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ArticleNature plants2020

Distinct structural modulation of photosystem I and lipid environment stabilizes its tetrameric assembly.

Ming Chen, Annemarie Perez-Boerema, Laixing Zhang, Yanxue Li, Maojun Yang, Shizhong Li, Alexey Amunts

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Article in Nature plants, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ming Chen *Beijing Engineering Research Center for Biofuels, Institute of Nuclear and New, Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China.
Annemarie Perez-Boerema *Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Solna, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1180-5838
Laixing Zhang *Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Protein Science, Tsinghua-Peking Joint, Center for Life Sciences, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9552-3848
Yanxue LiBeijing Engineering Research Center for Biofuels, Institute of Nuclear and New, Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China.
Maojun YangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Protein Science, Tsinghua-Peking Joint, Center for Life Sciences, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6798-3094
Shizhong LiBeijing Engineering Research Center for Biofuels, Institute of Nuclear and New, Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China. szli@tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9605-1109
Alexey AmuntsScience for Life Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Solna, Sweden. amunts@scilifelab.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5302-1740
Tsinghua University · CNCenter for Life Sciences · CNScience for Life Laboratory · SEStockholm University · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photosystem I (PSI) is able to form different oligomeric states across various species. To reveal the structural basis for PSI dimerization and tetramerization, we structurally investigated PSI from the cyanobacterium Anabaena. This revealed a disrupted trimerization domain due to lack of the terminal residues of PsaL in the lumen, which resulted in PSI dimers with loose connections between monomers and weaker energy-coupled chlorophylls than in the trimer. At the dimer surface, specific phospholipids, cofactors and interactions in combination facilitated recruitment of another dimer to form a tetramer. Taken together, the relaxed luminal connections and lipid specificity at the dimer interface account for membrane curvature. PSI tetramer assembly appears to increase the surface area of the thylakoid membrane, which would contribute to PSI crowding.

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Lipid MetabolismAnabaenaAnimalsDimerizationPhotosystem I Protein ComplexPhotosystem I Protein Complex

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PMID32170279
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