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Title: Harvesting far-red light: Functional integration of chlorophyll f into Photosystem I complexes of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002

Abstract

The heterologous expression of the far-red absorbing chlorophyll (Chl) f in organisms that do not synthesize this pigment has been suggested as a viable solution to expand the solar spectrum that drives oxygenic photosynthesis. In this study, we investigate the functional binding of Chl f to the Photosystem I (PSI) of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus 7002, which has been engineered to express the Chl f synthase gene. By optimizing growth light conditions, one-to-four Chl f pigments were found in the complexes. By using a range of spectroscopic techniques, isolated PSI trimeric complexes were investigated to determine how the insertion of Chl f affects excitation energy transfer and trapping efficiency. The results show that the Chls f are functionally connected to the reaction center of the PSI complex and their presence does not change the overall pigment organization of the complex. Chl f substitutes Chl a (but not the Chl a red forms) while maintaining efficient energy transfer within the PSI complex. At the same time, the introduction of Chl f extends the photosynthetically active radiation of the new hybrid PSI complexes up to 750 nm, which is advantageous in far-red light enriched environments. Finally, these conclusions provide insights to engineer themore » photosynthetic machinery of crops to include Chl f and therefore increase the light-harvesting capability of photosynthesis.« less

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Research Org.:
Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Dutch Organization for Scientific Research; National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1645146
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1616356; OSTI ID: 1801410
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC 0001035; SC0001035; 714.018.001; MCB-1613022
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics Journal Volume: 1861 Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 0005-2728
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; biochemistry & molecular biology; biophysics; photosynthesis; light harvesting; pigments; time-resolved fluorescence; excitation energy transfer

Citation Formats

Tros, Martijn, Bersanini, Luca, Shen, Gaozhong, Ho, Ming-Yang, van Stokkum, Ivo H. M., Bryant, Donald A., and Croce, Roberta. Harvesting far-red light: Functional integration of chlorophyll f into Photosystem I complexes of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. Netherlands: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2020.148206.
Tros, Martijn, Bersanini, Luca, Shen, Gaozhong, Ho, Ming-Yang, van Stokkum, Ivo H. M., Bryant, Donald A., & Croce, Roberta. Harvesting far-red light: Functional integration of chlorophyll f into Photosystem I complexes of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.2020.148206
Tros, Martijn, Bersanini, Luca, Shen, Gaozhong, Ho, Ming-Yang, van Stokkum, Ivo H. M., Bryant, Donald A., and Croce, Roberta. Sat . "Harvesting far-red light: Functional integration of chlorophyll f into Photosystem I complexes of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002". Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.2020.148206.
@article{osti_1645146,
title = {Harvesting far-red light: Functional integration of chlorophyll f into Photosystem I complexes of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002},
author = {Tros, Martijn and Bersanini, Luca and Shen, Gaozhong and Ho, Ming-Yang and van Stokkum, Ivo H. M. and Bryant, Donald A. and Croce, Roberta},
abstractNote = {The heterologous expression of the far-red absorbing chlorophyll (Chl) f in organisms that do not synthesize this pigment has been suggested as a viable solution to expand the solar spectrum that drives oxygenic photosynthesis. In this study, we investigate the functional binding of Chl f to the Photosystem I (PSI) of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus 7002, which has been engineered to express the Chl f synthase gene. By optimizing growth light conditions, one-to-four Chl f pigments were found in the complexes. By using a range of spectroscopic techniques, isolated PSI trimeric complexes were investigated to determine how the insertion of Chl f affects excitation energy transfer and trapping efficiency. The results show that the Chls f are functionally connected to the reaction center of the PSI complex and their presence does not change the overall pigment organization of the complex. Chl f substitutes Chl a (but not the Chl a red forms) while maintaining efficient energy transfer within the PSI complex. At the same time, the introduction of Chl f extends the photosynthetically active radiation of the new hybrid PSI complexes up to 750 nm, which is advantageous in far-red light enriched environments. Finally, these conclusions provide insights to engineer the photosynthetic machinery of crops to include Chl f and therefore increase the light-harvesting capability of photosynthesis.},
doi = {10.1016/j.bbabio.2020.148206},
journal = {Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics},
number = 8,
volume = 1861,
place = {Netherlands},
year = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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