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| Title | Cryo-EM structure of a photosystem I supercomplex from Euglena gracilis containing pentameric LHCE and dimeric LHCII. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 17, Issue 1, Year 2026 |
| Publish date | Apr 6, 2026 |
Authors | Yue Feng / Tianjun Cao / Baoquan Su / Xiaofei Zhang / Xuechun Bai / Kangning Guo / Penghao Yang / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Euglenophyta is a representative phylum of green-lineage secondary endosymbiotic eukaryotes. These organisms have evolved far-red light-harvesting complexes (LHCs) composed of diadinoxanthin and ...Euglenophyta is a representative phylum of green-lineage secondary endosymbiotic eukaryotes. These organisms have evolved far-red light-harvesting complexes (LHCs) composed of diadinoxanthin and chlorophyll a/b, which are now classified as the LHCE family. Here we report a 2.35-Å cryo-electron microscopy structure of photosystem I (PSI) supercomplex from Euglena gracilis, with all subunits and their paralogs assigned. This structure reveals a minimal PSI core associated with twelve LHCE and four LHCII subunits. Most LHCE subunits are organized into dimers through a helix C-to-helix C interaction. Two dimers, together with a monomeric LhcE8, assemble into a (2 + 2 + 1)-type LHCE pentamer. The red-shifted pairs in the two LhcE6 subunits likely contribute to far-red absorption. The LHCII subunits form a distinct heterodimer and associate with the PsaF side. Overall, these results provide a structural basis for understanding energy transfer and dissipation, antenna subunit assembly, and far-red light-harvesting strategies in green-lineage secondary endosymbiotic organisms. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:41942460 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.35 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-63994, PDB-9uas: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-BCR: ![]() ChemComp-CLA: ![]() ChemComp-PQN: ![]() ChemComp-DD6: ![]() ChemComp-DGD: ![]() ChemComp-LHG: ![]() ChemComp-LMU: ![]() ChemComp-LMG: ![]() ChemComp-SF4: ![]() ChemComp-SQD: ![]() ChemComp-CHL: ![]() ChemComp-NEX: ![]() ChemComp-CL0: |
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Keywords | PHOTOSYNTHESIS / PSI / LHCE / Euglena gracilis |
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