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Title | Structure and energy transfer pathways of the Dunaliella Salina photosystem I supercomplex. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Biochim Biophys Acta Bioenerg, Vol. 1861, Issue 10, Page 148253, Year 2020 |
Publish date | Oct 1, 2020 |
Authors | Ido Caspy / Tirupathi Malavath / Daniel Klaiman / Maria Fadeeva / Yoel Shkolnisky / Nathan Nelson / |
PubMed Abstract | Oxygenic photosynthesis evolved more than 3 billion years ago in cyanobacteria. The increased complexity of photosystem I (PSI) became apparent from the high-resolution structures that were obtained ...Oxygenic photosynthesis evolved more than 3 billion years ago in cyanobacteria. The increased complexity of photosystem I (PSI) became apparent from the high-resolution structures that were obtained for the complexes that were isolated from various organisms, ranging from cyanobacteria to plants. These complexes are all evolutionarily linked. In this paper, the researchers have uncovered the increased complexity of PSI in a single organism demonstrated by the coexistance of two distinct PSI compositions. The Large Dunaliella PSI contains eight additional subunits, six in PSI core and two light harvesting complexes. Two additional chlorophyll a molecules pertinent for efficient excitation energy transfer in state II transition were identified in PsaL and PsaO. Short distances between these newly identified chlorophylls correspond with fast excitation transfer rates previously reported during state II transition. The apparent PSI conformations could be a coping mechanism for the high salinity. |
External links | Biochim Biophys Acta Bioenerg / PubMed:32569661 |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 2.84 - 3.4 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-10236, PDB-6sl5: EMDB-10995, PDB-6yxr: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-CL0: ChemComp-CLA: ChemComp-PQN: ChemComp-SF4: ChemComp-BCR: ChemComp-LHG: ChemComp-OCD: ChemComp-LMU: ChemComp-DGD: ChemComp-3PH: ChemComp-CA: ChemComp-LMG: ChemComp-4RF: ChemComp-PTY: ChemComp-LUT: ChemComp-XAT: ChemComp-CHL: ChemComp-SQD: ChemComp-LMK: ChemComp-P3H: |
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Keywords | PHOTOSYNTHESIS / membrane complex / photosystem I / dunaliella / light harvesting / excitation transfer |