Abstract
Novel peripheral light-harvesting (LH) complex designated as LL LH2 was isolated along with LH4 complex from Rhodopseudomonas palustris cells grown under low light intensity (LL). FPLC-MS/MS allowed to reveal PucABd and PucBabc apoproteins in LL LH2 complex, which is different from previously described LH4 complex containing PucABd, PucABa and PucBb. The main carotenoids in LL LH2 complex were rhodopin and 3,4-didehydrorhodopin. Three-dimensional modeling demonstrated which amino acid residues of all the β-subunits could interact with carotenoids (Car) and bacteriochlorophyll a (BChl a). Analysis of amino acid sequences of α-subunits of both LL complexes showed presence of different C-terminal motifs, IESSVNVG in αa subunit and IESSIKAV in αd subunit, in the same positions of C-termini, which could reflect different retention force of LL LH2 and LH4 on hydroxyl apatite, facilitating successful isolation of these complexes. Differences of these LL complexes in protein and carotenoid composition, in efficiency of energy transfer from Car to BChl a, which is two times lower in LL LH2 than in LH4, allow to assign it to a novel type of light-harvesting complex in Rhodopseudomonas palustris.
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