Quantitative assessment of chlorophyll types in cryo-EM maps of photosystem I acclimated to far-red light
Abstract
Chlorophyll cofactors are vital for the metabolism of photosynthetic organisms. Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has been used to elucidate molecular structures of pigment-protein complexes, but the minor structural differences between multiple types of chlorophylls make them difficult to distinguish in cryo-EM maps. This is exemplified by inconsistencies in the assignments of chlorophyll f molecules in structures of photosystem I acclimated to far-red light (FRL-PSI). A quantitative assessment of chlorophyll substituents in cryo-EM maps was used to identify chlorophyll f-binding sites in structures of FRL-PSI from two cyanobacteria. The two cryo-EM maps provide direct evidence for chlorophyll f-binding at two and three binding sites, respectively, and three more sites in each structure exhibit strong indirect evidence for chlorophyll f binding. Common themes in chlorophyll f binding are described that clarify the current understanding of the molecular basis for FRL photoacclimation in photosystems.
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- Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1798902
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- OSTI ID: 1860613
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-05ER15646; SC0001423; MCB-1613022
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- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- BBA Advances
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: BBA Advances Journal Volume: 1 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2667-1603
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- Netherlands
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; Chlorophyll; Photosynthesis; Photosystem I; Cryo-EM; Far-red light
Citation Formats
Gisriel, Christopher J., Huang, Hao-Li, Reiss, Krystle M., Flesher, David A., Batista, Victor S., Bryant, Donald A., Brudvig, Gary W., and Wang, Jimin. Quantitative assessment of chlorophyll types in cryo-EM maps of photosystem I acclimated to far-red light. Netherlands: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.bbadva.2021.100019.
Gisriel, Christopher J., Huang, Hao-Li, Reiss, Krystle M., Flesher, David A., Batista, Victor S., Bryant, Donald A., Brudvig, Gary W., & Wang, Jimin. Quantitative assessment of chlorophyll types in cryo-EM maps of photosystem I acclimated to far-red light. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadva.2021.100019
Gisriel, Christopher J., Huang, Hao-Li, Reiss, Krystle M., Flesher, David A., Batista, Victor S., Bryant, Donald A., Brudvig, Gary W., and Wang, Jimin. Fri .
"Quantitative assessment of chlorophyll types in cryo-EM maps of photosystem I acclimated to far-red light". Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadva.2021.100019.
@article{osti_1798902,
title = {Quantitative assessment of chlorophyll types in cryo-EM maps of photosystem I acclimated to far-red light},
author = {Gisriel, Christopher J. and Huang, Hao-Li and Reiss, Krystle M. and Flesher, David A. and Batista, Victor S. and Bryant, Donald A. and Brudvig, Gary W. and Wang, Jimin},
abstractNote = {Chlorophyll cofactors are vital for the metabolism of photosynthetic organisms. Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has been used to elucidate molecular structures of pigment-protein complexes, but the minor structural differences between multiple types of chlorophylls make them difficult to distinguish in cryo-EM maps. This is exemplified by inconsistencies in the assignments of chlorophyll f molecules in structures of photosystem I acclimated to far-red light (FRL-PSI). A quantitative assessment of chlorophyll substituents in cryo-EM maps was used to identify chlorophyll f-binding sites in structures of FRL-PSI from two cyanobacteria. The two cryo-EM maps provide direct evidence for chlorophyll f-binding at two and three binding sites, respectively, and three more sites in each structure exhibit strong indirect evidence for chlorophyll f binding. Common themes in chlorophyll f binding are described that clarify the current understanding of the molecular basis for FRL photoacclimation in photosystems.},
doi = {10.1016/j.bbadva.2021.100019},
journal = {BBA Advances},
number = C,
volume = 1,
place = {Netherlands},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadva.2021.100019
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