We have investigated the pathway by which the 16 amino-acid C-terminal extension of the D1 subunit of photosystem two is removed in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to leave Ala344 as the C-terminal residue. Previous work has suggested a two-step process involving formation of a processing intermediate of D1, termed iD1, of uncertain origin. Here we show by mass spectrometry that a synthetic peptide mimicking the C- terminus of the D1 precursor is cleaved by cellular extracts or purified CtpA processing protease after residue Ala352, making this a likely site for formation of iD1. Characteristics of D1 site-directed mutants with either the Leu353 residue replaced by Pro or with a truncation after Ala352 are in agreement with this assignment. Interestingly, analysis of various CtpA and CtpB null mutants further indicate that the CtpA protease plays a crucial role in forming iD1 but that, surprisingly, low levels of C-terminal processing occur in vivo in the absence of CtpA and CtpB, possibly catalysed by other related proteases. A possible role for two-step maturation of D1 in the assembly of PSII is discussed.

Institute of Microbiology Academy of Sciences Opatovický mlýn 37981 Trebon Czech Republic

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