6TRC: Photosystem I P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein A1

Cryo- EM structure of the Thermosynechococcus elongatus photosystem I in the presence of cytochrome c6. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.98 Å resolution. Released 16 Sept 2020.

Method: Electron microscopy
Resolution: 2.98 Å
Organism: Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1
Chains: 36
Atoms: 75,591
Mol. weight: 1084.61 kDa
Ligands: LMG, CA, SF4, LHG
Released: 16 Sept 2020

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

6TRC contains 348 α-helices and 198 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.

Chains 0, l and L: 9 helices, 4 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	6-7	2	36
α-helix	8-10	3
β-strand	14	1	24
β-strand	15	1	23
β-strand	17-18	2	36
α-helix	26-32	7
α-helix	43-58	16
α-helix	60-65	6
α-helix	68-70	3
α-helix	74-100	27
α-helix	110-112	3
α-helix	114-140	27
α-helix	142-150	9

Chains 1, a and A: 41 helices, 22 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	16-18	3	65
α-helix	27-29	3
α-helix	37-39	3
β-strand	44	1	66
α-helix	46-53	8
α-helix	58-61	4
α-helix	65-96	32
α-helix	100-105	6
α-helix	111-112	2
β-strand	113-115	3	67
α-helix	123-126	4
β-strand	129-131	3	68
β-strand	134-135	2	68
β-strand	137-138	2	67
α-helix	143-150	8
α-helix	155-177	23
α-helix	178-182	5
β-strand	183-185	3	65
α-helix	187-190	4
α-helix	193-200	8
α-helix	201-206	6
α-helix	207-215	9
α-helix	216-220	5
α-helix	221-227	7
α-helix	240-243	4
α-helix	247-250	4
α-helix	266-269	4
α-helix	272-274	3
β-strand	285	1	69
β-strand	292	1	69
α-helix	294-311	18
β-strand	315	1	70
β-strand	323	1	70
α-helix	327-331	5
α-helix	344-350	7
α-helix	352-373	22
α-helix	387-414	28
α-helix	415-419	5
α-helix	429-434	6
α-helix	437-468	32
α-helix	471-473	3
β-strand	475	1	71
β-strand	480	1	71
α-helix	485-496	12
β-strand	498	1	72
β-strand	502	1	72
α-helix	511-513	3
β-strand	518-520	3	73
β-strand	523-526	4	73
α-helix	533-558	26
β-strand	578	1	74
β-strand	587	1	74
α-helix	591-620	30
β-strand	623-626	4	73
β-strand	630-633	4	73
α-helix	646-649	4
α-helix	650-655	6
α-helix	657-659	3
α-helix	670-690	21
α-helix	694-710	17
β-strand	718	1	66
α-helix	721-723	3
α-helix	724-754	31

Chain 2: 41 helices, 14 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	2	1	75
α-helix	9-12	4
β-strand	16	1	76
α-helix	18-25	8
α-helix	30-32	3
α-helix	38-70	33
α-helix	73-78	6
β-strand	86-89	4	77
α-helix	97-103	7
β-strand	112-114	3	77
α-helix	119-125	7
α-helix	131-155	25
α-helix	164-167	4
α-helix	170-176	7
α-helix	177-184	8
α-helix	185-192	8
α-helix	193-197	5
α-helix	198-202	5
α-helix	222-226	5
α-helix	230-232	3
α-helix	236-238	3
β-strand	261	1	78
β-strand	266	1	78
α-helix	269-286	18
β-strand	290	1	79
β-strand	298	1	79
α-helix	300-305	6
β-strand	309	1	80
β-strand	312	1	80
α-helix	317-319	3
α-helix	325-331	7
α-helix	333-354	22
α-helix	368-399	32
α-helix	410-416	7
α-helix	418-448	31
α-helix	452-454	3
β-strand	457-458	2	32
α-helix	461-471	11
α-helix	480-482	3
α-helix	487-490	4
α-helix	500-508	9
α-helix	520-545	26
α-helix	546-548	3
α-helix	578-609	32
α-helix	613-618	6
α-helix	622-624	3
α-helix	625-631	7
α-helix	632-633	2
β-strand	641-642	2	81
β-strand	645-646	2	81
α-helix	650-671	22
α-helix	675-689	15
β-strand	702	1	76
α-helix	705-707	3
α-helix	708-738	31

Chains 3, c and C: 2 helices, 4 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	3-7	5	11
α-helix	15-19	5
β-strand	26-29	4	12
β-strand	37-40	4	12
α-helix	52-55	4
β-strand	64-67	4	11

Chains 4, d and D: 7 helices, 11 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	6	1	21
α-helix	7-8	2
β-strand	9	1	22
β-strand	13	1	23
β-strand	17	1	24
α-helix	20-23	4
β-strand	26-33	8	21
β-strand	37-40	4	22
β-strand	46-49	4	22
α-helix	50	1
β-strand	52-58	7	21
α-helix	61-67	7
α-helix	68-72	5
α-helix	73-75	3
β-strand	80-85	6	21
β-strand	91-93	3	21
β-strand	114-115	2	11
α-helix	125-128	4

