level of Mg-protoporphyrin IX is not a determinant of plastid-to-nucleus signaling in Arabidopsis
Nobuyoshi Mochizuki; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka; Tatsuru Masuda; Akira Nagatani
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 105, 39, 15184, 15189, Sep. 2008
English, Scientific journal - Loss of the N-terminal domain of chlorophyllide a oxygenase induces photodamage during greening of Arabidopsis seedlings
Akihiro Yamasato; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
BMC PLANT BIOLOGY, 8, 64, Jun. 2008
English, Scientific journal - Identification of a novel vinyl reductase gene essential for the biosynthesis of monovinyl chlorophyll in Synechocystis sp PCC6803
Hisashi Ito; Makio Yokono; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 283, 14, 9002, 9011, Apr. 2008
English, Scientific journal - Analysis of the N-terminal domain of chlorophyllide a oxygenase by random mutagenesis. Photosynthesis. Energy from the Sun
14th International Congress on Photosynthesis, 1049, 1054, 2008 - The major route for chlorophyll synthesis includes [3,8-divinyl]-chlorophyllide a reduction in Arabidopsis thaliana
Nozomi Nagata; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 48, 12, 1803, 1808, Dec. 2007
English, Scientific journal - Functional analysis of N-terminal domains of Arabidopsis chlorophyllide a oxygenase
Yasuhito Sakuraba; Akihiro Yamasato; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 45, 10-11, 740, 749, Oct. 2007
English, Scientific journal - Rice NON-YELLOW COLORING1 is involved in light-harvesting complex II and grana degradation during leaf senescence
Makoto Kusaba; Hisashi Ito; Ryouhei Morita; Shuichi Iida; Yutaka Sato; Masaru Fujimoto; Shinji Kawasaki; Ryouichi Tanaka; Hirohiko Hirochika; Minoru Nishimura; Ayumi Tanaka
PLANT CELL, 19, 4, 1362, 1375, Apr. 2007
English, Scientific journal - Clp protease controls chlorophyll b synthesis by regulating the level of chlorophyllide a oxygenase
Eiki Nakagawara; Yasuhito Sakuraba; Akihiro Yamasato; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
PLANT JOURNAL, 49, 5, 800, 809, Mar. 2007
English, Scientific journal - A short sequence in the N-terminal domain of chlorophyllide a oxygenase regulates its accumulation
Y. Sakuraba; R. Tanaka; A. Tanaka
PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH, 91, 2-3, 252, 252, Feb. 2007
English - Tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in higher plants
Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY, 58, 321, 346, 2007, [Peer-reviewed]
English, In book - Great promoting effect of high irradiance from germination on flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana - a process of photo-acclimation
S. Moharekar; S. Moharekar; R. Tanaka; K. I. Ogawa; A. Tanaka; T. Hara
PHOTOSYNTHETICA, 45, 2, 259, 265, 2007
English, Scientific journal - High light inhibits chlorophyll biosynthesis at the level of 5-aminolevulinate synthesis during de-etiolation in cucumber (Cucumis sativus) cotyledons
D. Aarti; R. Tanaka; H. Ito; A. Tanaka
PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY, 83, 1, 171, 176, Jan. 2007
English, Scientific journal - Effects of oxidative stress on chlorophyll biosynthesis in cucumber (Cucumis sativus) cotyledons
P. D. Aarti; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM, 128, 1, 186, 197, Sep. 2006
English, Scientific journal - Chlorophyll metabolism
Ayumi Tanaka; Ryouichi Tanaka
CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY, 9, 3, 248, 255, Jun. 2006, [Peer-reviewed]
English - Pigment shuffling in antenna systems achieved by expressing prokaryotic chlorophyllide a oxygenase in Arabidopsis
M Hirashima; S Satoh; R Tanaka; A Tanaka
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 281, 22, 15385, 15393, Jun. 2006
English, Scientific journal - Effects of chlorophyllide a oxygenase overexpression on light acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana
R Tanaka; A Tanaka
PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH, 85, 3, 327, 340, Sep. 2005
English, Scientific journal - Excitation energy transfer in the antenna system with divinyl-chlorophylls in the vinyl reductase-expressing Arabidopsis
S Akimoto; M Yokono; M Ohmae; Yamazaki, I; N Nagata; R Tanaka; A Tanaka; M Mimuro
CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS, 409, 4-6, 167, 171, Jun. 2005
English, Scientific journal - The N-terminal domain of chlorophyllide a oxygenase confers protein instability in response to chlorophyll b accumulation in Arabidopsis
A Yamasato; N Nagata; R Tanaka; A Tanaka
PLANT CELL, 17, 5, 1585, 1597, May 2005
English, Scientific journal - Identification of a vinyl reductase gene for chlorophyll synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana and implications for the evolution of Prochlorococcus species
N Nagata; R Tanaka; S Satoh; A Tanaka
PLANT CELL, 17, 1, 233, 240, Jan. 2005
English, Scientific journal - Domain structures of chlorophyllide a oxygenase of green plants and Prochlorothrix hollandica in relation to catalytic functions
N Nagata; S Satoh; R Tanaka; A Tanaka
PLANTA, 218, 6, 1019, 1025, Apr. 2004
English, Scientific journal - Chlorophyll Metabolism and Plant Growth
TANAKA Ayumi; HIRASHIMA Masumi; TANAKA Ryoichi
KAGAKU TO SEIBUTSU, 42, 2, 93, 98, 日本農芸化学会, 25 Feb. 2004
Japanese - Isolation and Characterization of a Gene for Chlorophyllide a Oxygenase from Prochlorothrix hollandica.
