A distinct double-ring LH1-LH2 photocomplex from an extremophilic phototroph.

ABSTRACT: Halorhodospira (Hlr.) halophila strain BN9622 is an extremely halophilic and alkaliphilic phototrophic purple sulfur bacterium isolated from a hypersaline lake in the Libyan Desert whose total salinity exceeded 35% at pH 10.7. Here we present a cryo-EM structure of the native LH1-LH2 co-complex from strain BN9622 at 2.22 Å resolution. Surprisingly, the LH1-LH2 co-complex consists of a double-ring cylindrical structure with the larger LH1 ring encircling a smaller LH2 ring. The Hlr. halophila LH1 contains 18 αβ-subunits and additional bacteriochlorophyll a (BChl a) molecules that absorb maximally at 797 nm. The LH2 ring is composed of 9 αβ-subunits, and the BChl a molecules in the co-complex form extensive intra- and inter-complex networks to allow near 100% efficiency of energy transfer to

SUBMITTER: Tani K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11802735 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature