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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 279, 期 3, 页码 2063-2068出版社
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M310382200
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The bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum contains a simple photosynthetic system, in which the reaction center ( RC) receives energy from the light-harvesting (LH1) complex. We have used high-resolution atomic force microscopy (AFM) to image two-dimensional crystals of the RC-LH1 complex of R. rubrum. The AFM topographs show that the RC-LH1 complex is similar to 94 Angstrom in height, the RC-H subunit protrudes from the cytoplasmic face of the membrane by 40 Angstrom, and it sits 21 Angstrom above the highest point of the surrounding LH1 ring. In contrast, the RC on the periplasmic side is at a lower level than LH1, which protrudes from the membrane by 12 Angstrom. The RC-LH1 complex can adopt an irregular shape in regions of uneven packing forces in the crystal; this reflects a likely flexibility in the natural membrane, which might be functionally important by allowing the export of quinol formed as a result of RC photochemistry. Nanodissection of the RC by the AFM tip removes the RC-H subunit and reveals the underlying RC-L and -M subunits. LH1 complexes completely lacking the RC were also found, providing ideal conditions for imaging both rings of LH1 polypeptides for the first time by AFM. In addition, we demonstrate the ellipticity of the LH1 ring at the cytoplasmic and periplasmic sides of the membrane, in both the presence and absence of the RC. These AFM measurements have been reconciled with previous electron microscopy and NMR data to produce a model of the RC-LH1 complex.
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