The photosystem I assembly apparatus consisting of Ycf3–Y3IP1 and Ycf4 modules

Sreedhar Nellaepalli, Shin-Ichiro Ozawa, Hiroshi Kuroda and Yuichiro Takahashi ()
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Sreedhar Nellaepalli: Okayama University
Shin-Ichiro Ozawa: Okayama University
Hiroshi Kuroda: Okayama University
Yuichiro Takahashi: Okayama University

Nature Communications, 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract In oxygenic photosynthesis, light energy is converted into redox energy by two photosystems (PSI and PSII). PSI forms one of the largest multiprotein complexes in thylakoid membranes consisting of a core complex, peripheral light-harvesting complexes (LHCIs) and cofactors. Although the high-resolution structure of the PSI–LHCI complex has been determined, the assembly process remains unclear due to the rapid nature of the assembly process. Here we show that two conserved chloroplast-encoded auxiliary factors, Ycf3 and Ycf4, form modules that mediate PSI assembly. The first module consists of the tetratricopeptide repeat protein Ycf3 and its interacting partner, Y3IP1, and mainly facilitates the assembly of reaction center subunits. The second module consists of oligomeric Ycf4 and facilitates the integration of peripheral PSI subunits and LHCIs into the PSI reaction center subcomplex. We reveal that these two modules are major mediators of the PSI–LHCI assembly process.

Date: 2018
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