Crystal Structure of a Light-Harvesting Protein C-Phycocyanin from Spirulina Platensis
Padyana, A.K., Bhat, V.B., Madyastha, K.M., Rajashankar, K.R., Ramakumar, S.(2001) Biochem Biophys Res Commun 282: 893
- PubMed: 11352634 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1006/bbrc.2001.4663
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1HA7 - PubMed Abstract: 
The crystal structure of C-phycocyanin, a light-harvesting phycobiliprotein from cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) Spirulina platensis has been solved by molecular replacement technique. The crystals belong to space group P2(1) with cell parameters a = 107.20, b = 115.40, c = 183.04 A; beta = 90.2 degrees. The structure has been refined to a crystallographic R factor of 19.2% (R(free) = 23.9%) using the X-ray diffraction data extending up to 2.2 A resolution. The asymmetric unit of the crystal cell consists of two (alphabeta)6-hexamers, each hexamer being the functional unit in the native antenna rod of cyanobacteria. The molecular structure resembles that of other reported C-phycocyanins. However, the unique form of aggregation of two (alphabeta)6-hexamers in the crystal asymmetric unit, suggests additional pathways of energy transfer in lateral direction between the adjacent hexamers involving beta155 phycocyanobilin chromophores.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560 012, India.