Nozomi Nagata; Ryouichi Tanaka; Soichirou Satoh; Jun Minagawa; Ayumi Tanaka
Endocytobiosis Cell Res, 15, 1, 321, 327, 2004 - The Arabidopsis-accelerated cell death gene ACD1 is involved in oxygenation of pheophorbide a: Inhibition of the pheophorbide a oxygenase activity does not lead to the "Stay-Green" phenotype in Arabidopsis
R Tanaka; M Hirashima; S Satoh; A Tanaka
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 44, 12, 1266, 1274, Dec. 2003
English, Scientific journal - Effect of salicylic acid on chlorophyll and carotenoid contents of wheat and moong seedlings
ST Moharekar; SD Lokhande; T Hara; R Tanaka; A Tanaka; PD Chavan
PHOTOSYNTHETICA, 41, 2, 315, 317, 2003
English, Scientific journal - Overexpression of chlorophyllide a oxygenase (CAO) enlarges the antenna size of photosystem II in Arabidopsis thaliana
R Tanaka; Y Koshino; S Sawa; S Ishiguro; K Okada; A Tanaka
PLANT JOURNAL, 26, 4, 365, 373, May 2001
English, Scientific journal - Role of magnesium chelatase activity in the early steps of the tetrapyrrole biosynthetic pathway
J Papenbrock; HP Mock; R Tanaka; E Kruse; B Grimm
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 122, 4, 1161, 1169, Apr. 2000
English, Scientific journal - Cloning and functional expression of the gene encoding the key enzyme for chlorophyll b biosynthesis (CAO) from Arabidopsis thaliana
U Oster; R Tanaka; A Tanaka; W Rudiger
PLANT JOURNAL, 21, 3, 305, 310, Feb. 2000
English, Scientific journal - Expression of chlorophyll a oxygenase and accumulation of chlorophyll b in cyanobacteria
SATOH Soichirou; TANAKA Ryouichi; MIMURO Mamoru; IKEUCHI Masahiko; TANAKA Ayumi
Plant and cell physiology, 41, 0, s98, 日本植物生理学会, 2000
English - Reduced activity of geranylgeranyl reductase leads to loss of chlorophyll and tocopherol and to partially geranylgeranylated chlorophyll in transgenic tobacco plants expressing antisense RNA for geranylgeranyl reductase
R Tanaka; U Oster; E Kruse; W Rudiger; B Grimm
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 120, 3, 695, 704, Jul. 1999
English, Scientific journal - Chlorophyll a oxygenase (CAO) is involved in chlorophyll b formation from chlorophyll a
A Tanaka; H Ito; R Tanaka; NK Tanaka; K Yoshida; K Okada
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 95, 21, 12719, 12723, Oct. 1998, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - The third member of the hemA gene family encoding glutamyl-tRNA reductase is primarily expressed in roots in Hordeum vulgare
R Tanaka; K Yoshida; T Nakayashiki; H Tsuji; H Inokuchi; K Okada; A Tanaka
PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH, 53, 2-3, 161, 171, Sep. 1997, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Molecular cloning and characterization of a cDNA that encodes protoporphyrinogen oxidase of Arabidopsis thaliana
Narita, S.-I.; Tanaka, R.; Ito, T.; Okada, K.; Taketani, S.; Inokuchi, H.
Gene, 182, 1-2, 1996
Scientific journal - Chlorophyll biogenesis
Tanaka, A.; Tanaka, R.; Ito, H.; Yoshida, K.
Tanpakushitsu kakusan koso. Protein, nucleic acid, enzyme, 41, 2, 1996
Scientific journal - Differential expression of two hemA mRNAs encoding glutamyl-tRNA reductase proteins in greening cucumber seedlings
Ryouichi Tanaka; Kazuichi Yoshida; Toru Nakayashiki; Tatsuru Masuda; Hideo Tsuji; Hachiro Inokuchi; Ayumi Tanaka
Plant Physiology, 110, 4, 1223, 1230, American Society of Plant Biologists, 1996
English, Scientific journal - CORRELATED CHANGES IN THE ACTIVITY, AMOUNT OF PROTEIN, AND ABUNDANCE OF TRANSCRIPT OF NADPH - PROTOCHLOROPHYLLIDE OXIDOREDUCTASE AND CHLOROPHYLL ACCUMULATION DURING GREENING OF CUCUMBER COTYLEDONS
K YOSHIDA; RM CHEN; A TANAKA; H TERAMOTO; R TANAKA; MP TIMKO; H TSUJI
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 109, 1, 231, 238, Sep. 1995, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Partial inhibition of protein synthesis accelerates the synthesis of porphyrin in heme-deficient mutants of Escherichia coli
Nakayashiki, T.; Nishimura, K.; Tanaka, R.; Inokuchi, H.
Mgg Molecular & General Genetics, 249, 2, 1995
Scientific journal - Nucleotide sequences of cDNA clones encoding ferrochelatase from barley and cucumber
Kazumasa Miyamoto; Ryoichi Tanaka; Haruhiko Teramoto; Tatsuru Masuda; Hideo Tsuji; Hachiro Inokuchi
Plant Physiology, 105, 2, 769, 770, Jun. 1994
English, Scientific journal - MECHANISM OF BENZYLADENINE-INDUCED STIMULATION OF THE SYNTHESIS OF 5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID IN GREENING CUCUMBER COTYLEDONS - BENZYLADENINE INCREASES LEVELS OF PLASTID TRANSFER RNAGLU
T MASUDA; R TANAKA; Y SHIOI; K TAKAMIYA; CG KANNANGARA; H TSUJI
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 35, 2, 183, 188, Mar. 1994, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal
- 常緑針葉樹4種における冬季の光化学系タンパク質の変動と光化学系の応答
成田あゆ; 成田あゆ; 小野清美; 岸本純子; 高林厚史; 菅井徹人; 北尾光俊; 田中亮一, 日本森林学会大会学術講演集, 136th, 2025 - Molecular mechanism of BPG4 homologous genes for chloroplast regulation
明間莉乃; 立花諒; 山上あゆみ; 田中亮一; 浅見忠男; 中野雄司, 日本植物生理学会年会(Web), 65th, 2024 - ハウチワカエデ紅葉期のアントシアニンの挙動と役割
北尾光俊; 矢崎健一; 飛田博順; 岸本純子; 高林厚史; 田中亮一, 日本森林学会大会学術講演集, 134th, 2023 - 紅葉は樹冠内部の葉を守り,樹冠全体での炭素獲得と窒素回収に貢献する
北尾光俊; 矢崎健一; 飛田博順; 高林厚史; 田中亮一, 日本森林学会大会学術講演集, 133rd, 2022 - 常緑針葉樹4種における冬季の光合成色素・光化学系タンパク質の変動
成田あゆ; 成田あゆ; 小野清美; 高林厚史; 菅井徹人; 北尾光俊; 田中亮一, 日本植物学会大会研究発表記録(CD-ROM), 86th, 2022 - 全ゲノムの比較によるラン藻のジビニルクロロフィル還元酵素の同定と解析
伊藤寿; 横野牧生; 田中亮一; 田中歩, 日本植物生理学会年会要旨集, 49th, 231, 15 Mar. 2008
Japanese - Identification of a vinyl reductase gene for chlorophyll synthesis in Arabiopsis thalinana
N Nagata; R Tanaka; S Satoh; A Tanaka, PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 46, 0, S89, S89, 2005
English, Summary international conference - Distribution of photosynthetic pigments into apoproteins and flexibility of pigment-protein complexes.
