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- Title
Modeling of variant copies of subunit D1 in the structure of photosystem II from Thermosynechococcus elongatus.
- Authors
Loll, Bernhard; Broser, Matthias; Kós, Peter B.; Kern, Jan; Biesiadka, Jacek; Vass, Imre; Saenger, Wolfram; Zouni, Athina
- Abstract
In the cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1, living in hot springs, the light environment directly regulates expression of genes that encode key components of the photosynthetic multi-subunit protein-pigment complex photosystem II (PSII). Light is not only essential as an energy source to power photosynthesis, but leads to formation of aggressive radicals which induce severe damage of protein subunits and organic cofactors. Photosynthetic organisms develop several protection mechanisms against this photo-damage, such as the differential expression of genes coding for the reaction center subunit D1 in PSII. Testing the expression of the three different genes ( psbAI, psbAII, psbAIII) coding for D1 in T. elongatus under culture conditions used for preparing the material used in crystallization of PSII showed that under these conditions only subunit PsbA1 is present. However, exposure to high-light intensity induced partial replacement of PsbA1 with PsbA3. Modeling of the variant amino acids of the three different D1 copies in the 3.0 Å resolution crystal structure of PSII revealed that most of them are in the direct vicinity to redox-active cofactors of the electron transfer chain. Possible structural and mechanistic consequences for electron transfer are discussed.
- Subjects
GENETIC regulation; PHOTOBIOLOGY; ORGANIC acids; PROTEINS; GENES
- Publication
Biological Chemistry, 2008, Vol 389, Issue 5, p609
- ISSN
1431-6730
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/BC.2008.058