High-resolution structure and biochemical properties of the LH1–RC photocomplex from the model purple sulfur bacterium, Allochromatium vinosum

Autor: Kazutoshi Tani, Ryo Kanno, Ayaka Harada, Yuki Kobayashi, Akane Minamino, Shinji Takenaka, Natsuki Nakamura, Xuan-Cheng Ji, Endang R. Purba, Malgorzata Hall, Long-Jiang Yu, Michael T. Madigan, Akira Mizoguchi, Kenji Iwasaki, Bruno M. Humbel, Yukihiro Kimura, Zheng-Yu Wang-Otomo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Communications Biology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2399-3642
83898867
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-05863-w
Popis: Abstract The mesophilic purple sulfur phototrophic bacterium Allochromatium (Alc.) vinosum (bacterial family Chromatiaceae) has been a favored model for studies of bacterial photosynthesis and sulfur metabolism, and its core light-harvesting (LH1) complex has been a focus of numerous studies of photosynthetic light reactions. However, despite intense efforts, no high-resolution structure and thorough biochemical analysis of the Alc. vinosum LH1 complex have been reported. Here we present cryo-EM structures of the Alc. vinosum LH1 complex associated with reaction center (RC) at 2.24 Å resolution. The overall structure of the Alc. vinosum LH1 resembles that of its moderately thermophilic relative Alc. tepidum in that it contains multiple pigment-binding α- and β-polypeptides. Unexpectedly, however, six Ca ions were identified in the Alc. vinosum LH1 bound to certain α1/β1- or α1/β3-polypeptides through a different Ca2+-binding motif from that seen in Alc. tepidum and other Chromatiaceae that contain Ca2+-bound LH1 complexes. Two water molecules were identified as additional Ca2+-coordinating ligands. Based on these results, we reexamined biochemical and spectroscopic properties of the Alc. vinosum LH1–RC. While modest but distinct effects of Ca2+ were detected in the absorption spectrum of the Alc. vinosum LH1 complex, a marked decrease in thermostability of its LH1–RC complex was observed upon removal of Ca2+. The presence of Ca2+ in the photocomplex of Alc. vinosum suggests that Ca2+-binding to LH1 complexes may be a common adaptation in species of Chromatiaceae for conferring spectral and thermal flexibility on this key component of their photosynthetic machinery.
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