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Structural characterization of a plant photosystem I and NAD(P)H dehydrogenase supercomplex.
- Source :
- Plant Journal; Feb2014, Vol. 77 Issue 4, p568-576, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Cyclic electron transport ( CET) around photosystem I ( PSI) plays an important role in balancing the ATP/ NADPH ratio and the photoprotection of plants. The NAD(P)H dehydrogenase complex ( NDH) has a key function in one of the CET pathways. Current knowledge indicates that, in order to fulfill its role in CET, the NDH complex needs to be associated with PSI; however, until now there has been no direct structural information about such a supercomplex. Here we present structural data obtained for a plant PSI- NDH supercomplex. Electron microscopy analysis revealed that in this supercomplex two copies of PSI are attached to one NDH complex. A constructed pseudo-atomic model indicates asymmetric binding of two PSI complexes to NDH and suggests that the low-abundant Lhca5 and Lhca6 subunits mediate the binding of one of the PSI complexes to NDH. On the basis of our structural data, we propose a model of electron transport in the PSI- NDH supercomplex in which the association of PSI to NDH seems to be important for efficient trapping of reduced ferredoxin by NDH. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09607412
- Volume :
- 77
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Plant Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 94357890
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.12402