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Oriented Nanoarchitectonics of Bacteriorhodopsin for Enhancing ATP Generation in a FoF1-ATPase-Based Assembly System

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  • Zibo Li, Shandong University
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  • Xia Xu, CAS - Institute of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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  • Fanchen Yu, CAS - Institute of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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  • Jinbo Fei, CAS - Institute of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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  • Qiang Li, Shandong University
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  • Mingdong Dong
  • Junbai Li, CAS - Institute of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Energy conversion plays an important role in the metabolism of photosynthetic organisms. Improving energy transformation by promoting a proton gradient has been a great challenge for a long time. In the present study, we realize a directional proton migration through the construction of oriented bacteriorhodopsin (BR) microcapsules coated by FoF1-ATPase molecular motors through layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly. The changes in the conformation of BR under illumination lead to proton transfer in a radial direction, which generates a higher proton gradient to drive the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) by FoF1-ATPase. Furthermore, to promote the photosynthetic activity, optically matched quantum dots were introduced into the artificial coassembly system of BR and FoF1-ATPase. Such a design creates a new path for the use of light energy.

Original languageEnglish
Article number202116220
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume61
Issue16
Number of pages6
ISSN1433-7851
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2022

    Research areas

  • artificial biomimetic system, ATP production, co-assembly, energy conversion, proton gradient

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