10EG: Photosystem I P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein A1

Thermosynechococcus vestitus (BP-1) Photosystem I Complexed with Platinum Nanoparticles. Determined by electron microscopy at 3.4 Å resolution. Released 1 Jul 2026.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
3.4 Å
Organism
Thermosynechococcus vestitus BP-1
Chains
36
Atoms
71,748
Mol. weight
1080.64 kDa
Ligands
CL0, CLA, PQN, BCR
Released
1 Jul 2026

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

10EG contains 328 α-helices and 167 β-strands across 36 chains. Residue ranges use author residue numbering, as in the PDB file, from PDBe. To see them in 3D, choose the Cartoon representation with Secondary structure coloring: helices, sheets and coils get different colors.

Chain a: 38 helices, 14 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand16-18316
α-helix26-283
β-strand44117
α-helix46-527
α-helix65-9329
α-helix100-1056
β-strand113118
β-strand129119
β-strand135119
α-helix1371
β-strand138118
α-helix1391
α-helix143-1508
α-helix156-18126
β-strand183-185316
α-helix187-1904
α-helix193-1997
α-helix200-2045
α-helix207-2159
α-helix216-2205
α-helix221-2299
α-helix237-2382
α-helix246-2494
α-helix272-2754
α-helix294-31017
β-strand315120
β-strand323120
α-helix325-3317
α-helix344-3507
α-helix353-37220
α-helix387-41832
α-helix429-4324
α-helix437-46731
α-helix471-4733
α-helix485-49511
α-helix497-5015
α-helix511-5133
β-strand518-520321
β-strand523-526421
α-helix533-55826
α-helix569-5724
α-helix591-61626
α-helix617-6215
β-strand623-625321
β-strand631-633321
α-helix639-6424
α-helix646-6494
α-helix650-6556
α-helix670-69122
α-helix695-71016
β-strand718117
α-helix724-75431
Chain A: 42 helices, 16 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand1611
α-helix26-283
α-helix37-393
β-strand4412
α-helix46-538
α-helix65-9329
α-helix100-1056
α-helix111-1122
β-strand11313
β-strand12914
β-strand13514
α-helix1371
β-strand13813
α-helix1391
α-helix143-1508
α-helix156-18126
β-strand18511
α-helix187-1893
α-helix193-1997
α-helix200-2045
α-helix207-2159
α-helix216-2205
α-helix221-2299
α-helix237-2382
α-helix241-2444
α-helix246-2494
α-helix272-2754
α-helix294-31017
β-strand31515
β-strand31716
β-strand32016
β-strand32315
α-helix325-3317
α-helix344-3507
α-helix353-37220
α-helix387-41731
α-helix429-4346
α-helix437-46731
α-helix471-4733
α-helix485-49511
α-helix497-5015
α-helix511-5133
β-strand518-52037
β-strand523-52647
α-helix533-55826
α-helix569-5724
α-helix591-61626
α-helix617-6215
β-strand623-62537
β-strand631-63337
α-helix639-6424
α-helix646-6483
α-helix649-6557
α-helix656-6583
α-helix670-69122
α-helix694-71017
β-strand71812
α-helix724-75128
