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 8YGL | pdb_00008ygl

Rhodobacter blasticus RC-LH1 monomer


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Architectures of photosynthetic RC-LH1 supercomplexes from Rhodobacter blasticus.

Wang, P., Christianson, B.M., Ugurlar, D., Mao, R., Zhang, Y., Liu, Z.K., Zhang, Y.Y., Gardner, A.M., Gao, J., Zhang, Y.Z., Liu, L.N.

(2024) Sci Adv 10: eadp6678-eadp6678

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adp6678
  • Primary Citation Related Structures: 
    8YGD, 8YGL

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The reaction center-light-harvesting complex 1 (RC-LH1) plays an essential role in the primary reactions of bacterial photosynthesis. Here, we present high-resolution structures of native monomeric and dimeric RC-LH1 supercomplexes from Rhodobacter ( Rba. ) blasticus using cryo-electron microscopy. The RC-LH1 monomer is composed of an RC encircled by an open LH1 ring comprising 15 αβ heterodimers and a PufX transmembrane polypeptide. In the RC-LH1 dimer, two crossing PufX polypeptides mediate dimerization. Unlike Rhodabacter sphaeroides counterpart, Rba. blasticus RC-LH1 dimer has a less bent conformation, lacks the PufY subunit near the LH1 opening, and includes two extra LH1 αβ subunits, forming a more enclosed S-shaped LH1 ring. Spectroscopic assays reveal that these unique structural features are accompanied by changes in the kinetics of quinone/quinol trafficking between RC-LH1 and cytochrome bc 1 . Our findings reveal the assembly principles and structural variability of photosynthetic RC-LH1 supercomplexes, highlighting diverse strategies used by phototrophic bacteria to optimize light-harvesting and electron transfer in competitive environments.


  • Organizational Affiliation: 
    • MOE Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System & College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.

Macromolecule Content 

  • Total Structure Weight: 361.52 kDa 
  • Atom Count: 23,222 
  • Modeled Residue Count: 2,297 
  • Deposited Residue Count: 2,585 
  • Unique protein chains: 6

Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Antenna pigment protein beta chain49Fuscovulum blasticum DSM 2131Mutation(s): 0 
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
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Reference Sequence
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Antenna pigment protein alpha chain62Fuscovulum blasticum DSM 2131Mutation(s): 0 
Membrane Entity: Yes 
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Photosynthetic reaction center subunit HO [auth H]256Fuscovulum blasticum DSM 2131Mutation(s): 0 
Membrane Entity: Yes 
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Reference Sequence
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Entity ID: 4
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Reaction center protein L chainS [auth L]282Fuscovulum blasticum DSM 2131Mutation(s): 0 
Membrane Entity: Yes 
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Entity ID: 5
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Reaction center protein M chainT [auth M]307Fuscovulum blasticum DSM 2131Mutation(s): 0 
Membrane Entity: Yes 
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Entity ID: 6
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthaseEA [auth X]75Fuscovulum blasticum DSM 2131Mutation(s): 0 
Membrane Entity: Yes 
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Reference Sequence

Small Molecules

Ligands 7 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
CDL
(Subject of Investigation/LOI)

Query on CDL



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MB [auth H],
MC [auth M],
NC [auth M]
CARDIOLIPIN
C81 H156 O17 P2
XVTUQDWPJJBEHJ-KZCWQMDCSA-L
BCL

Query on BCL



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AB [auth C]
AD [auth S]
CD [auth T]
DB [auth D]
ED [auth U]
AB [auth C],
AD [auth S],
CD [auth T],
DB [auth D],
ED [auth U],
GB [auth E],
HC [auth M],
IA [auth 0],
IB [auth F],
IC [auth M],
ID [auth V],
JD [auth W],
KB [auth G],
LA [auth 1],
MD [auth Z],
NA [auth 2],
NB [auth I],
OD [auth a],
PA [auth 3],
PB [auth J],
QC [auth N],
QD [auth b],
RA [auth 7],
RC [auth O],
SA [auth 8],
SB [auth K],
TA [auth 9],
TB [auth L],
UB [auth L],
VA [auth A],
VC [auth P],
YC [auth Q],
ZA [auth B],
ZC [auth R]
BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL A
C55 H74 Mg N4 O6
DSJXIQQMORJERS-AGGZHOMASA-M
BPH
(Subject of Investigation/LOI)

Query on BPH



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CC [auth L],
VB [auth L]
BACTERIOPHEOPHYTIN A
C55 H76 N4 O6
KWOZSBGNAHVCKG-SZQBJALDSA-N
U10
(Subject of Investigation/LOI)

Query on U10



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AC [auth L]
BC [auth L]
GC [auth M]
KC [auth M]
LD [auth X]
AC [auth L],
BC [auth L],
GC [auth M],
KC [auth M],
LD [auth X],
XB [auth L],
ZB [auth L]
UBIQUINONE-10
C59 H90 O4
ACTIUHUUMQJHFO-UPTCCGCDSA-N
PC1
(Subject of Investigation/LOI)

Query on PC1



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DC [auth L]
EC [auth M]
FB [auth D]
FC [auth M]
OC [auth M]
DC [auth L],
EC [auth M],
FB [auth D],
FC [auth M],
OC [auth M],
TC [auth O],
WA [auth A],
WB [auth L],
XA [auth A],
YA [auth A],
YB [auth L]
1,2-DIACYL-SN-GLYCERO-3-PHOSPHOCHOLINE
C44 H88 N O8 P
NRJAVPSFFCBXDT-HUESYALOSA-N
SPO
(Subject of Investigation/LOI)

Query on SPO



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BB [auth C]
BD [auth S]
CB [auth D]
DD [auth T]
EB [auth D]
BB [auth C],
BD [auth S],
CB [auth D],
DD [auth T],
EB [auth D],
FD [auth U],
GD [auth U],
HB [auth F],
HD [auth V],
JA [auth 0],
JB [auth F],
KA [auth 0],
KD [auth X],
LB [auth G],
LC [auth M],
MA [auth 1],
ND [auth Z],
OA [auth 2],
OB [auth I],
PC [auth N],
PD [auth b],
QA [auth 3],
QB [auth J],
RB [auth J],
SC [auth O],
UA [auth 9],
UC [auth O],
WC [auth P],
XC [auth P]
SPHEROIDENE
C41 H60 O
FJOCMTHZSURUFA-KXCOHNEYSA-N
FE2
(Subject of Investigation/LOI)

Query on FE2



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JC [auth M]FE (II) ION
Fe
CWYNVVGOOAEACU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 
EM Software:
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
MODEL REFINEMENTPHENIX1.16_3549:

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Entry History 

& Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Science Foundation (NSF, China)China32170127

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2025-03-05
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2026-08-12
    Type: Remediation
    Reason: Metalloprotein remediation
    Changes: Data collection, Derived calculations, Structure summary