光合成細菌の光捕集反応中心超分子複合体LH1-RC
Bacterial light-harvesting-reaction center core complex LH1-RC

   Ca-LH1RC(3.0Å)       Sr(Ba)-LH1RC          Hybrid LH1-RC         Ca-LH1RC(1.9Å)  
Nature 2014        Biochemistry 2016        PNAS 2017             Nature 2018 
                                                                   日本語要旨 PDB:5Y5S   


最近の研究から
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海洋性紅色光合成細菌由来のLH1-RC複合体
An LH1-RC complex from the marine purple phototrophic bacterium
Rhodovulum sulfidophilum
Rdv. sulfidophilumの反応中心Cytサブユニットは通常(4つ)と異なり、3つのヘムをもち、ヘム2の近くに非ヘム鉄の存在が明になりました。

Its RC-Cyt subunit contains 3 heme groups. A unique nonheme Fe was found in close proximity to heme-2.

Communications Biology (2026)
[Open Access]


極限環境下に生息する光合成細菌の光捕集複合体
Architectures of the photocomplexes from an extremophilic phototroph
高度好塩性紅色硫黄光合成細菌Hlr. halophilaにユニークなLH1-LH2共複合体が存在する。

A unique double-ring LH1-LH2 co-complex was identified from the extremely halophilic, alkaliphilic and thermophilic Hlr. halophila.

Nature Communications (2025)
[Open Access]

Communications Biology (2025)
[Open Access]


紅色硫黄光合成細菌のモデルであるAlc. vinosumのLH1-RCの構造
High-resolution structure of the LH1-RC from the best-studied model purple sulfur bacterium, Alc. vinosum
Alc. vinosumの光捕集複合体LH1は特定のタンパク質だけがCa2+と結合しています。

Unexpectedly, six Ca ions were identified in the Alc. vinosum LH1 bound to certain α- and β-polypeptides.

Communications Biology (2024) [Open Access]


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