S Satoh; M Hirashima; R Tanaka; A Tanaka, PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 45, 0, S133, S133, 2004
English, Summary international conference - The Arabidopsis-accelerated cell death gene ACD1 encodes pheophorbide a oxygenase
M Hirashima; R Tanaka; S Satoh; A Tanaka, PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 45, 0, S134, S134, 2004
English, Summary international conference - OVEREXPRESSION OF CHLOROPHYLLIDE a OXYGENASE (CAO) ENLARGES THE ANTENNA SIZE OF PHOTOSYSTEM II IN Arabidopsis thaliana :
TANAKA Ryouichi; TANAKA Ayumi, Plant and cell physiology, 42, s176, 2001
Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists, English - Is Biosynthesis of Chlorophyll b Primarily Controlled by Expression of Chlorophyll a Oxygenase? :
TANAKA Ryouichi; TANAKA Ayumi, Plant and cell physiology, 41, s98, 2000
Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists, English - Two hemA cDNA clones from cucumber cotyledons
TANAKA R.; YOSHIDA K.; NAKAYASHIKI T.; MASUDA T.; TSUJI H.; INOKUCHI H.; TANAKA A., Plant and cell physiology, 37, 35, 35, Mar. 1996
English
- 全ゲノムの比較によるラン藻のジビニルクロロフィル還元酵素の同定と解析
伊藤寿; 横野牧生; 田中亮一; 田中歩
日本植物生理学会年会要旨集, 15 Mar. 2008, Japanese
15 Mar. 2008 - 15 Mar. 2008 - Analysis of an Arabidopsis mutant that accumulates 7-hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a
T. Nagane; R. Tanaka; A. Tanaka
PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH, Feb. 2007, SPRINGER, English
Feb. 2007 - Feb. 2007 - Examination of the intra-plastid localization of chlorophyllide alpha oxygenase
Satoshi Kanematsu; Yasuhito Sakuraba; Ryouichi Tanaka; Ayumi Tanaka
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 2007, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, English
2007 - 2007 - Analysis of the Arabidopsis chlorina5 mutant lacking a chloroplast metalloprotease
Makoto Sugawara; Ryouichi Tanaka; Shinichiro Sawa; Ayumi Tanaka
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 2007, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, English
2007 - 2007 - Identification of a vinyl reductase gene for chlorophyll synthesis in Arabiopsis thalinana
Nagata Nozomi; Tanaka Ryouichi; Satoh Soichirou; Tanaka Ayumi
Plant and Cell Physiology Supplement, 2005, 日本植物生理学会
2005 - 2005, Chlorophyll metabolism has been studied with various organisms and almost all of the chlorophyll biosynthetic genes have been identified in higher plants. However, only the gene for 3, 8-divinyl protochlorophyllide <I>a</I> 8-vinyl reductase (DVR), which is indispensable for monovinyl chlorophyll synthesis has not been identified yet. <br>In this study, we isolated an <I>Arabidopsis thaliana</I> mutant that accumulated divinyl chlorophyll instead of monovinyl chlorophyll by ethyl-methanesulfonate mutagenesis. We identified the gene by Map-based cloning of this mutant. The mutant phenotype was complemented by the transformation with the wild-type gene. A recombinant protein encoded by the identified gene was expressed in <I>E. coli</I> and found to catalyze the conversion of divinyl chlorophyllide to monovinyl chlorophyllide, thereby demonstrating that the gene encodes a functional DVR. <br>Further, identification of the <I>DVR</I> gene helped understanding the evolution of <I>Prochlorococcus marinus</I>, a marine cyanobacteria that is unique in using divinyl chlorophylls. - Analysis of protein levels of chlorophyllide a oxygenase regulated by its own N-terminal domain.
A Yamasato; R Tanaka; A Tanaka
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 2005, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, English
2005 - 2005 - Distribution of Photosynthetic Pigments into Apoproteins and Flexibility of Pigment-protein Complexes.
