Orientations between Red Antenna States of Photosystem I Monomers from Thermosynechococcus elongatus Revealed by Single-Molecule Spectroscopy

J Phys Chem B. 2015 Oct 29;119(43):13888-96. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b04483. Epub 2015 Aug 14.

Abstract

Single-molecule spectroscopy at low temperature was used to study the spectral properties, heterogeneities, and spectral dynamics of the chlorophyll a (Chl a) molecules responsible for the fluorescence emission of photosystem I monomers (PS I-M) from the cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus. The fluorescence spectra of single PS I-M are dominated by several red-shifted chlorophyll a molecules named C708 and C719. The emission spectra show broad spectral distributions and several zero-phonon lines (ZPLs). Compared with the spectra of the single PS I trimers, some contributions are missing due to the lower number of C719 Chl's in monomers. Polarization-dependent measurements show an almost perpendicular orientation between the emitters corresponding to C708 and C719. These contributions can be assigned to chlorophyll dimers B18B19, B31B32, and B32B33.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Photosystem I Protein Complex / chemistry*
  • Photosystem I Protein Complex / isolation & purification
  • Photosystem I Protein Complex / metabolism
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Synechococcus / enzymology*
  • Temperature
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Photosystem I Protein Complex