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International journal
May, 2015

Structural basis for energy transfer pathways in the plant PSI-LHCI supercomplex

SCIENCE
  • Xiaochun Qin
  • ,
  • Michihiro Suga
  • ,
  • Tingyun Kuang
  • ,
  • Jian-Ren Shen

Volume
348
Number
6238
First page
989
Last page
995
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1126/science.aab0214
Publisher
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE

Photosynthesis converts solar energy to chemical energy by means of two large pigment-protein complexes: photosystem I (PSI) and photosystem II (PSII). In higher plants, the PSI core is surrounded by a large light-harvesting complex I (LHCI) that captures sunlight and transfers the excitation energy to the core with extremely high efficiency. We report the structure of PSI-LHCI, a 600-kilodalton membrane protein supercomplex, from Pisum sativum (pea) at a resolution of 2.8 angstroms. The structure reveals the detailed arrangement of pigments and other cofactors-especially within LHCI-as well as numerous specific interactions between the PSI core and LHCI. These results provide a firm structural basis for our understanding on the energy transfer and photoprotection mechanisms within the PSI-LHCI supercomplex.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aab0214
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26023133
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000355276600038&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1126/science.aab0214
  • ISSN : 0036-8075
  • eISSN : 1095-9203
  • Pubmed ID : 26023133
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000355276600038

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