Satoh Soichirou; Hirashima Masumi; Tanaka Ryouichi; Tanaka Ayumi
Plant and Cell Physiology Supplement, 2004, The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists
2004 - 2004, Photosynthetic pigments are bound to their specific proteins to form pigment-protein complexes that enable the efficient energy transfer between different pigments. Light-harvesting apparatus can be divided into the core and peripheral antenna. Core antenna is composed of chlorophyll <I>a</I>-protein complexes and their pigment composition and organization do not change under any environmental conditions. Peripheral antenna is composed of light-harvesting chlorophyll <I>a</I>/<I>b</I>-protein complexes (LHC) in green plants. However, the mechanism concerning the preferential incorporation of chlorophyll <I>b</I> into LHC have not been revealed.<br>In order to elucidate the mechanism, we introduced <I>prochlorothrix</I> CAO into <I>Arabidopsis thaliana</I> and investigated the pigment compositions of the complexes. The core antenna of chlorophyll <I>a</I>-protein complexes became chlorophyll <I>a</I>/<I>b</I>-protein complexes in the transgenic plants. We will report the photosynthetic performance of the transgenic plants and discuss the regulation of chlorophyll distribution and the photosynthetic performance of the transgenic plants. - TheArabidopsis-accelerated cell death gene ACD1 encodes pheophorbide a oxygenase
Hirashima Masumi; Tanaka Ryouichi; Satoh Soichirou; Tanaka Ayumi
Plant and Cell Physiology Supplement, 2004, The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists
2004 - 2004, Oxygenation of pheophorbide <I>a</I> is a key step in chlorophyll breakdown. Several biochemical studies have implicated that this step was catalyzed by an iron-containing and ferredoxin-dependent monooxygenase, pheophorbide <I>a</I> oxygenase (PaO). It has been proposed that inhibition of its activity leads to the "stay-green" phenotype. We searched the<I> Arabidopsis </I> genome for a possible PaO encoding gene and identified three such genes,<I>Tic55</I>,<I>ACD1</I> and <I>ACD1-like</I>. We produced transgenic <I>Arabidopsis</I> plants which expressed antisense RNA as a method to inhibit the expression of these genes. After they were kept under darkness for 5 days and again illuminated, the leaves of the antisense ACD1 plants (AsACD1) were bleached. The rate of decrease in chlorophyll <I>a</I> was not influenced and pheophorbide <I>a</I> was accumulated in senesced AsACD1 leaves. These results demonstrated that <I>ACD1</I> encodes PaO, and its inhibition led to photooxidative destruction of the cell instead of the "stay-green" phenotype. - Analysis of an Arabidopsis mutant deficient in chlorophyll b accumulation, chlorina5
Y Kurata; R Tanaka; S Sawa; A Tanaka
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 2004, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, English
2004 - 2004 - Studies in the localization of chloropyllide a oxygenase using green fluorescence protein
A Yamasato; N Nagata; R Tanaka; A Tanaka
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 2003, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, English
2003 - 2003 - Mechanisms for high light acclimation studied with transgenic arabidopsis plants overexpressing chlorophyllide a oxygenase
R Tanaka; M Hirashima; A Tanaka
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 2003, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, English
2003 - 2003
- 環境分子生物学特論Ⅱ, 2024年, 修士課程, 環境科学院
- 分子生物学基礎論, 2024年, 修士課程, 環境科学院
- 分子生物学基礎論, 2024年, 修士課程, 環境科学院
- 環境と人間, 2024年, 学士課程, 全学教育
- 一般教育演習(フレッシュマンセミナー), 2024年, 学士課程, 全学教育
- 2023 - Present
日本森林学会 - 2017 - Present
International Society of Photosynthesis Research - 日本植物学会
- 日本光合成学会
- 日本植物生理学会
- Photosynthesis ubiquity: Supramolecular complexes and their regulations to enable ph otosynthesis all around the globe
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
01 Apr. 2023 - 31 Mar. 2028
栗栖 源嗣; 斉藤 圭亮; 山本 大輔; 白井 剛; 坂本 亘; 日原 由香子; 広瀬 侑; 丸山 真一朗; 田中 亮一; 皆川 純; 吉田 啓亮; 桶川 友季
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A), Osaka University, 23H04957 - Environmental Acclimation of Photosystem Supercomplex Structure and Light-Harvesting Function in Green Plants
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
01 Apr. 2023 - 31 Mar. 2028
皆川 純; 田中 亮一; 金 恩哲
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A), National Institute for Basic Biology, 23H04960 - Shade tolerance in conifer species influences susceptibility to winter drought via photosynthetic responses
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
01 Apr. 2023 - 31 Mar. 2027
北尾 光俊; 田中 亮一; 矢崎 健一; 原山 尚徳
樹木の葉の形態や生理特性は芽を形成する際の光環境によって影響を受ける。そこで,全天と庇陰(相対照度約10%)の光環境に順化した芽を形成し,翌年春に展開した針葉を測定に供するため,トドマツ,エゾマツ,アカエゾマツ,カラマツの針葉樹4樹種のポット苗を作成した。トドマツ,エゾマツ,アカエゾマツの苗木は森林総合研究所北海道支所実験林で採取した種を2017年12月に播種し,苗畑で生育させたものを用いた。苗木は2023年4月のポット(4L)への植替え時には6年生であり,苗高はおよそ20cmであった。カラマツはポットで種から生育させた2年生(苗高約15cm)のものを用いた。