Chain b: 39 helices, 12 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand16137
α-helix21-244
α-helix30-323
α-helix38-7033
α-helix73-764
α-helix83-853
β-strand86138
β-strand114138
α-helix119-1268
α-helix131-15424
α-helix158-1603
α-helix161-1633
α-helix164-1674
α-helix170-1767
α-helix177-1859
α-helix186-1927
α-helix193-1975
α-helix198-2025
α-helix211-2133
α-helix222-2265
α-helix229-2324
α-helix269-28719
β-strand290139
β-strand298139
α-helix300-3034
β-strand309140
β-strand312140
α-helix317-3193
α-helix325-3317
α-helix333-35422
α-helix368-39932
α-helix410-4156
α-helix418-44831
β-strand457-458241
α-helix461-47010
α-helix487-4904
α-helix500-5078
α-helix520-54526
α-helix556-5583
β-strand569142
α-helix579-60830
α-helix613-6186
α-helix627-6315
α-helix635-6384
β-strand641143
β-strand646143
α-helix650-66516
α-helix668-6714
α-helix674-68916
β-strand702137
α-helix708-73629
Chain B: 39 helices, 13 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand16123
α-helix21-244
α-helix30-323
α-helix38-7033
α-helix73-786
α-helix83-853
β-strand86124
α-helix98-1014
β-strand114124
α-helix119-1268
α-helix131-15424
α-helix161-1633
α-helix164-1674
α-helix170-1767
α-helix177-1859
α-helix186-1927
α-helix193-1975
α-helix198-2014
α-helix211-2133
α-helix222-2265
α-helix229-2335
β-strand243125
β-strand245125
α-helix269-28719
β-strand290126
β-strand298126
α-helix300-3045
β-strand309127
β-strand312127
α-helix317-3193
α-helix325-3317
α-helix333-35422
α-helix368-39932
α-helix410-4156
α-helix418-44831
β-strand457-458228
α-helix461-4688
α-helix487-4904
α-helix500-5078
α-helix520-54526
α-helix556-5594
α-helix578-60730
α-helix613-6186
α-helix623-6253
α-helix626-6316
α-helix635-6384
β-strand641129
β-strand646129
α-helix650-67122
α-helix674-68916
β-strand702123
α-helix708-73629
Chains c, C and N: 1 helix, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand3-6448
β-strand26-29449
β-strand37-40449
α-helix44-463
β-strand64-67448
Chain d: 6 helices, 11 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand6158
α-helix7-82
β-strand9159
β-strand13160
β-strand17161
β-strand26-33858
β-strand38-41459
β-strand45-48459
α-helix49-502
β-strand52-58758
α-helix61-677
α-helix68-725
β-strand81-85558
β-strand91-93358
β-strand114148
α-helix119-1213
α-helix122-1243
Chain D: 5 helices, 11 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand6150
β-strand9151
β-strand13152
β-strand17153
α-helix19-224
β-strand26-33850
β-strand38-41451
β-strand45-48451
α-helix49-502
β-strand52-58750
α-helix61-677
α-helix68-725
β-strand81-85550
β-strand91-93350
β-strand114144
α-helix122-1243
Chain e: 0 helices, 6 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand6-9464
β-strand20-25664
β-strand36-39464
β-strand48142
β-strand57-60464
β-strand65-67364

