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| Title | Structural basis for the assembly and energy transfer between the cyanobacterial PSI core and the double-layered IsiA proteins. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 17, Issue 1, Page 592, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Dec 20, 2025 |
Authors | Long Si / Yingyue Zhang / Xiaodong Su / Xuelin Zhao / Xiaomin An / Lu-Ning Liu / Peng Cao / Mei Li / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Iron-limitation is a common stress factor in natural environments. To survive under iron-starved conditions, cyanobacteria overexpress iron stress-induced protein A (IsiA), which is crucial for light- ...Iron-limitation is a common stress factor in natural environments. To survive under iron-starved conditions, cyanobacteria overexpress iron stress-induced protein A (IsiA), which is crucial for light-harvesting and photoprotection. Multiple IsiA proteins form a single- or double-layered architecture encircling the photosystem I (PSI) core, forming various PSI-IsiA supercomplexes. The assembly and energy transfer mechanisms of double-layered PSI-IsiA supercomplexes remain unelucidated. Here, we present high-resolution structures of two PSI-IsiA supercomplexes isolated from the cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1 cultured under iron-starved conditions. The PSI-IsiA complex contains a trimeric PSI core surrounded by 43 IsiA subunits assembled into a closed double-ring. The PSI-IsiA complex contains 13 IsiA proteins arranged in a double-layered architecture attached to the monomeric PSI core. Atomic force microscopy demonstrates the presence and distribution of different PSI-IsiA complexes within native thylakoid membranes isolated from iron-starved cells. Our findings provide insights into the structural variability and adaptive mechanisms of PSI-IsiA complexes. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:41422266 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.4 - 3.5 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-63527, PDB-9lzj: EMDB-63528, PDB-9lzk: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-CLA: ![]() ChemComp-PQN: ![]() ChemComp-SF4: ![]() ChemComp-BCR: ![]() ChemComp-LHG: ![]() ChemComp-LMU: ![]() ChemComp-SQD: ![]() ChemComp-LMG: ![]() ChemComp-CA: |
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Keywords | PHOTOSYNTHESIS / Photosystem-antenna Complex |
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thermosynechococcus vestitus bp-1 (bacteria)
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