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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2010

Structure determination and improved model of plant photosystem I.

Alexey Amunts, Hila Toporik, Anna Borovikova, Nathan Nelson

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 95 papers.

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95citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

95 citing papers in PubMed, 284 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alexey AmuntsBiochemistry Department, George S Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
Hila Toporik
Anna Borovikova
Nathan Nelson
Tel Aviv University · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photosystem I functions as a sunlight energy converter, catalyzing one of the initial steps in driving oxygenic photosynthesis in cyanobacteria, algae, and higher plants. Functionally, Photosystem I captures sunlight and transfers the excitation energy through an intricate and precisely organized antenna system, consisting of a pigment network, to the center of the molecule, where it is used in the transmembrane electron transfer reaction. Our current understanding of the sophisticated mechanisms underlying these processes has profited greatly from elucidation of the crystal structures of the Photosystem I complex. In this report, we describe the developments that ultimately led to enhanced structural information of plant Photosystem I. In addition, we report an improved crystallographic model at 3.3-A resolution, which allows analysis of the structure in more detail. An improved electron density map yielded identification and tracing of subunit PsaK. The location of an additional ten beta-carotenes as well as five chlorophylls and several loop regions, which were previously uninterpretable, are now modeled. This represents the most complete plant Photosystem I structure obtained thus far, revealing the locations of and interactions among 17 protein subunits and 193 non-covalently bound photochemical cofactors. Using the new crystal structure, we examine the network of contacts among the protein subunits from the structural perspective, which provide the basis for elucidating the functional organization of the complex.

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beta CaroteneCarotenoidsChlorophyllCrystallography, X-RayElectron TransportModels, MolecularMolecular ConformationOxygenPhotosystem I Protein ComplexPlant Physiological PhenomenaPlant ProteinsPlantsProtein ConformationThylakoidsbeta CaroteneCarotenoidsChlorophyllOxygenPhotosystem I Protein ComplexPlant ProteinsPsaK protein, barley

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PMID19923216
PMCPMC2823434
OpenAlexW2145597436

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