Crystal structure of the RC-LH1 core complex from Rhodopseudomonas palustris.
Roszak, A.W., Howard, T.D., Southall, J., Gardiner, A.T., Law, C.J., Isaacs, N.W., Cogdell, R.J.(2003) Science 302: 1969-1972
- PubMed: 14671305 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1088892
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1PYH - PubMed Abstract: 
The crystal structure at 4.8 angstrom resolution of the reaction center-light harvesting 1 (RC-LH1) core complex from Rhodopseudomonas palustris shows the reaction center surrounded by an oval LH1 complex that consists of 15 pairs of transmembrane helical alpha- and beta-apoproteins and their coordinated bacteriochlorophylls. Complete closure of the RC by the LH1 is prevented by a single transmembrane helix, out of register with the array of inner LH1 alpha-apoproteins. This break, located next to the binding site in the reaction center for the secondary electron acceptor ubiquinone (UQB), may provide a portal through which UQB can transfer electrons to cytochrome b/c1.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.