土壌の凍結状態をモニターするためにペンダント型データロガーをポットの約5cmの深さに埋め込み,冬期の土壌温度の変化を10分間隔で記録した。その結果,光環境にかかわらず12月上旬より土壌温度が0℃以下となり,土壌凍結が生じていることが示唆された。一方で,土壌温度が0℃以上となるのは,全天環境のポット苗では3月上旬であるが,庇陰環境では3月下旬であり,全天環境の方が土壌凍結の解除のタイミングが早かった。さらに,シュートの水分状態への土壌凍結の影響を調べるために,9月12日,1月29日‐2月1日(厳寒期),3月30日(融雪期)および4月20日(回復期)に,全天および庇陰下で生育したトドマツ,エゾマツ,アカエゾマツの苗木を対象として,プレッシャーチャンバー法により夜明け前の水ポテンシャルを測定した。その結果,厳寒期の土壌凍結状態では,いずれの樹種・処理においても水ポテンシャルが大きく低下したが,土壌凍結が終了した直後の融雪期には水ポテンシャルの上昇が見られ,回復期では9月のレベルまで回復した。厳寒期において全天個体より庇陰個体で水ポテンシャルが低くなる傾向が見られたが,トドマツは他の2樹種に比べて高い水ポテンシャルを示した。
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Forest Research and Management Organization, 23K26955 - Shade tolerance in conifer species influences susceptibility to winter drought via photosynthetic responses
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
01 Apr. 2023 - 31 Mar. 2027
北尾 光俊; 田中 亮一; 矢崎 健一; 原山 尚徳
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Forest Research and Management Organization, 23H02262 - 寒冷圏の常緑樹において冬季に特徴的な2つの光合成防御機構の種間分布
科学研究費助成事業
Apr. 2024 - Mar. 2027
田中 亮一; 東 隆行; 北尾 光俊
日本学術振興会, 基盤研究(B), 北海道大学, 24K01806 - 温帯落葉樹林の林床草本の葉の光合成電子伝達系の制御機構の多様性の解析
科学研究費助成事業
01 Apr. 2022 - 31 Mar. 2026
野口 航; 田中 亮一
林床で同所的に生育する異なる3種類のフェノロジー(春植物、夏植物、常緑草本)の植物種を用いて、光合成電子伝達系の制御機構とその多様性を明らかにする。以下の仮説を立て、検証することを目的とした。
仮説1) 寿命が短い春植物の葉では、低温下でもCO2吸収速度を高くするために、高い光合成電子伝達が維持されるしくみがある。仮説2) 生育期間に被陰される期間が長い夏植物は少ない光でも有効に光合成生産するために、弱光下で光合成電子伝達速度が高い。仮説3) 葉の寿命が長い常緑草本では、林床が明るい冬に低温・強光からの保護機能が変化するとともに、光合成電子伝達速度が増加する。
2023年度は、東京薬科大学構内の落葉樹林下に同所的に自生する異なるフェノロジーを示す複数の草本種について、葉のガス交換と光合成電子伝達特性を調べ、光合成電子伝達系の制御機構を解析した。定期的に自生地から葉を採取し、光合成特定の季節変化を測定した。春植物のキクザキイチゲは葉を展開している短い期間中に高い光合成速度を維持していたが、A-Ciカーブの初期勾配は葉の展開初期から2週間後に最大値を示した。一方、他の種では葉の展開初期に高い光合成速度や初期勾配を示し、その後低下した。特に夏植物のウバユリでは低下が速かった。光合成電子伝達特性の測定温度依存性を調べた結果、キクザキイチゲは光化学系IIの電子伝達速度 (ETRII)の最大値が2月から4月に低温から高温にシフトした。同様の変化はエンレイソウにも見られた。他の種でも測定温度依存性が季節変化したが、変化の程度には種間差があった。キクザキイチゲでは季節が進むとETRIIの変化に伴い、低温下のプラストキノンの酸化度を示すqLは低下し、熱散逸を示すパラメータであるNPQが上昇した。
日本学術振興会, 基盤研究(B), 東京薬科大学, 23K23967 - 温帯落葉樹林の林床草本の葉の光合成電子伝達系の制御機構の多様性の解析
科学研究費助成事業
01 Apr. 2022 - 31 Mar. 2026
野口 航; 田中 亮一
日本学術振興会, 基盤研究(B), 東京薬科大学, 22H02704 - 常緑針葉樹の光合成調節機構の複合体プロテオミクスおよび分光学的手法よる統合的解析
科学研究費助成事業
01 Apr. 2020 - 31 Mar. 2024
田中 亮一; 秋本 誠志; 北尾 光俊
森林総研北海道支所において、イチイ、トドマツ、エゾマツ、アカエゾマツ、ヒノキアスナロの苗を栽培し、それぞれ、Sun(直射日光が当たる条件)とShade(寒冷紗によって被陰舌条件)で生育した。また、北大・低温研においては、2 mから8 mのサイズのイチイを材料に以下の研究を実施した。年間を通して、光化学系IIの量子収率(YII)と最大量子収率(Fv/Fm)を測定し、季節・気温によって、YIIが減少するタイミングを調べた。また、光合成色素の変動を調べ、RNAとタンパク質の変動を調べるため、サンプリングを行った。この結果、春から秋にかけては、葉に当たる光強度とYIIは逆相関を示したが、冬においては、すでに報告されている通り、YIIは光強度の相関はほとんど示さず、常に低い値を示した。一方、冬季はYIIは気温に強い相関を示した。自然条件における、このような気温との強い相関の報告は初めてである。春から秋にかけては、クロロフィルとカロテノイドの比率はほぼ一定であったが、冬にはxanthophyll cycleの色素であるzeaxanthinがクロロフィルあたりで数倍に上昇した。この結果は、春から秋にかけては、光化学系タンパク質にこれらのクロロフィルとカロテノイドが結合していることを示しているが、冬には、xanthophyll cycleの色素は光化学系タンパク質には結合していないことを示唆している。また、chlorophyll a/b比がSun条件下で顕著に増加した。この結果から、冬季のSun条件下においてchlorophyllおよびzeaxanthinを結合するタンパク質の増加が強く示唆された。
日本学術振興会, 基盤研究(B), 北海道大学, 20H03017 - Outer-canopy autumn leaves protect inner-canopy leaves from strong light, contributing to carbon gain and nitrogen remobilization
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
01 Apr. 2020 - 31 Mar. 2023
北尾 光俊; 飛田 博順; 田中 亮一; 矢崎 健一
昨年度に引き続き、森林総合研究所北海道支所樹木園に生育するハウチワカエデ成木を対象として、葉の糖・デンプン量、窒素量、色素量、光合成速度および光阻害の季節変化を測定した。光阻害の指標として、一晩暗順化した葉を対象にクロロフィル蛍光反応測定で得られる光化学系Ⅱの最大光化学効率(Fv/Fm)を用いた。測定は樹冠表層の葉(陽葉)と樹冠下部の葉(陰葉)を対象として行った。夏季から秋季にかけて、糖およびデンプン量は全般的に陽葉が陰葉よりも多かったが、糖とデンプン量を合計した非構造性炭水化物量(non-structural carbohydrate, NSC)に対する糖の割合の季節変化は陽葉と陰葉で違いがなく、10月初めから落葉にかけて増加する傾向を示した。昨年度の顕微鏡観察により、離層形成による維管束の分断が認められなかったこととあわせて、アントシアニン合成に必要な糖の集積は、葉での糖・デンプン代謝の変化が原因であることが示唆された。糖の集積は葉の老化のシグナルになることが知られているが、炭水化物の糖への分配増加のタイミングが陽葉と陰葉で同じだったことから、樹冠内の光環境にかかわらず、同時期に老化が始まっていたと考えられる。また、乾重当たりの光合成速度と窒素量に関しても陽葉と陰葉間の差は小さく、葉の老化にともない同じタイミングで低下していく傾向が見られた。一方で、陽葉においては、光合成の低下にともなうアントシアン含量の顕著な増加が認められた。老化のタイミングや窒素回収のタイミングが同じであること、また、光阻害の指標となるFv/Fmの低下が光合成速度や窒素含量の低下より遅れて生じていることを考慮すると、紅葉の原因となるアントシアニンの葉葉での集積は、光酸化ストレスから葉を守り、窒素回収を確実に行うための防御機能として働いていることが考えられる。
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Forest Research and Management Organization, 20H03036 - Functional analysis of LIL proteins that have chlorophyll-binding motifs, thylakoid localized and low-temperature responsive
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
01 Apr. 2017 - 31 Mar. 2021
Tanaka Ryouichi
To elucidate the mechanism by which plants in the cryosphere avoid photodamages at low temperatures, we sought to understand the function of light-harvesting-like proteins (LILs) with chlorophyll-binding motifs, which are thought to function in the regulation and protection of the photosystem. Analysis of Arabidopsis LIL8 mutants and complexes, as well as time-resolved chlorophyll fluorescence measurements, suggested that LIL8 is involved in the regulation of light-harvesting system dynamics. Iso-seq analysis and immunoblotting in yew showed an inverse correlation between annual changes in photosystem II quantum yield and LIL1 accumulation, suggesting that LIL1 binds to photosystem II in winter and is involved in heat dissipation.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Hokkaido University, 17K07431 - Feedback regulation of photosynthetic electron transfer by promo motive force
