Arabidopsis thaliana SYNAPTOTAGMIN 1 (AtSYT1) was shown to be involved in responses to different environmental and biotic stresses. We investigated gas exchange and chlorophyll a fluorescence in Arabidopsis wild-type (WT, ecotype Col-0) and atsyt1 mutant plants irrigated for 48 h with 150 mM NaCl. We found that salt stress significantly decreases net photosynthetic assimilation, effective photochemical quantum yield of photosystem II (ΦPSII), stomatal conductance and transpiration rate in both genotypes. Salt stress has a more severe impact on atsyt1 plants with increasing effect at higher illumination. Dark respiration, photochemical quenching (qP), non-photochemical quenching and ΦPSII measured at 750 µmol m-2 s-1 photosynthetic photon flux density were significantly affected by salt in both genotypes. However, differences between mutant and WT plants were recorded only for qP and ΦPSII. Decreased photosynthetic efficiency in atsyt1 under salt stress was accompanied by reduced chlorophyll and carotenoid and increased flavonol content in atsyt1 leaves. No differences in the abundance of key proteins participating in photosynthesis (except PsaC and PsbQ) and chlorophyll biosynthesis were found regardless of genotype or salt treatment. Microscopic analysis showed that irrigating plants with salt caused a partial closure of the stomata, and this effect was more pronounced in the mutant than in WT plants. The localization pattern of AtSYT1 was also altered by salt stress.

• Keywords
• Arabidopsis thaliana, SYNAPTOTAGMIN 1, photosynthesis, salt stress, stomata,
• MeSH
• Arabidopsis physiology   radiation effects   MeSH
• Pigments, Biological metabolism   MeSH
• Chlorophyll A metabolism   MeSH
• Fluorescence MeSH
• Photosynthesis physiology   radiation effects   MeSH
• Gases metabolism   MeSH
• Arabidopsis Proteins metabolism   MeSH
• Plant Stomata cytology   physiology   radiation effects   MeSH
• Salt Stress physiology   radiation effects   MeSH
• Light MeSH
• Synaptotagmin I deficiency   metabolism   MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH
• Names of Substances
• Pigments, Biological MeSH
• Chlorophyll A MeSH
• Gases MeSH
• Arabidopsis Proteins MeSH
• Synaptotagmin I MeSH
• SYT1 protein, Arabidopsis MeSH Browser