Excitation energy transfer between monomolecular layers of light harvesting LH2 and LH1-reaction centre complexes printed on a glass substrate

Huang, Xia; Vasilev, Cvetelin; Hunter, C. Neil

doi:10.1039/d0lc00156b

Title: Excitation energy transfer between monomolecular layers of light harvesting LH2 and LH1-reaction centre complexes printed on a glass substrate

Journal Article · 11 June 2020 · Lab on a chip (Print)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d0lc00156b · OSTI ID:1633684

Huang, Xia ^[1];

^[2]; Hunter, C. Neil ^[2]

Univ. of Sheffield (United Kingdom). Dept. of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology; Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou (China)
Univ. of Sheffield (United Kingdom). Dept. of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Light-harvesting 2 (LH2) and light-harvesting 1 – reaction centre (RCLH1) complexes purified from the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter (Rba.) sphaeroides were cross-patterned on glass surfaces for energy transfer studies. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) images of the RCLH1 and LH2 patterns show the deposition of monomolecular layers of complexes on the glass substrate. Spectral imaging and fluorescence life-time imaging microscopy (FLIM) revealed that RCLH1 and LH2 complexes, sealed under physiological conditions, retained their native light-harvesting and energy transfer functions. Measurements of the amplitude and lifetime decay of fluorescence emission from LH2 complexes, the energy transfer donors, and gain of fluorescence emission from acceptor RCLH1 complexes, provide evidence for excitation energy transfer from LH2 to RCLH1. Directional energy transfer on the glass substrate was unequivocally established by using LH2-carotenoid complexes and RCLH1 complexes with genetically removed carotenoids. Specific excitation of carotenoids in donor LH2 complexes elicited fluorescence emission from RCLH1 acceptors. To explore the longevity of this novel nanoprinted photosynthetic unit, RCLH1 and LH2 complexes were cross-patterned on a glass surface and sealed under a protective argon atmosphere. The results show that both complexes retained their individual and collective functions and are capable of directional excitation energy transfer for at least 60 days.

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Research Organization:: Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC UK)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001035; BB/M000265/1

OSTI ID:: 1633684

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1676408

Journal Information:: Lab on a chip (Print), Vol. 20, Issue 14; ISSN 1473-0197

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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