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
30 Jun. 2016 - 31 Mar. 2021
TAKAHASHI Yuichiro
The efficiency of photosynthetic reactions is determined by regulation between efficient light-harvesting and protection from excessive light because light intensity intensively changes under natural conditions. Thus, it is crucial to investigate the molecular mechanism by which photosynthetic reactions are stimulated and suppressed. The present project focused on the proton motive force (pmf) generated coupled with photosynthetic electron transfer reactions. We revealed that pmf regulates photosynthetic electron transfer reactions at cytochrome b6f complex as feedback regulation. We also revealed how photosynthetic proteins are damaged by strong light illumination and damaged photosynthetic proteins are repaired or replaced. The results obtained in the present project provide valuable directions to modify photosynthetic organisms under natural conditions.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area), Okayama University, 16H06554 - Development of a new method for the quantification of isoprenoid intermediates and analysis of the localization of the isoprenoid metabolic pathways in chloroplasts
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
01 Apr. 2014 - 31 Mar. 2015
TANAKA Ryouichi
We aimed at the development of a method to quantify geranylgeranyl-diphosphate (GGDP) and phytyl-diphosphate (PDP) in this study. First, we have tested whether geranylgeranyl transferase can conjugate GGDP and PDP to a dansylated peptide, which can be easily detected by a liquid chromatography system according to the method of Tong et al. 2013. However, this method only detect GGDP-conjugated peptide. Then, we attempted to use chlorophyll synthase activity to detect GGDP- or PDP-conjugate to chlorophyllide. However, we failed to overexpress this enzyme by an E. coli system, cultured insect cells (Sf9), and the MembraneMax cell-free expression system.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Hokkaido University, 26650088 - Towards a comprehensive understanding of the chlorophyll breakdown pathway
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
2011 - 2013
TANAKA Ryouichi
For better understanding of the chlorophyll breakdown pathway in plants, we investigated the function of chlorophyllase, a common plant enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of chlorophyll to form chlorophyllide and phytol. We found that this enzyme is localized in the endoplasmic reticulum and the tonoplast. This enzyme actively catalyzes chlorophyllide formation only when cells are disrupted. Arabidopsis leaves with genetically enhanced CLH activity exhibit toxicity when fed to Spodoptera larvae, an insect herbivore. Purified chlorophyllide partially suppresses the growth of the larvae. We showed that chlorophyllase and chlorophyll form a two-component defense system against chewing herbivores.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Hokkaido University, 23570042 - Study of chlorophyll biosynthesis
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
2009 - 2011
TANAKA Ayumi; TANAKA Ryouichi
We identified 7-hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a reductase (HCAR). Recombinant HCAR converted 7hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a to chlorophyll a by using ferredoxin and contains FAD and an iron-sulfur center. A phylogenetic analysis elucidated the evolution of 7-hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a reductase from divinyl chlorophyllide vinyl reductase. We examined the substrate specificity of HCAR and determined the chlorophyll b degradation pathway in which chlorophyll b is converted to chlorophyll a via 7-hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Hokkaido University, 21370014 - Analysis of the protein-turnover mechanisms in the chloroplast
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
2007 - 2009
TANAKA Ryouichi
We found that a specific sequence in a chloroplast protein, chlorophyllide a oxygenase, is essential in the turnover of this protein. This sequence is most likely a degron for the chloroplast Clp protease. We obtained evidence for the presence of similar degrons in the other chloroplast proteins, indicating that the protein turnover mechanism is rather general in the chloroplast.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A), Hokkaido University, 19687003 - Study on chlorophyll metabolism
