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ArticleCommunications biology2021

Cryo-EM structure of a functional monomeric Photosystem I from Thermosynechococcus elongatus reveals red chlorophyll cluster.

Orkun Çoruh, Anna Frank, Hideaki Tanaka, Akihiro Kawamoto, Eithar El-Mohsnawy, Takayuki Kato, Keiichi Namba, Christoph Gerle, Marc M Nowaczyk, Genji Kurisu

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Article in Communications biology, 2021. 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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22 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Orkun Çoruh *Laboratory for Protein Crystallography, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3219-2022
Anna Frank *Plant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7549-8064
Hideaki TanakaLaboratory for Protein Crystallography, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Akihiro KawamotoLaboratory for Protein Crystallography, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7380-0127
Eithar El-MohsnawyDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr Al Sheikh, Egypt.
Takayuki KatoLaboratory of CryoEM Structural Biology, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8879-6685
Keiichi NambaGraduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2911-5875
Christoph GerleLaboratory for Protein Crystallography, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan. gerle.christoph@protein.osaka-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7265-2804
Marc M NowaczykPlant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany. marc.m.nowaczyk@rub.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9269-0672
Genji KurisuLaboratory for Protein Crystallography, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan. gkurisu@protein.osaka-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5354-0807
Protein Research Foundation · JPKafrelsheikh University · EGRuhr University Bochum · DESPring-8 · JPUniversity Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A high-resolution structure of trimeric cyanobacterial Photosystem I (PSI) from Thermosynechococcus elongatus was reported as the first atomic model of PSI almost 20 years ago. However, the monomeric PSI structure has not yet been reported despite long-standing interest in its structure and extensive spectroscopic characterization of the loss of red chlorophylls upon monomerization. Here, we describe the structure of monomeric PSI from Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1. Comparison with the trimer structure gave detailed insights into monomerization-induced changes in both the central trimerization domain and the peripheral regions of the complex. Monomerization-induced loss of red chlorophylls is assigned to a cluster of chlorophylls adjacent to PsaX. Based on our findings, we propose a role of PsaX in the stabilization of red chlorophylls and that lipids of the surrounding membrane present a major source of thermal energy for uphill excitation energy transfer from red chlorophylls to P700.

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Cryoelectron MicroscopyBacterial ProteinsChlorophyllCrystallography, X-RayModels, MolecularPhotosystem I Protein ComplexProtein ConformationSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationSpectrophotometry, UltravioletThermosynechococcusBacterial ProteinsChlorophyllPhotosystem I Protein Complex

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PMID33686186
PMCPMC7940658
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