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A bacterium from a mountain lake harvests light using both proton-pumping xanthorhodopsins and bacteriochlorophyll-based photosystems

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    SYSNO ASEP0565420
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleA bacterium from a mountain lake harvests light using both proton-pumping xanthorhodopsins and bacteriochlorophyll-based photosystems
    Author(s) Kopejtka, Karel (MBU-M) ORCID, RID
    Tomasch, Jurgen (MBU-M) ORCID, RID
    Kaftan, David (MBU-M) ORCID
    Gardiner, Alastair T. (MBU-M) ORCID
    Bína, David (BC-A) RID, ORCID
    Gardian, Zdenko (BC-A) RID
    Bellas, Ch. (AT)
    Dröge, A. (DE)
    Geffers, R. (DE)
    Sommaruga, R. (DE)
    Koblížek, Michal (MBU-M) RID, ORCID
    Article numbere2211018119
    Source TitleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - : National Academy of Sciences - ISSN 0027-8424
    Roč. 119, č. 50 (2022)
    Number of pages10 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywordsanoxygenic photosynthesis ; bacteriochlorophyll a ; dual phototrophy ; light energy ; xanthorhodopsin
    Subject RIVEE - Microbiology, Virology
    OECD categoryMicrobiology
    Subject RIV - cooperationBiology Centre (since 2006) - Cell Biology
    R&D ProjectsGX19-28778X GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    EF18_053/0017705 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    LM2018129 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Method of publishingLimited access
    Institutional supportMBU-M - RVO:61388971 ; BC-A - RVO:60077344
    UT WOS000944610300002
    EID SCOPUS85143569135
    DOI10.1073/pnas.2211018119
    AnnotationPhotoheterotrophic bacteria harvest light energy using either proton-pumping rhodopsins or bacteriochlorophyll (BChl)-based photosystems. The bacterium Sphingomonas glacialis AAP5 isolated from the alpine lake Gossenköllesee contains genes for both systems. Here, we show that BChl is expressed between 4°C and 22°C in the dark, whereas xanthorhodopsin is expressed only at temperatures below 16°C and in the presence of light. Thus, cells grown at low temperatures under a natural light-dark cycle contain both BChl-based photosystems and xanthorhodopsins with a nostoxanthin antenna. Flash photolysis measurements proved that both systems are photochemically active. The captured light energy is used for ATP synthesis and stimulates growth. Thus, S. glacialis AAP5 represents a chlorophototrophic and a retinalophototrophic organism. Our analyses suggest that simple xanthorhodopsin may be preferred by the cells under higher light and low temperatures, whereas larger BChl-based photosystems may perform better at lower light intensities. This indicates that the use of two systems for light harvesting may represent an evolutionary adaptation to the specific environmental conditions found in alpine lakes and other analogous ecosystems, allowing bacteria to alternate their light-harvesting machinery in response to large seasonal changes of irradiance and temperature.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Microbiology
    ContactEliška Spurná, eliska.spurna@biomed.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 231
    Year of Publishing2023
    Electronic addresshttps://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2211018119
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