Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10796130 | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Prochlorothrix hollandica is one of the three known species of an unusual clade of cyanobacteria (formerly called “prochlorophytes”) that contain chlorophyll a and b molecules bound to intrinsic light-harvesting antenna proteins. Here, we report the structural characterization of supramolecular complex consisting of Photosystem I (PSI) associated with the chlorophyll a/b-binding Pcb proteins. Electron microscopy and single particle image analysis of negatively stained preparations revealed that the Pcb-PSI supercomplex consists of a central trimeric PSI surrounded by a ring of 18 Pcb subunits. We conclude that the formation of the Pcb ring around trimeric PSI represents a mechanism for increasing the light-harvesting efficiency in chlorophyll b-containing cyanobacteria.
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Authors
Ladislav Bumba, Ondrej Prasil, Frantisek Vacha,