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ArticleNature communications2026

Structural insights into assembly and environmental adaptation of photosystem I from a lichen green alga.

Xiaodong Su, Lifang Shi, Zhiqiang Liu, Xuelin Zhao, Xinli Wei, Mei Li

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Xiaodong SuState Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.
Lifang ShiState Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.
Zhiqiang LiuState Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity and Innovative Utilization, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.
Xuelin ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.
Xinli WeiState Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity and Innovative Utilization, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China. weixl@im.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-5470-9590
Mei LiState Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China. meili@ibp.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-1742-2360

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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) YSBR-015Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology) 2025YFF0512900National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31930064National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32171183
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Abstract

Photosystem I (PSI) of terrestrial plants typically contains an antenna system smaller than that of aquatic algae, presumably an adaptation to terrestrial high-light conditions. Moreover, green plants face multiple other stresses including drought when colonizing terrestrial environments and have evolved effective protective mechanisms. However, how exactly PSI antenna size is reduced and the precise nature of these photoprotective strategies remain to be elucidated. Lichens, composed of a mycobiont and a phycobiont, represent a symbiotic life form that thrives under terrestrial-like stress, with their phycobionts evolving in parallel with initial land-colonizing plants. Here, we report four structures of PSI complexes from a lichen phycobiont, Diplosphaera chodatii, at resolutions ranging from 3.0-Å to 4.1-Å, revealing the structural plasticity, the unique pigment composition and arrangement of DcPSI complexes. Our results provide insights into protective mechanisms of D. chodatii and potential structural strategies for reducing PSI antenna size to adapt to terrestrial habitats.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalChlorophytaLichensPhotosystem I Protein ComplexModels, MolecularPhotosystem I Protein Complex

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