A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Structural variability, coordination and adaptation of a native photosynthetic machinery
Authors: Zhao LS, Huokko T, Wilson S, Simpson DM, Wang Q, Ruban AV, Mullineaux CW, Zhang YZ, Liu LN
Publisher: NATURE RESEARCH
Publication year: 2020
Journal: Nature Plants
Journal name in source: NATURE PLANTS
Journal acronym: NAT PLANTS
Volume: 6
Issue: 7
First page : 869
Last page: 882
Number of pages: 17
ISSN: 2055-026X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-020-0694-3
Abstract
High-resolution atomic force microscopy is used to visualize photosynthetic supercomplexes within the thylakoid membranes of a cyanobacterium. The organizational variability of these supercomplexes permits efficient linear and cyclic electron transport as well as bioenergetic regulation.Cyanobacterial thylakoid membranes represent the active sites for both photosynthetic and respiratory electron transport. We used high-resolution atomic force microscopy to visualize the native organization and interactions of photosynthetic complexes within the thylakoid membranes from the model cyanobacteriumSynechococcus elongatusPCC 7942. The thylakoid membranes are heterogeneous and assemble photosynthetic complexes into functional domains to enhance their coordination and regulation. Under high light, the chlorophyll-binding proteins IsiA are strongly expressed and associate with Photosystem I (PSI), forming highly variable IsiA-PSI supercomplexes to increase the absorption cross-section of PSI. There are also tight interactions of PSI with Photosystem II (PSII), cytochromeb(6)f, ATP synthase and NAD(P)H dehydrogenase complexes. The organizational variability of these photosynthetic supercomplexes permits efficient linear and cyclic electron transport as well as bioenergetic regulation. Understanding the organizational landscape and environmental adaptation of cyanobacterial thylakoid membranes may help inform strategies for engineering efficient photosynthetic systems and photo-biofactories.
High-resolution atomic force microscopy is used to visualize photosynthetic supercomplexes within the thylakoid membranes of a cyanobacterium. The organizational variability of these supercomplexes permits efficient linear and cyclic electron transport as well as bioenergetic regulation.Cyanobacterial thylakoid membranes represent the active sites for both photosynthetic and respiratory electron transport. We used high-resolution atomic force microscopy to visualize the native organization and interactions of photosynthetic complexes within the thylakoid membranes from the model cyanobacteriumSynechococcus elongatusPCC 7942. The thylakoid membranes are heterogeneous and assemble photosynthetic complexes into functional domains to enhance their coordination and regulation. Under high light, the chlorophyll-binding proteins IsiA are strongly expressed and associate with Photosystem I (PSI), forming highly variable IsiA-PSI supercomplexes to increase the absorption cross-section of PSI. There are also tight interactions of PSI with Photosystem II (PSII), cytochromeb(6)f, ATP synthase and NAD(P)H dehydrogenase complexes. The organizational variability of these photosynthetic supercomplexes permits efficient linear and cyclic electron transport as well as bioenergetic regulation. Understanding the organizational landscape and environmental adaptation of cyanobacterial thylakoid membranes may help inform strategies for engineering efficient photosynthetic systems and photo-biofactories.
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