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Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Photosystem I P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein A1A, G, aprotein755Thermosynechococcus vestitus BP-1P0A405 (AlphaFold model)
Photosystem I P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein A2B, H, bprotein741Thermosynechococcus vestitus BP-1P0A407 (AlphaFold model)
Photosystem I iron-sulfur centerC, N, cprotein81Thermosynechococcus vestitus BP-1P0A415 (AlphaFold model)
Photosystem I reaction center subunit IID, O, dprotein139Thermosynechococcus vestitus BP-1P0A420 (AlphaFold model)
Photosystem I reaction center subunit IVE, P, eprotein76Thermosynechococcus vestitus BP-1P0A423
Photosystem I reaction center subunit IIIF, Q, fprotein164Thermosynechococcus vestitus BP-1P0A401
Photosystem I reaction center subunit VIIII, R, iprotein38Thermosynechococcus vestitus BP-1P0A427
Photosystem I reaction center subunit IXJ, S, jprotein41Thermosynechococcus vestitus BP-1P0A429
Photosystem I reaction center subunit PsaKK, T, kprotein83Thermosynechococcus vestitus BP-1P0A425
Photosystem I reaction center subunit XIL, U, lprotein155Thermosynechococcus vestitus BP-1Q8DGB4
Photosystem I reaction center subunit XIIM, V, mprotein31Thermosynechococcus vestitus BP-1P0A403
Photosystem I 4.8K proteinW, X, xprotein39Thermosynechococcus vestitus BP-1Q8DKP6
Sequence of entity 1 (A, G, a), FASTA
>10EG_1 Photosystem I P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein A1 (chains A, G, a)
MTISPPEREPKVRVVVDNDPVPTSFEKWAKPGHFDRTLARGPQTTTWIWNLHALAHDFDT
HTSDLEDISRKIFSAHFGHLAVVFIWLSGMYFHGAKFSNYEAWLADPTGIKPSAQVVWPI
VGQGILNGDVGGGFHGIQITSGLFQLWRASGITNEFQLYCTAIGGLVMAGLMLFAGWFHY
HKRAPKLEWFQNVESMLNHHLAGLLGLGSLAWAGHQIHVSLPINKLLDAGVAAKDIPLPH
EFILNPSLMAELYPKVDWGFFSGVIPFFTFNWAAYSDFLTFNGGLNPVTGGLWLSDTAHH
HLAIAVLFIIAGHMYRTNWGIGHSLKEILEAHKGPFTGAGHKGLYEVLTTSWHAQLAINL
AMMGSLSIIVAQHMYAMPPYPYLATDYPTQLSLFTHHMWIGGFLVVGGAAHGAIFMVRDY
DPAMNQNNVLDRVLRHRDAIISHLNWVCIFLGFHSFGLYVHNDTMRAFGRPQDMFSDTGI
QLQPVFAQWVQNLHTLAPGGTAPNAAATASVAFGGDVVAVGGKVAMMPIVLGTADFMVHH
IHAFTIHVTVLILLKGVLFARSSRLIPDKANLGFRFPCDGPGRGGTCQVSGWDHVFLGLF
WMYNCISVVIFHFSWKMQSDVWGTVAPDGTVSHITGGNFAQSAITINGWLRDFLWAQASQ
VIGSYGSALSAYGLLFLGAHFIWAFSLMFLFSGRGYWQELIESIVWAHNKLKVAPAIQPR
ALSIIQGRAVGVAHYLLGGIATTWAFFLARIISVG
Sequence of entity 2 (B, H, b), FASTA
>10EG_2 Photosystem I P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein A2 (chains B, H, b)
MATKFPKFSQDLAQDPTTRRIWYAIAMAHDFESHDGMTEENLYQKIFASHFGHLAIIFLW
VSGSLFHVAWQGNFEQWVQDPVNTRPIAHAIWDPQFGKAAVDAFTQAGASNPVDIAYSGV
YHWWYTIGMRTNGDLYQGAIFLLILASLALFAGWLHLQPKFRPSLSWFKNAESRLNHHLA
GLFGVSSLAWAGHLIHVAIPESRGQHVGWDNFLSTMPHPAGLAPFFTGNWGVYAQNPDTA
SHVFGTAQGAGTAILTFLGGFHPQTESLWLTDMAHHHLAIAVLFIVAGHMYRTQFGIGHS
IKEMMDAKDFFGTKVEGPFNMPHQGIYETYNNSLHFQLGWHLACLGVITSLVAQHMYSLP
PYAFIAQDHTTMAALYTHHQYIAGFLMVGAFAHGAIFLVRDYDPAQNKGNVLDRVLQHKE
