title: Proteomic characterization of the Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 photosynthetic membrane: identification of new proteins.
abstract: The Rhodobacter sphaeroides intracytoplasmic membrane (ICM) is an inducible membrane that is dedicated to the major events of bacterial photosynthesis, including harvesting light energy, separating primary charges, and transporting electrons. In this study, multichromatographic methods coupled with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry, combined with subcellular fractionation, was used to test the hypothesis that the photosynthetic membrane of R. sphaeroides 2.4.1 contains a significant number of heretofore unidentified proteins in addition to the integral membrane pigment-protein complexes, including light-harvesting complexes 1 and 2, the photochemical reaction center, and the cytochrome bc(1) complex described previously. Purified ICM vesicles are shown to be enriched in several abundant, newly identified membrane proteins, including a protein of unknown function (AffyChip designation RSP1760) and a possible alkane hydroxylase (RSP1467). When the genes encoding these proteins are mutated, specific photosynthetic phenotypes are noted, illustrating the potential new insights into solar energy utilization to be gained by this proteomic blueprint of the ICM. In addition, proteins necessary for other cellular functions, such as ATP synthesis, respiration, solute transport, protein translocation, and other physiological processes, were also identified to be in association with the ICM. This study is the first to provide a more global view of the protein composition of a photosynthetic membrane from any source. This protein blueprint also provides insights into potential mechanisms for the assembly of the pigment-protein complexes of the photosynthetic apparatus, the formation of the lipid bilayer that houses these integral membrane proteins, and the possible functional interactions of ICM proteins with activities that reside in domains outside this specialized bioenergetic membrane.
authors: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston TX, 77030, USA.
authors: Xiaohua
authors: X
authors: Zeng
authors: Jung Hyeob
authors: JH
authors: Roh
authors: Stephen J
authors: SJ
authors: Callister
authors: Christine L
authors: CL
authors: Tavano
authors: Timothy J
authors: TJ
authors: Donohue
authors: Mary S
authors: MS
authors: Lipton
authors: Samuel
authors: S
authors: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D002458:Cell Fractionation; D002845:Chromatography; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010788:Photosynthesis; D020543:Proteome / Q000032:analysis*; D012242:Rhodobacter sphaeroides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D020543:Proteome
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