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Plant and Cell Physiology, 1986, Vol. 27, No. 5 765-773
© 1986

Article

Effect of pH on Absorption Spectra of Pea 114 and 121 Kilodalton Phytochromes during and after Red-Light Irradiation

Satoru Tokutomi1, Yasunori Inoue2, Naoki Sato2, Kotaro T. Yamamoto1 and Masaki Furuya1,2

1Division of Biological Regulation, National Institute for Basic Biology Myodaijicho, Okazaki 444, Japan
2Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo Tokyo 113, Japan

Absorption spectra of pea 114 and 121 kDa phytochromes were measured at pH 6.8, 7.8 and 8.8 using a custom-made transient multichannel spectrum analyzer. The absorption spectra of 114 kDa phytochrome as PR and PFR were least affected by medium pH. The absorption spectra at photostationary state under red light, however, were different under the three different pH conditions, and were different from those obtained 55 s after red-light irradiation, owing to rapid pH-dependent absorbance increase in both red and far-red regions in the dark. In contrast, the absorption spectra of 121 kDa phytochrome were significantly less affected by medium pH. The absorption spectra measured at the photostationary state showed a lower PFR peak at higher pH. The absorption spectra obtained 55 s after the irradiation were similar under the three pH conditions since the rapid absorbance increase in the far-red region in the dark was small. Possible accumulation of 114 kDa phytochrome population(s) with low absorbance at red-light-induced photostationary state at pH 8.8, and the protective role of the 7 kDa polypeptide at the amino terminus against the pH effect in 121 kDa phytochrome are discussed.

(Received February 1, 1986; Accepted April 1, 1986)
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