FEBS lettersLight-Harvesting Protein ComplexesCarotenoidsBacterial ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyEctothiorhodospira
Structural insights into LH2 complexes formed by a purple sulfur bacterium with inhibited carotenoid biosynthesis.
Anna D Burtseva, Timur N Baymukhametov, Maxim A Bolshakov, Aleksandr S Starodubov, Huawei Zhang, Vladimir O Popov, Aleksandr A Ashikhmin, Konstantin M Boyko
Published: 202610.1002/1873-3468.70242
Abstract
The LH2 complex is essential for light harvesting in many photosynthetic bacteria. To elucidate the specific structural role of carotenoids, we analyzed LH2 complexes from Ectothiorhodospira haloalkaliphila with inhibited carotenoid biosynthesis. Thi…
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