Structural basis for the assembly and quinone transport mechanisms of the dimeric photosynthetic RC–LH1 supercomplex

Bacterial photosynthesis reflects the early stages of the evolution of photosynthesis. Here, the authors present a systematic study of the cryo-EM structures of the dimeric light harvesting–reaction center complexes and assembly variants from Rhodobacter sphaeroides, which delineated a hierarchical...

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Main Authors: Peng Cao, Laura Bracun, Atsushi Yamagata, Bern M. Christianson, Tatsuki Negami, Baohua Zou, Tohru Terada, Daniel P. Canniffe, Mikako Shirouzu, Mei Li, Lu-Ning Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29563-3
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Summary:Bacterial photosynthesis reflects the early stages of the evolution of photosynthesis. Here, the authors present a systematic study of the cryo-EM structures of the dimeric light harvesting–reaction center complexes and assembly variants from Rhodobacter sphaeroides, which delineated a hierarchical assembly pathway and quinone transport routes of the dimeric photosynthetic RC–LH1 core complex.
ISSN:2041-1723