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Biosensor analysis demonstrates stable ATP levels despite reduced proton motive force in Arabidopsis pgr5 mutants, indicating cyclic electron flow is not required for ATP augmentation.
Current dogma holds that CO 2 fixation by photosynthesis requires additional ATP production via PGR5-dependent cyclic electron transfer (PGR5-CET) to augment the NADPH and ATP produced by linear electron transfer (LET). Here we use the MgATP 2− fluorescent biosensor ATeam1.03-nD/nA and find that while proton motive force (pmf) in the Arabidopsis pgr5CAS mutant is only 50-75% of that of the wild-type, MgATP 2− levels are unchanged. These data demonstrate that disequilibrium exists between pmf and MgATP 2− concentration in vivo, indicating that PGR5-CET is not required for ATP augmentation.
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