Structure of a large photosystem II supercomplex from Acaryochloris marina
Chen, M., Bibby, T.S., Nield, J., Larkum, A.W. and Barber, J. (2005) Structure of a large photosystem II supercomplex from Acaryochloris marina. FEBS Letters, 579, (5), 1306-1310. (doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2005.01.023).
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Acaryochloris marina is a prochlorophyte-like cyanobacterium containing both phycobilins and chlorophyll d as light harvesting pigments. We show that the chlorophyll d light harvesting system, composed of Pcb proteins, functionally associates with the photosystem II (PSII) reaction center (RC) core to form a giant supercomplex. This supercomplex has a molecular mass of about 2300 kDa and dimensions of 385 A x 240 A. It is composed of two PSII-RC core dimers arranged end-to-end, flanked by eight symmetrically related Pcb proteins on each side. Thus each PSII-RC monomer has four Pcb subunits acting as a light harvesting system which increases the absorption cross section of the PSII-RC core by almost 200%.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0014-5793 (print) |
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| Keywords: | Photosynthesis; Photosystem II; Electron microscopy; PBB proteins; Acaryochloris marina |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QR Microbiology |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Ocean & Earth Science (SOC/SOES) |
| Item ID: | 37558 |
| Date Deposited: | 23 May 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 11:35 |
| Contributors: | Chen, M. (Author) Bibby, T.S. (Author) Nield, J. (Author) Larkum, A.W. (Author) Barber, J. (Author) |
| Date: | 14 February 2005 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/37558 |
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