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ArticlePhotosynthesis research2018

A functional compartmental model of the Synechocystis PCC 6803 phycobilisome.

Ivo H M van Stokkum, Michal Gwizdala, Lijin Tian, Joris J Snellenburg, Rienk van Grondelle, Herbert van Amerongen, Rudi Berera

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Article in Photosynthesis research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Ivo H M van StokkumFaculty of Sciences, Institute for Lasers, Life and Biophotonics, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. i.h.m.van.stokkum@vu.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6143-2021
Michal GwizdalaFaculty of Sciences, Institute for Lasers, Life and Biophotonics, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Lijin TianFaculty of Sciences, Institute for Lasers, Life and Biophotonics, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Joris J SnellenburgFaculty of Sciences, Institute for Lasers, Life and Biophotonics, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Rienk van GrondelleFaculty of Sciences, Institute for Lasers, Life and Biophotonics, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Herbert van AmerongenLaboratory of Biophysics, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Rudi BereraFaculty of Sciences, Institute for Lasers, Life and Biophotonics, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NLKagawa University · JPUniversity of Pretoria · ZAWageningen University & Research · NL

Funding

European Research Council 267333
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the light-harvesting antenna of the Synechocystis PCC 6803 phycobilisome (PB), the core consists of three cylinders, each composed of four disks, whereas each of the six rods consists of up to three hexamers (Arteni et al., Biochim Biophys Acta 1787(4):272-279, 2009). The rods and core contain phycocyanin and allophycocyanin pigments, respectively. Together these pigments absorb light between 400 and 650 nm. Time-resolved difference absorption spectra from wild-type PB and rod mutants have been measured in different quenching and annihilation conditions. Based upon a global analysis of these data and of published time-resolved emission spectra, a functional compartmental model of the phycobilisome is proposed. The model describes all experiments with a common set of parameters. Three annihilation time constants are estimated, 3, 25, and 147 ps, which represent, respectively, intradisk, interdisk/intracylinder, and intercylinder annihilation. The species-associated difference absorption and emission spectra of two phycocyanin and two allophycocyanin pigments are consistently estimated, as well as all the excitation energy transfer rates. Thus, the wild-type PB containing 396 pigments can be described by a functional compartmental model of 22 compartments. When the interhexamer equilibration within a rod is not taken into account, this can be further simplified to ten compartments, which is the minimal model. In this model, the slowest excitation energy transfer rates are between the core cylinders (time constants 115-145 ps), and between the rods and the core (time constants 68-115 ps).

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Models, BiologicalComputer SimulationEnergy TransferPhycobilisomesSpectrometry, FluorescenceSynechocystisTime FactorsPhycobilisomesExcitation energy transferGlobal analysisLight harvestingOrange carotenoid proteinTarget analysis

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PMID28721458
PMCPMC5784004
OpenAlexW2737191793

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