AIISHLSWVSLFLGFHTLGLYVHNDVVVAFGTPEKQILIEPVFAQFIQAAHGKLLYGFDT
LLSNPDSIASTAWPNYGNVWLPGWLDAINSGTNSLFLTIGPGDFLVHHAIALGLHTTTLI
LVKGALDARGSKLMPDKKDFGYAFPCDGPGRGGTCDISAWDAFYLAMFWMLNTIGWVTFY
WHWKHLGVWEGNVAQFNESSTYLMGWLRDYLWLNSSQLINGYNPFGTNNLSVWAWMFLFG
HLVWATGFMFLISWRGYWQELIETLVWAHERTPLANLVRWKDKPVALSIVQARLVGLAHF
SVGYILTYAAFLIASTAAKFG
Sequence of entity 3 (C, N, c), FASTA
>10EG_3 Photosystem I iron-sulfur center (chains C, N, c)
MAHTVKIYDTCIGCTQCVRACPTDVLEMVPWDGCKAGQIASSPRTEDCVGCKRCETACPT
DFLSIRVYLGAETTRSMGLAY
Sequence of entity 4 (D, O, d), FASTA
>10EG_4 Photosystem I reaction center subunit II (chains D, O, d)
MTTLTGQPPLYGGSTGGLLSAADTEEKYAITWTSPKEQVFEMPTAGAAVMREGENLVYFA
RKEQCLALAAQQLRPRKINDYKIYRIFPDGETVLIHPKDGVFPEKVNKGREAVNSVPRSI
GQNPNPSQLKFTGKKPYDP
Sequence of entity 5 (E, P, e), FASTA
>10EG_5 Photosystem I reaction center subunit IV (chains E, P, e)
MVQRGSKVKILRPESYWYNEVGTVASVDQTPGVKYPVIVRFDKVNYTGYSGSASGVNTNN
FALHEVQEVAPPKKGK
Sequence of entity 6 (F, Q, f), FASTA
>10EG_6 Photosystem I reaction center subunit III (chains F, Q, f)
MRRFLALLLVLTLWLGFTPLASADVAGLVPCKDSPAFQKRAAAAVNTTADPASGQKRFER
YSQALCGEDGLPHLVVDGRLSRAGDFLIPSVLFLYIAGWIGWVGRAYLIAVRNSGEANEK
EIIIDVPLAIKCMLTGFAWPLAALKELASGELTAKDNEITVSPR
Sequence of entity 7 (I, R, i), FASTA
>10EG_7 Photosystem I reaction center subunit VIII (chains I, R, i)
MMGSYAASFLPWIFIPVVCWLMPTVVMGLLFLYIEGEA
Sequence of entity 8 (J, S, j), FASTA
>10EG_8 Photosystem I reaction center subunit IX (chains J, S, j)
MKHFLTYLSTAPVLAAIWMTITAGILIEFNRFYPDLLFHPL
Sequence of entity 9 (K, T, k), FASTA
>10EG_9 Photosystem I reaction center subunit PsaK (chains K, T, k)
MVLATLPDTTWTPSVGLVVILCNLFAIALGRYAIQSRGKGPGLPIALPALFEGFGLPELL
ATTSFGHLLAAGVVSGLQYAGAL
Sequence of entity 10 (L, U, l), FASTA
>10EG_10 Photosystem I reaction center subunit XI (chains L, U, l)
MAEELVKPYNGDPFVGHLSTPISDSGLVKTFIGNLPAYRQGLSPILRGLEVGMAHGYFLI
GPWVKLGPLRDSDVANLGGLISGIALILVATACLAAYGLVSFQKGGSSSDPLKTSEGWSQ
FTAGFFVGAMGSAFVAFFLLENFLVVDGIMTGLFN
Sequence of entity 11 (M, V, m), FASTA
>10EG_11 Photosystem I reaction center subunit XII (chains M, V, m)
MALTDTQVYVALVIALLPAVLAFRLSTELYK
Sequence of entity 12 (W, X, x), FASTA
>10EG_12 Photosystem I 4.8K protein (chains W, X, x)
MSTMATKSAKPTYAFRTFWAVLLLAINFLVAAYYFGILK

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
CL0Chlorophyll a isomerC55 H72 Mg N4 O53
CLAChlorophyll aC55 H72 Mg N4 O5285
PQNPhylloquinoneC31 H46 O26
BCRBeta-caroteneC40 H5666
LHG1,2-dipalmitoyl-phosphatidyl-glyceroleC38 H75 O10 P6
SF4Iron/sulfur clusterFe4 S49
LMG1,2-distearoyl-monogalactosyl-diglycerideC45 H86 O103
CACalcium ionCa3

Primary citation

Molecular design principles for Photosystem I-based biohybrid solar fuel catalysts. Emerson, M.D., Damaraju, S.N.S., Short, A.H. et al. bioRxiv (2026). DOI 10.64898/2026.03.23.713776 · PubMed

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