Remodeling of algal photosystem I through phosphorylation

Biosci Rep. 2023 Jan 31;43(1):BSR20220369. doi: 10.1042/BSR20220369.

Abstract

Photosystem I (PSI) with its associated light-harvesting system is the most important generator of reducing power in photosynthesis. The PSI core complex is highly conserved, whereas peripheral subunits as well as light-harvesting proteins (LHCI) reveal a dynamic plasticity. Moreover, in green alga, PSI-LHCI complexes are found as monomers, dimers, and state transition complexes, where two LHCII trimers are associated. Herein, we show light-dependent phosphorylation of PSI subunits PsaG and PsaH as well as Lhca6. Potential consequences of the dynamic phosphorylation of PsaG and PsaH are structurally analyzed and discussed in regard to the formation of the monomeric, dimeric, and LHCII-associated PSI-LHCI complexes.

Keywords: Light harvesting proteins; green algae; phosphorylation/dephosphorylation; photosystems.

MeSH terms

  • Chlamydomonas reinhardtii* / metabolism
  • Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Photosystem I Protein Complex* / metabolism
  • Thylakoids

Substances

  • Photosystem I Protein Complex
  • Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes