Augmenting light coverage for photosynthesis through YFP-enhanced charge separation at the Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction centre

Grayson, Katie J.; Faries, Kaitlyn M.; Huang, Xia; Qian, Pu; Dilbeck, Preston; Martin, Elizabeth C.; Hitchcock, Andrew; Vasilev, Cvetelin; Yuen, Jonathan M.; Niedzwiedzki, Dariusz M.; Leggett, Graham J.; Holten, Dewey; Kirmaier, Christine; Hunter, C. Neil

doi:10.1038/ncomms13972

Title: Augmenting light coverage for photosynthesis through YFP-enhanced charge separation at the Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction centre

Journal Article · Thu Jan 05 04:00:00 UTC 2017 · Nature Communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13972 · OSTI ID:1345997

^[1]; Faries, Kaitlyn M. ^[2]; Huang, Xia ^[3]; Qian, Pu ^[3]; Dilbeck, Preston ^[2]; Martin, Elizabeth C. ^[3]; Hitchcock, Andrew ^[3]; Vasilev, Cvetelin ^[3]; Yuen, Jonathan M. ^[2];

^[2]; Leggett, Graham J. ^[3]; Holten, Dewey ^[2]; Kirmaier, Christine ^[2];

^[3]

Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield (United Kingdom); University of Sheffield, UK
Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (United States)
Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield (United Kingdom)

Photosynthesis uses a limited range of the solar spectrum, so enhancing spectral coverage could improve the efficiency of light capture. Here, we show that a hybrid reaction centre (RC)/yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) complex accelerates photosynthetic growth in the bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides. The structure of the RC/YFP-light-harvesting 1 (LH1) complex shows the position of YFP attachment to the RC-H subunit, on the cytoplasmic side of the RC complex. Fluorescence lifetime microscopy of whole cells and ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy of purified RC/YFP complexes show that the YFP–RC intermolecular distance and spectral overlap between the emission of YFP and the visible-region (Q_X) absorption bands of the RC allow energy transfer via a Fo¨rster mechanism, with an efficiency of 40±10%. Finally, this proof-of-principle study demonstrates the feasibility of increasing spectral coverage for harvesting light using non-native genetically-encoded light-absorbers, thereby augmenting energy transfer and trapping in photosynthesis.

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Research Organization:: Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center (PARC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001035

OSTI ID:: 1345997

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Vol. 8; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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