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The structure of plant photosystem I super-complex at 2.6 angstrom resolution.The structure of plant photosystem I super-complex at 2.6 angstrom resolution.
Structural highlights
FunctionE1C9L2_PEA May channel protons produced in the catalytic Mn center of water oxidation into the thylakoid lumen.[ARBA:ARBA00003702] The light-harvesting complex (LHC) functions as a light receptor, it captures and delivers excitation energy to photosystems with which it is closely associated.[RuleBase:RU363080] Publication Abstract from PubMedFour elaborate membrane complexes carry out the light reaction of oxygenic photosynthesis. Photosystem I (PSI) is one of two large reaction centres responsible for converting light photons into the chemical energy needed to sustain life. In the thylakoid membranes of plants, PSI is found together with its integral light-harvesting antenna, light-harvesting complex I (LHCI), in a membrane supercomplex containing hundreds of light-harvesting pigments. Here, we report the crystal structure of plant PSI-LHCI at 2.6 A resolution. The structure reveals the configuration of PsaK, a core subunit important for state transitions in plants, a conserved network of water molecules surrounding the electron transfer centres and an elaborate structure of lipids bridging PSI and its LHCI antenna. We discuss the implications of the structure for energy transfer and the evolution of PSI. Structure of the plant photosystem I supercomplex at 2.6 A resolution.,Mazor Y, Borovikova A, Caspy I, Nelson N Nat Plants. 2017 Mar 1;3:17014. doi: 10.1038/nplants.2017.14. PMID:28248295[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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