Mechanisms of photoprotection and nonphotochemical quenching in pea light-harvesting complex at 2.5A resolution

被引:621
作者
Standfuss, R [1 ]
van Scheltinga, ACT [1 ]
Lamborghini, M [1 ]
Kühlbrandt, W [1 ]
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Biophys, Dept Biol Struct, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany
关键词
crystal structure; energy transfer; light harvesting; membrane protein; photosynthesis;
D O I
10.1038/sj.emboj.7600585
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The plant light-harvesting complex of photosystem II (LHC-II) collects and transmits solar energy for photosynthesis in chloroplast membranes and has essential roles in regulation of photosynthesis and in photoprotection. The 2.5 Angstrom structure of pea LHC-II determined by X-ray crystallography of stacked two-dimensional crystals shows how membranes interact to form chloroplast grana, and reveals the mutual arrangement of 42 chlorophylls a and b, 12 carotenoids and six lipids in the LHC-II trimer. Spectral assignment of individual chlorophylls indicates the flow of energy in the complex and the mechanism of photoprotection in two close chlorophyll a - lutein pairs. We propose a simple mechanism for the xanthophyll-related, slow component of nonphotochemical quenching in LHC-II, by which excess energy is transferred to a zeaxanthin replacing violaxanthin in its binding site, and dissipated as heat. Our structure shows the complex in a quenched state, which may be relevant for the rapid, pH-induced component of nonphotochemical quenching.
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页码:919 / 928
页数:10
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