Atoms to phenotypes: Molecular design principles of cellular energy metabolism

Abhishek Singharoy, Christopher Maffeo, Karelia H. Delgado-Magnero, David J. K. Swainsbury, Melih Sener, Ulrich Kleinekathöfer, John W. Vant, Jonathan Nguyen, Andrew Hitchcock, Barry Isralewitz, Ivan Teo, Danielle E. Chandler, John E. Stone, James C. Phillips, Taras V. Pogorelov, M. Ilaria Mallus, Christophe Chipot, Zaida Luthey-Schulten, D. Peter Tieleman, C. Neil HunterEmad Tajkhorshid, Aleksei Aksimentiev, Klaus Schulten

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Abstract

A full atomic resolution model of an entire organelle, the photosynthetic chromatophore vesicle of a purple bacterium, is constructed and reveals how the photosynthetic apparatus is optimized for ATP production in low-light habitats.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1098-1111.e23
Number of pages14
JournalCell
Volume179
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Nov 2019

Keywords

  • bioenergetics
  • biological membranes
  • charge transport
  • chromatophore
  • integrative model
  • MD
  • mitochondria
  • molecular dynamics simulation
  • optical spectroscopy
  • photosynthesis

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