The Ycf48 accessory factor occupies the site of the oxygen-evolving manganese cluster during photosystem II biogenesis

0575001 - MBÚ 2024 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Zhao, Z. - Vercellino, I. - Knoppová, Jana - Sobotka, Roman - Murray, James W. - Nixon, Peter J. - Sazanov, Leonid A. - Komenda, Josef
The Ycf48 accessory factor occupies the site of the oxygen-evolving manganese cluster during photosystem II biogenesis.
Nature Communications. Roč. 14, č. 1 (2023), č. článku 4681. E-ISSN 2041-1723
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GX19-29225X
EU Projects: European Commission(CZ) 854126 - PhotoRedesign
Institutional support: RVO:61388971
Keywords : sp. pcc 6803 * crystal-structure * water-oxidation * initial steps * cryo-em * protein * complex * d1i * insights * subunit
OECD category: Microbiology
Impact factor: 16.6, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-40388-6

Robust oxygenic photosynthesis requires a suite of accessory factors to ensure efficient assembly and repair of the oxygen-evolving photosystem two (PSII) complex. The highly conserved Ycf48 assembly factor binds to the newly synthesized D1 reaction center polypeptide and promotes the initial steps of PSII assembly, but its binding site is unclear. Here we use cryo-electron microscopy to determine the structure of a cyanobacterial PSII D1/D2 reaction center assembly complex with Ycf48 attached. Ycf48, a 7-bladed beta propeller, binds to the amino-acid residues of D1 that ultimately ligate the water-oxidising Mn4CaO5 cluster, thereby preventing the premature binding of Mn2+ and Ca2+ ions and protecting the site from damage. Interactions with D2 help explain how Ycf48 promotes assembly of the D1/D2 complex. Overall, our work provides valuable insights into the early stages of PSII assembly and the structural changes that create the binding site for the Mn4CaO5 cluster.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0344876