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
2006 - 2008
TANAKA Ayumi; TANAKA Ryouichi
クロロフィルは光合成の中心的な機能を担う分子である。この分子は、アミノ酸の一種であるグルタミン酸から作られる。また、クロロフィルは危険な分子であるため、老化時には安全な分子に転換される。本研究ではこのようなクロロフィルの代謝経路と代謝調節機構の解明に取り組んだ。また、クロロフィル代謝経路は、クロロフィルを必要な時に合成し、不要な時に分解するだけでなく、細胞死など多様な生理機能を担っていることを見出した。
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Hokkaido University, 18370013 - 葉緑体形成に関わる新規の膜内在型亜鉛プロテアーゼファミリーの機能解析
科学研究費助成事業
2005 - 2006
田中 亮一
葉緑体は植物にとって非常に重要なオルガネラであり、その正常な発達は植物の生育を左右する。申請者は、葉緑体の正常な発達に必須であると思われるCh5遺伝子を同定し、この遺伝子がコードするプロテアーゼが葉緑体形成においてどのような機能を担っているのかを明らかにしようと試みている。
申請者が、シロイヌナズナch5変異体を生育したところ、若い葉での葉緑体はほとんど野生型と区別がつかず、古い葉では、葉緑体の構造に異常が見られることが明らかになった。主な異常は、グラナスタッキングの現象とチラコイド配向性の異常である。クロロフィルの蓄積量もch5変異体では古い葉ほど大きく減少していることが明らかになった。
しかし、クロロフィルa/b比を調べてみると、クロロフィルa/b比は若い葉でも既に、野生型よりも上昇していることがわかった。この結果は、ch5変異の影響が既に若い葉でも見られることを示している。
ch5変異体のタンパク質プロファイルを電気泳動、および、western blottingで調べてみると、cytochrome b/f複合体の蓄積量が野生型よりも上昇していることが明らかになった。
また、Ch5遺伝子の発現相関解析を行った結果、Ch5はFtsHやDegPといった、他の葉緑体プロテアーゼの遺伝子と高い相関を持っていることが明らかになった。これらの結果から、Ch5プロテアーゼはチラコイド膜の不要なタンパク質の除去などの広範な機能をもっているのではないかと推測される。
日本学術振興会, 若手研究(B), 北海道大学, 17770027 - Identification of genes for chlorophyll biosynthesis and its roles in stay green phenotype and cell death
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
2003 - 2005
TANAKA Ayumi; TANAKA Ryouichi
Recently, significant progress has also been made toward elucidating the linkages between chlorophyll metabolism and other cellular processes including leaf senescence, programmed cell death, and plastid signaling. The purpose of the present research is to complete chlorophyll metabolic pathway and to identify all the genes involved in the pathway. Chlorophyll metabolism has been extensively studied with various organisms and almost all of the chlorophyll biosynthetic genes have been identified in higher plants. However, only the gene for 3, 8-divinyl protochlorophyllide a 8-vinyl reductase (DVR), which is indispensable for the photosynthetic organisms to produce monovinylchlorophyll or dinvinyl chlorophyll, has not been identified yet. In this study, we isolated an Arabidopsis mutant that accumulated divinyl chlorophyll instead of monovinyl chlorophyll by ethyl-methane sulfonate mutagenesis. Map-based cloning ofthis mutant resulted in the identification of a gene (At5g18660) that shows sequence similarity with isoflavon reductase genes. The mutant phenotype was complemented by the transformation with the wild-type gene. A recombinant protein encoded by At5g18660 was expressed in E.coli and found to catalyze the conversion of divinyl chlorophyllide to monovinyl chlorophyllide ; thereby indicating that the gene encodes a functional DVR. DVR is encoded by a single-copy gene in the Arabidopsis genome. With the identification of DVR, finally all genes required for chlorophyll biosynthesis have been identified in higher plants. Analysis of the complete genome of Arabidopsis showed that it has 15 enzymes encoded by 27 genes for chlorophyll biosynthesis from 3 glutamyl-tRNAglu to chlorophyll b.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, 15370015 - 高等植物のクロロフィリドaオキシナーゼ(CAO)活性調節機構の解析
科学研究費助成事業
2003 - 2004
田中 亮一
陸上植物の光化学系(光化学系Iおよび光化学系II)は、反応中心複合体と周辺アンテナタンパク質複合体と呼ばれる2種類の複合体で構成されている。このうち、周辺アンテナタンパク質複合体はLHCというファミリーに属するポリペプチド群から成り立っている。LHCの量は、植物の生育する光環境によって、変動し、光化学系が受ける光の量の調節に重要な役割を果たしていると考えてられている。
申請者は、既に、このLHCタンパク質の蓄積にクロロフィルbの合成が重要な役割を果たしていることを示してきたが、今回、さらに、クロロフィルbの合成が増加した形質転換株、および、減少した形質転換株を用いて、LHCタンパク質のうち、Lhcb1,Lhcb3,Lhcb6タンパク質が特にクロロフィルb合成の影響を受けることを明らかにした。また、Lhcb2,Lhca1,Lhca4の蓄積もクロロフィルb合成の影響を受けることを、既に報告のあった大麦に続いて、シロイヌナズナでも明らかにした。
また、クロロフィルb合成酵素である、クロロフィリドaオキシゲナーゼ(CAO)の活性調節に、このタンパク質のN末端ドメイン(Aドメインと呼ぶ)が重要な働きをしていることを見いだした。Aドメインはクロロフィルbの存在下でCAOの活性の抑制に働くことが明らかになった。リボソームフラクションの解析によって、この抑制効果は、少なくとも、転写、翻訳の段階以降で作用していることが、明らかになった。
さらに、CAO過剰発現株の抑制因子のサプレッサー変異体の単離を試みたが、ジーンサイレンシングの頻度が高く、単離には到らなかった。
日本学術振興会, 若手研究(B), 北海道大学, 15770020 - クロロフィルb生合成による光化学系アンテナサイズ調節機構の解析
科学研究費助成事業
2001 - 2002
田中 亮一
本研究の目的は、クロロフィルb生合成による光化学系アンテナサイズの調節機構を明らかにすることである。高等植物のクロロフィルb生合成はクロロフィリドaオキシゲナーゼ(CAO)によって触媒されることが明らかになっている。
申請者は、CAOを過剰発現する形質転換植物(シロイヌナズナ、Arabidopsis thaliana)を作出し(YK株と名付けた)、これを材料として研究をすすめてきた。また、比較対象として、野生型シロイヌナズナおよびCAO遺伝子欠損変異株(ch1-1)を用いた。野生型株は、強い光条件下(1.2 mE m-2 s-1)で生育させると、CAO遺伝子の発現の減少とアンテナサイズの減少が見られるが、YK株ではCAO遺伝子を強制的に過剰発現しており、アンテナサイズの減少は見られなかった。この結果から、CAO遺伝子の発現がアンテナサイズを調節していることが明らかとなった。電子顕微鏡でYK株のチラコイド膜のスタッキングの度合いを調べたところ、スタッキングの程度は野生株と変わらないことが明らかとなった。また、ch1-1においても明らかなスタッキングが見られた。この結果は、チラコイド膜のスタッキングにはCAOの発現、およびLHCタンパク質(LHCタンパク質の蓄積はCAOによって制御されている)以外の要因が関与していることを示している。また、HPLCによるカロチノイド含量の測定によって、YX株、ch1-1、野生株の間でカロチノイドの量には大きな違いがないことが明らかになった。
これらの結果から、高等植物の強光への適応過程において、CAOがアンテナサイズすなわちLHCタンパク質の調節に重要な役割を果たしていること、チラコイド膜のスタッキングにはさらに別のファクターが関与していることが明らかとなった。また、カロチノイドの合成にはCAOは影響を及ぼさないことが明らかになった。
