4xk8
From Proteopedia
Crystal structure of plant photosystem I-LHCI super-complex at 2.8 angstrom resolution
Structural highlights
Function[PSAC_PEA] Apoprotein for the two 4Fe-4S centers FA and FB of photosystem I (PSI); essential for photochemical activity. FB is the terminal electron acceptor of PSI, donating electrons to ferredoxin. The C-terminus interacts with PsaA/B/D and helps assemble the protein into the PSI complex. Required for binding of PsaD and PsaE to PSI. PSI is a plastocyanin-ferredoxin oxidoreductase, converting photonic excitation into a charge separation, which transfers an electron from the donor P700 chlorophyll pair to the spectroscopically characterized acceptors A0, A1, FX, FA and FB in turn (By similarity).[HAMAP-Rule:MF_01303] [PSAI_PEA] May help in the organization of the PsaL subunit. [CB23_PEA] The light-harvesting complex (LHC) functions as a light receptor, it captures and delivers excitation energy to photosystems with which it is closely associated.[1] May channel protons produced in the catalytic Mn center of water oxidation into the thylakoid lumen.[2] [PSAJ_PHAVU] May help in the organization of the PsaE and PsaF subunits. Publication Abstract from PubMedPhotosynthesis converts solar energy to chemical energy by means of two large pigment-protein complexes: photosystem I (PSI) and photosystem II (PSII). In higher plants, the PSI core is surrounded by a large light-harvesting complex I (LHCI) that captures sunlight and transfers the excitation energy to the core with extremely high efficiency. We report the structure of PSI-LHCI, a 600-kilodalton membrane protein supercomplex, from Pisum sativum (pea) at a resolution of 2.8 angstroms. The structure reveals the detailed arrangement of pigments and other cofactors-especially within LHCI-as well as numerous specific interactions between the PSI core and LHCI. These results provide a firm structural basis for our understanding on the energy transfer and photoprotection mechanisms within the PSI-LHCI supercomplex. Photosynthesis. Structural basis for energy transfer pathways in the plant PSI-LHCI supercomplex.,Qin X, Suga M, Kuang T, Shen JR Science. 2015 May 29;348(6238):989-95. doi: 10.1126/science.aab0214. PMID:26023133[3] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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