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| Title | Structure of cryptophyte photosystem II-light-harvesting antennae supercomplex. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 15, Issue 1, Page 4999, Year 2024 |
| Publish date | Jun 12, 2024 |
Authors | Yu-Zhong Zhang / Kang Li / Bing-Yue Qin / Jian-Ping Guo / Quan-Bao Zhang / Dian-Li Zhao / Xiu-Lan Chen / Jun Gao / Lu-Ning Liu / Long-Sheng Zhao / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Cryptophytes are ancestral photosynthetic organisms evolved from red algae through secondary endosymbiosis. They have developed alloxanthin-chlorophyll a/c2-binding proteins (ACPs) as light- ...Cryptophytes are ancestral photosynthetic organisms evolved from red algae through secondary endosymbiosis. They have developed alloxanthin-chlorophyll a/c2-binding proteins (ACPs) as light-harvesting complexes (LHCs). The distinctive properties of cryptophytes contribute to efficient oxygenic photosynthesis and underscore the evolutionary relationships of red-lineage plastids. Here we present the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the Photosystem II (PSII)-ACPII supercomplex from the cryptophyte Chroomonas placoidea. The structure includes a PSII dimer and twelve ACPII monomers forming four linear trimers. These trimers structurally resemble red algae LHCs and cryptophyte ACPI trimers that associate with Photosystem I (PSI), suggesting their close evolutionary links. We also determine a Chl a-binding subunit, Psb-γ, essential for stabilizing PSII-ACPII association. Furthermore, computational calculation provides insights into the excitation energy transfer pathways. Our study lays a solid structural foundation for understanding the light-energy capture and transfer in cryptophyte PSII-ACPII, evolutionary variations in PSII-LHCII, and the origin of red-lineage LHCIIs. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:38866834 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.53 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-38596, PDB-8xr6: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-OEX: ![]() ChemComp-FE2: ![]() ChemComp-BCT: ![]() ChemComp-CL: ![]() ChemComp-CLA: ![]() ChemComp-PHO: ![]() ChemComp-8CT: ![]() ChemComp-PL9: ![]() ChemComp-LHG: ![]() ChemComp-KC2: ![]() ChemComp-II0: ![]() ChemComp-IHT: ![]() ChemComp-SQD: ![]() ChemComp-LMG: ![]() ChemComp-DGD: ![]() ChemComp-HEM: ![]() ChemComp-HOH: |
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Keywords | PHOTOSYNTHESIS / Cryptophyte / Photosystem II / evolution |
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chroomonas placoidea (eukaryote)
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