title: Reconstitution of electron transport in photosystem I with PsaC and PsaD proteins expressed in Escherichia coli.
abstract: A fusion protein, denoted PsaC1, which contains an amino-terminal extension of five amino acids (MEHSM...) and is derived from an in vitro modified form of the psaC gene of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002, has been over-expressed in Escherichia coli. The product of the psaD gene of Nostoc sp. PCC 8009 has similarly been over-expressed. The PsaC1 and PsaD proteins can be combined with the photosystem I core protein of Synechococcus sp. PCC 6301 to reconstitute electron transport from P700 to the terminal FA/FB acceptors. Reconstitution was found to be absolutely dependent on reinsertion of the iron-sulfur clusters in the PsaC1 apoprotein and on the presence of the PsaD protein. This implies that the PsaC1 holoprotein does not bind solely to the PsaA/PsaB heterodimer but rather that its interaction with these proteins is mediated through the PsaD protein.
authors: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.
authors: J D
authors: JD
authors: Zhao
authors: P V
authors: PV
authors: Warren
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Li
authors: D A
authors: DA
authors: Bryant
authors: J H
authors: JH
authors: Golbeck
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004579:Electron Transport; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D007700:Kinetics; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010455:Peptides / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D045331:Photosystem I Protein Complex; D010957:Plasmids; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010455:Peptides; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins; D045331:Photosystem I Protein Complex; D011506:Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C089909:photosystem I, psaB subunit