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ArticleNature communications2019

Structure of a cyanobacterial photosystem I tetramer revealed by cryo-electron microscopy.

Koji Kato, Ryo Nagao, Tian-Yi Jiang, Yoshifumi Ueno, Makio Yokono, Siu Kit Chan, Mai Watanabe, Masahiko Ikeuchi, Jian-Ren Shen, Seiji Akimoto and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41 citing papers in PubMed.

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12 authors.

Koji KatoResearch Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
Ryo NagaoResearch Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
Tian-Yi JiangResearch Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
Yoshifumi UenoGraduate School of Science, Kobe University, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan.
Makio YokonoNippon Flour Mills Co., Ltd., Innovation Center, Kanagawa, 243-0041, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4813-2120
Siu Kit ChanResearch Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
Mai WatanabeDepartment of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan.
Masahiko IkeuchiDepartment of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan.
Jian-Ren ShenResearch Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan. shen@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4471-8797
Seiji AkimotoGraduate School of Science, Kobe University, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan. akimoto@hawk.kobe-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8951-8978
Naoyuki MiyazakiLife Science Center for Survival Dynamics, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance (TARA), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan. naomiyazaki@tara.tsukuba.ac.jp.
Fusamichi AkitaResearch Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan. fusamichi_a@okayama-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0537-6157

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photosystem I (PSI) functions to harvest light energy for conversion into chemical energy. The organisation of PSI is variable depending on the species of organism. Here we report the structure of a tetrameric PSI core isolated from a cyanobacterium, Anabaena sp. PCC 7120, analysed by single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) at 3.3 Å resolution. The PSI tetramer has a C2 symmetry and is organised in a dimer of dimers form. The structure reveals interactions at the dimer-dimer interface and the existence of characteristic pigment orientations and inter-pigment distances within the dimer units that are important for unique excitation energy transfer. In particular, characteristic residues of PsaL are identified to be responsible for the formation of the tetramer. Time-resolved fluorescence analyses showed that the PSI tetramer has an enhanced excitation-energy quenching. These structural and spectroscopic findings provide insights into the physiological significance of the PSI tetramer and evolutionary changes of the PSI organisations.

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AnabaenaCryoelectron MicroscopyPhotosystem I Protein ComplexProtein Structure, QuaternarySingle Molecule ImagingSpectrometry, FluorescencePhotosystem I Protein Complexphotosystem I, psaB subunitphotosystem I, psaL subunit

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PMCPMC6821847

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