日本学術振興会, 若手研究(B), 北海道大学, 13740449 - Improvement of photosynthesis by modification of light harvesting systems
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
2000 - 2002
TANAKA Ayumi; HOSAKA Hideo; TANAKA Ryouichi; HARA Toshihiko
Photosynthetic organisms can proceed photosynthesis under various light conditions on the Earth. Plants employ two strategies to adapt light intensities, one is the dissipation of excess light energy as heat and the other mechanism is the regulation of light harvesting apparatus. Capturing light energy is the first step of photosynthesis and the regulation of the amount of harvesting light energy directly influences the rate of photosynthesis. There are many reports on the employment of genetic engineering for the improvement of agricultural production . Most typical successes were to improve the resistances to virus infection and insect attack. However, these genetic engineerings do not increase productivity itself. In order to increase the productivity of the plants, the ability of photosynthesis must be modified. The aims of this project are 1) to clarify the mechanisms of the acclimation of antenna size to light intensities, 2) modification of antenna size to improve productivities. Green plants have large antenna size under low light conditions in order to capture light energy for photosynthesis. In this case, the level of CAO mRNA was high and chlorophyll b was actively synthesized. However, in CAO over expressed lines of Arabidopsis thaliana, the level of CAO mRNA and the antenna size was almost same under wide range of light intensities. We concluded from the above experiments that CAO plays a central role in regulating the antenna size under various light intensities. We also found CAO over-expressed mutants grow well under low light intensities compared to wild type. It indicates that modifications of photosynthesis are potentially powerful tool to increase the productivities of the plants.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Hokkaido University, 12354009 - クロロフィルb合成遺伝子CAOから見た葉緑体と核との相互作用
科学研究費助成事業
2000 - 2000
田中 歩; 田中 亮一
光合成器官である葉緑体では,捕捉した光エネルギーの過不足や波長特性の異なる光によって,電子伝達系の酸化還元状態の偏りや,還元力の供給と利用速度とのアンバランスが生じる。このようなアンバランスを解消するため,光エネルギーを捕捉する集光装置の大きさが制御されなくてはならない。これらのアンバランスの認識と集光装置の制御は核によって行われているため,核と葉緑体間の何らかのクロストークが必要と考えられる。
クロロフィルaオキシゲナーゼ(CAO)は2段階の酸素添加反応を触媒し,クロロフィルaをクロロフィルbに転換する酵素であり,クロロフィルbの合成速度と集光装置の大きさを制御している。このため,葉緑体の何らかの状態,例えば過剰な光エネルギーを捕捉したときに起こる電子伝達系の還元状態がCAOの発現を調節していることが考えられる。
そこで,フィトクロームや青色受容体の変異株が、光強度を認識し集光装置の大きさを変化させるかを調べた。その結果,これらの変異株においても、低照度では大きな光化学系が作られ、高照度では小さな光化学系が形成された。この結果は、フィトクロームや青色色素は、光強度を認識する受容体では無いことを示唆しており、光強度の認識は葉緑体が行っていると予想される。次に、CAOの欠損株に35Sプロモータをつないたものを導入し、光環境への適応を調べた。この株は光強度を下げても,集光装置は大きくならなかった。これらのことから、CAOの発現が葉緑体からの何らかのシグナルによって制御され、これが集光装置の大きさを制御していると考えられる。
日本学術振興会, 特定領域研究(A), 北海道大学, 12025201 - Joint studies on the nuclear-encoded photosystem genes.
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
1999 - 2000
OBOKATA Junichi; TANAKA Ryuichi; TANAKA Ayumi; NAKAMURA Masayuki; SUGIURA Masahiro
This research project was planned for promoting the international joint studies by the plant physiologists of Japan (five scientists mentioned above), US (Prof. Anastasios Melis, University of California, Berkeley), and Germany (Prof.Ralf Oelmueller, Friedrich-Schiller Universitaet, Jena) on the biogenesis of photosystem complexes in higher plants and algae. During the period supported by the grant, 21 scientists in total have visited the laboratories one another and stayed there for the total days of 148, and performed the cooperative studies. The outcomes of these research are 26 papers published in the journals and books, 17 presentations in the international meetings, and 29 presentations at domestic meetings, and two patent applications. The major scientific findings are as follows ;
1, We found that plant photosystem genes have unique promoter architecture and transcription initiation mechanisms for the first time ;
2, We showed that the biogenesis of photosystem complexes is subjected to positive feedback regulation by photosynthetic electron flow ;
3, The redox regulation of photosystem genes operates not only on mRNA abundance but also on poly-ribosome loading ;
4, We developed a set of special LED light sources that excite PSI and PSII alternatively ;
5, We revealed that the abundance of chlorophyll b is not so important for the biogenesis of light-harvesting antennas ;
6, CAO (chlorophyll-oxygenase) plays important roles in adjusting the antennae size to environmental light strength ;
7, We proposed a quite new hypothesis to explain the origin and evolution of chloroplats, based on the phylogenetic analyzes of CAO genes.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Nagoya University, 11694190 - クロロフィル生合成、光合成の環境適応機構の解析
Competitive research funding - Chlorophyll metabolism
Competitive research funding