Chains 5, e and E: 1 helix, 5 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	6-9	4	27
β-strand	20-26	7	27
β-strand	36-39	4	27
β-strand	57-60	4	27
α-helix	62-64	3
β-strand	65-69	5	27

Chains 6, f and F: 6 helices, 4 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	6-7	2	32
α-helix	12-19	8
α-helix	30-38	9
β-strand	42-43	2	32
β-strand	49-51	3	32
α-helix	64-89	26
β-strand	100	1	33
α-helix	103-110	8
α-helix	116-125	10
α-helix	133-135	3

Chains 7, i and I: 3 helices, 1 β-strand

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	10-16	7
α-helix	17-21	5
α-helix	22-34	13
β-strand	37	1	75

5 more chain groups are not listed. Open the entry in the viewer and use the sequence panel to see them.

Molecules and chains

Molecule	Chains	Type	Length	Organism	UniProt
Photosystem I P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein A1	1, A, a	protein	755	Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1	P0A405 (AlphaFold model)
Photosystem I P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein A2	2, B, b	protein	741	Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1	P0A407 (AlphaFold model)
Photosystem I iron-sulfur center	3, C, c	protein	81	Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1	P0A415 (AlphaFold model)
Photosystem I reaction center subunit II	4, D, d	protein	139	Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1	P0A420 (AlphaFold model)
Photosystem I reaction center subunit IV	5, E, e	protein	76	Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1	P0A423
Photosystem I reaction center subunit III	6, F, f	protein	141	Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1	P0A401
Photosystem I reaction center subunit VIII	7, I, i	protein	38	Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1	P0A427
Photosystem I reaction center subunit IX	8, J, j	protein	41	Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1	P0A429
Photosystem I reaction center subunit PsaK	9, K, k	protein	83	Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1	P0A425
Photosystem I reaction center subunit XI	0, L, l	protein	155	Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1	Q8DGB4
Photosystem I reaction center subunit XII	M, m, y	protein	31	Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1	P0A403
Photosystem I 4.8K protein	X, x, z	protein	36	Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1	Q8DKP6

Sequence of entity 1 (1, A, a), FASTA

>6TRC_1 Photosystem I P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein A1 (chains 1, A, a)
MTISPPEREPKVRVVVDNDPVPTSFEKWAKPGHFDRTLARGPQTTTWIWNLHALAHDFDT
HTSDLEDISRKIFSAHFGHLAVVFIWLSGMYFHGAKFSNYEAWLADPTGIKPSAQVVWPI
VGQGILNGDVGGGFHGIQITSGLFQLWRASGITNEFQLYCTAIGGLVMAGLMLFAGWFHY
HKRAPKLEWFQNVESMLNHHLAGLLGLGSLAWAGHQIHVSLPINKLLDAGVAAKDIPLPH
EFILNPSLMAELYPKVDWGFFSGVIPFFTFNWAAYSDFLTFNGGLNPVTGGLWLSDTAHH
HLAIAVLFIIAGHMYRTNWGIGHSLKEILEAHKGPFTGAGHKGLYEVLTTSWHAQLAINL
AMMGSLSIIVAQHMYAMPPYPYLATDYPTQLSLFTHHMWIGGFLVVGGAAHGAIFMVRDY
DPAMNQNNVLDRVLRHRDAIISHLNWVCIFLGFHSFGLYVHNDTMRAFGRPQDMFSDTGI
QLQPVFAQWVQNLHTLAPGGTAPNAAATASVAFGGDVVAVGGKVAMMPIVLGTADFMVHH
IHAFTIHVTVLILLKGVLFARSSRLIPDKANLGFRFPCDGPGRGGTCQVSGWDHVFLGLF
WMYNCISVVIFHFSWKMQSDVWGTVAPDGTVSHITGGNFAQSAITINGWLRDFLWAQASQ
VIGSYGSALSAYGLLFLGAHFIWAFSLMFLFSGRGYWQELIESIVWAHNKLKVAPAIQPR
ALSIIQGRAVGVAHYLLGGIATTWAFFLARIISVG

Sequence of entity 2 (2, B, b), FASTA

>6TRC_2 Photosystem I P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein A2 (chains 2, B, b)
MATKFPKFSQDLAQDPTTRRIWYAIAMAHDFESHDGMTEENLYQKIFASHFGHLAIIFLW
VSGSLFHVAWQGNFEQWVQDPVNTRPIAHAIWDPQFGKAAVDAFTQAGASNPVDIAYSGV
YHWWYTIGMRTNGDLYQGAIFLLILASLALFAGWLHLQPKFRPSLSWFKNAESRLNHHLA
GLFGVSSLAWAGHLIHVAIPESRGQHVGWDNFLSTMPHPAGLAPFFTGNWGVYAQNPDTA
SHVFGTAQGAGTAILTFLGGFHPQTESLWLTDMAHHHLAIAVLFIVAGHMYRTQFGIGHS
IKEMMDAKDFFGTKVEGPFNMPHQGIYETYNNSLHFQLGWHLACLGVITSLVAQHMYSLP
PYAFIAQDHTTMAALYTHHQYIAGFLMVGAFAHGAIFLVRDYDPAQNKGNVLDRVLQHKE
AIISHLSWVSLFLGFHTLGLYVHNDVVVAFGTPEKQILIEPVFAQFIQAAHGKLLYGFDT
LLSNPDSIASTAWPNYGNVWLPGWLDAINSGTNSLFLTIGPGDFLVHHAIALGLHTTTLI
LVKGALDARGSKLMPDKKDFGYAFPCDGPGRGGTCDISAWDAFYLAMFWMLNTIGWVTFY
WHWKHLGVWEGNVAQFNESSTYLMGWLRDYLWLNSSQLINGYNPFGTNNLSVWAWMFLFG
HLVWATGFMFLISWRGYWQELIETLVWAHERTPLANLVRWKDKPVALSIVQARLVGLAHF
SVGYILTYAAFLIASTAAKFG

