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Journal Article
Intracellular position of mitochondria in mesophyll cells differs between C3 and C4 grasses
2017
Overview
In C
3
plants, part of the CO
2
fixed during photosynthesis in chloroplasts is released from mitochondria during photorespiration by decarboxylation of glycine via glycine decarboxylase (GDC), thereby reducing photosynthetic efficiency. The apparent positioning of most mitochondria in the interior (vacuole side of chloroplasts) of mesophyll cells in C
3
grasses would increase the efficiency of refixation of CO
2
released from mitochondria by ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) in chloroplasts. Therefore, in mesophyll cells of C
4
grasses, which lack both GDC and Rubisco, the mitochondria ought not to be positioned the same way as in C
3
mesophyll cells. To test this hypothesis, we investigated the intracellular position of mitochondria in mesophyll cells of 14 C
4
grasses of different C
4
subtypes and subfamilies (Chloridoideae, Micrairoideae, and Panicoideae) and a C
3
–C
4
intermediate grass,
Steinchisma hians
, under an electron microscope. In C
4
mesophyll cells, most mitochondria were positioned adjacent to the cell wall, which clearly differs from the positioning in C
3
mesophyll cells. In
S. hians
mesophyll cells, the positioning was similar to that in C
3
cells. These results suggest that the mitochondrial positioning in C
4
mesophyll cells reflects the absence of both GDC and Rubisco in the mesophyll cells and the high activity of phospho
enol
pyruvate carboxylase. In contrast, the relationship between the mitochondrial positioning and enzyme distribution in
S. hians
is complex, but the positioning may be related to the capture of respiratory CO
2
by Rubisco. Our study provides new possible insight into the physiological role of mitochondrial positioning in photosynthetic cells.
Publisher
Springer Japan
