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- Chen, Ming, et al.
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Distinct structural modulation of photosystem I and lipid environment stabilizes its tetrameric assembly
- 2020
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Ingår i: Nature Plants. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2055-026X .- 2055-0278. ; 6:3, s. 314-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Photosystem I (PSI) is able to form different oligomeric states across various species. To reveal the structural basis for PSI dimerization and tetramerization, we structurally investigated PSI from the cyanobacterium Anabaena. This revealed a disrupted trimerization domain due to lack of the terminal residues of PsaL in the lumen, which resulted in PSI dimers with loose connections between monomers and weaker energy-coupled chlorophylls than in the trimer. At the dimer surface, specific phospholipids, cofactors and interactions in combination facilitated recruitment of another dimer to form a tetramer. Taken together, the relaxed luminal connections and lipid specificity at the dimer interface account for membrane curvature. PSI tetramer assembly appears to increase the surface area of the thylakoid membrane, which would contribute to PSI crowding. Photosystem I from the cyanobacterium Anabaena has a disrupted trimerization domain resulting in dimers with loose connections between monomers. Phospholipids and cofactors at the dimer surface facilitate further dimerization to form a tetramer.
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- Perez Boerema, Annemarie, 1991-
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Cryo-EM Studies of Macromolecular Complexes from Photosynthetic Organisms
- 2020
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Plants, algae, and cyanobacteria convert light energy into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis, fueling the planet and making life as we know it possible. Photosystem I (PSI) is one of the main photosynthetic complexes, responsible for this process. PSI uses the energy of light to transfer electrons from the soluble electron carrier plastocyanin, on the lumenal site of the thylakoid membrane, to ferrodoxin, on the stromal site of the membrane. Thus, playing a key role in the light dependent reactions. In order to survive many photosynthetic organisms need to be able to adapt to fluctuations in light and have adapted their photosynthetic machinery accordingly. In recent years many advances have been made in electron cryo-microscopy, making it possible to visualize many previously elusive photosynthetic complexes. This has brought a wealth of information on the structural adaptations of PSI.In plants and algae, PSI is hosted by the chloroplast, a specialized organelle that houses the photosynthetic reactions. In the chloroplast, key components of PSI are synthesized by the chloroplasts own translation machinery: the chloroplast ribosome. Translation in the chloroplast is remarkable as it has to synchronize translation in two different genetic compartments as well as adapt to fluctuations in light. A glimpse of how this machinery has evolved to be able to fulfill all of these duties can be obtained from its three dimensional structure and its chloroplast specific features. However, despite all this structural information providing valuable clues as to the functioning of these systems, there are still many aspects of how they play a role that still remain unknown.
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- Perez-Boerema, Annemarie, et al.
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Structure of a minimal photosystem I from the green alga Dunaliella salina
- 2020
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Ingår i: Nature plants. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2055-026X .- 2055-0278. ; 6:3, s. 321-327
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Solar energy harnessed by oxygenic photosynthesis supports most of the life forms on Earth. In eukaryotes, photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts and is achieved by membrane-embedded macromolecular complexes that contain core and peripheral antennae with multiple pigments. The structure of photosystem I (PSI) comprises the core and light-harvesting (LHCI) complexes, which together form PSI-LHCI. Here we determined the structure of PSI-LHCI from the salt-tolerant green alga Dunaliella salina using X-ray crystallography and electron cryo-microscopy. Our results reveal a previously undescribed configuration of the PSI core. It is composed of only 7 subunits, compared with 14-16 subunits in plants and the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, and forms the smallest known PSI. The LHCI is poorly conserved at the sequence level and binds to pigments that form new energy pathways, and the interactions between the individual Lhca1-4 proteins are weakened. Overall, the data indicate the PSI of D. salina represents a different type of the molecular organization that provides important information for reconstructing the plasticity and evolution of PSI. The photosystem I light-harvesting complex from the salt-tolerant green alga Dunaliella salina has a core configuration composed of only seven subunits. This unusual molecular organization could inform the reconstruction of photosystem evolution.
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