Sequence of entity 3 (3, C, c), FASTA

>6TRC_3 Photosystem I iron-sulfur center (chains 3, C, c)
MAHTVKIYDTCIGCTQCVRACPTDVLEMVPWDGCKAGQIASSPRTEDCVGCKRCETACPT
DFLSIRVYLGAETTRSMGLAY

Sequence of entity 4 (4, D, d), FASTA

>6TRC_4 Photosystem I reaction center subunit II (chains 4, D, d)
MTTLTGQPPLYGGSTGGLLSAADTEEKYAITWTSPKEQVFEMPTAGAAVMREGENLVYFA
RKEQCLALAAQQLRPRKINDYKIYRIFPDGETVLIHPKDGVFPEKVNKGREAVNSVPRSI
GQNPNPSQLKFTGKKPYDP

Sequence of entity 5 (5, E, e), FASTA

>6TRC_5 Photosystem I reaction center subunit IV (chains 5, E, e)
MVQRGSKVKILRPESYWYNEVGTVASVDQTPGVKYPVIVRFDKVNYTGYSGSASGVNTNN
FALHEVQEVAPPKKGK

Sequence of entity 6 (6, F, f), FASTA

>6TRC_6 Photosystem I reaction center subunit III (chains 6, F, f)
DVAGLVPCKDSPAFQKRAAAAVNTTADPASGQKRFERYSQALCGEDGLPHLVVDGRLSRA
GDFLIPSVLFLYIAGWIGWVGRAYLIAVRNSGEANEKEIIIDVPLAIKCMLTGFAWPLAA
LKELASGELTAKDNEITVSPR

Sequence of entity 7 (7, I, i), FASTA

>6TRC_7 Photosystem I reaction center subunit VIII (chains 7, I, i)
MMGSYAASFLPWIFIPVVCWLMPTVVMGLLFLYIEGEA

Sequence of entity 8 (8, J, j), FASTA

>6TRC_8 Photosystem I reaction center subunit IX (chains 8, J, j)
MKHFLTYLSTAPVLAAIWMTITAGILIEFNRFYPDLLFHPL

Sequence of entity 9 (9, K, k), FASTA

>6TRC_9 Photosystem I reaction center subunit PsaK (chains 9, K, k)
MVLATLPDTTWTPSVGLVVILCNLFAIALGRYAIQSRGKGPGLPIALPALFEGFGLPELL
ATTSFGHLLAAGVVSGLQYAGAL

Sequence of entity 10 (0, L, l), FASTA

>6TRC_10 Photosystem I reaction center subunit XI (chains 0, L, l)
MAEELVKPYNGDPFVGHLSTPISDSGLVKTFIGNLPAYRQGLSPILRGLEVGMAHGYFLI
GPWVKLGPLRDSDVANLGGLISGIALILVATACLAAYGLVSFQKGGSSSDPLKTSEGWSQ
FTAGFFVGAMGSAFVAFFLLENFLVVDGIMTGLFN

Sequence of entity 11 (M, m, y), FASTA

>6TRC_11 Photosystem I reaction center subunit XII (chains M, m, y)
MALTDTQVYVALVIALLPAVLAFRLSTELYK

Sequence of entity 12 (X, x, z), FASTA

>6TRC_12 Photosystem I 4.8K protein (chains X, x, z)
MATKSAKPTYAFRTFWAVLLLAINFLVAAYYFGILK

Ligands and cofactors

ID	Name	Formula	Copies
LMG	1,2-distearoyl-monogalactosyl-diglyceride	C45 H86 O10	3
CA	Calcium ion	Ca	6
SF4	Iron/sulfur cluster	Fe4 S4	9
LHG	1,2-dipalmitoyl-phosphatidyl-glycerole	C38 H75 O10 P	15
BCR	Beta-carotene	C40 H56	72
PQN	Phylloquinone	C31 H46 O2	6
CLA	Chlorophyll a	C55 H72 Mg N4 O5	288
CL0	Chlorophyll a isomer	C55 H72 Mg N4 O5	3

Primary citation

Current limits of structural biology: The transient interaction between cytochrome c6 and photosystem I. Koelsch, A., Radon, C., Golub, M. et al. Curr Opin Struct Biol (2020) 2:171-179. DOI 10.1016/j.crstbi.2020.08.003

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