EMD-12327
In situ cryo-electron tomogram of a cluster of VIPP1-mCherry structures inside the Chlamydomonas chloroplast
EMD-12327
Tomography
Map released: 07/07/2021
Last modified: 21/07/2021
Sample Organism:
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Sample: VIPP1-mCherry structures inside the Chlamydomonas chloroplast
Deposition Authors: Wietrzynski W, Klumpe S, Heinz S, Spaniol B, Schaffer M, Rast A, Nickelsen J, Schroda M, Engel BD
Sample: VIPP1-mCherry structures inside the Chlamydomonas chloroplast
Deposition Authors: Wietrzynski W, Klumpe S, Heinz S, Spaniol B, Schaffer M, Rast A, Nickelsen J, Schroda M, Engel BD
Structural basis for VIPP1 oligomerization and maintenance of thylakoid membrane integrity.
Gupta TK,
Klumpe S
,
Gries K,
Heinz S
,
Wietrzynski W,
Ohnishi N,
Niemeyer J,
Spaniol B,
Schaffer M,
Rast A,
Ostermeier M,
Strauss M
,
Plitzko JM
,
Baumeister W,
Rudack T,
Sakamoto W
,
Nickelsen J,
Schuller JM
,
Schroda M
,
Engel BD
(2021) Cell , 184 , 3643 - 3659.e23








(2021) Cell , 184 , 3643 - 3659.e23
Abstract:
Vesicle-inducing protein in plastids 1 (VIPP1) is essential for the biogenesis and maintenance of thylakoid membranes, which transform light into life. However, it is unknown how VIPP1 performs its vital membrane-remodeling functions. Here, we use cryo-electron microscopy to determine structures of cyanobacterial VIPP1 rings, revealing how VIPP1 monomers flex and interweave to form basket-like assemblies of different symmetries. Three VIPP1 monomers together coordinate a non-canonical nucleotide binding pocket on one end of the ring. Inside the ring's lumen, amphipathic helices from each monomer align to form large hydrophobic columns, enabling VIPP1 to bind and curve membranes. In vivo mutations in these hydrophobic surfaces cause extreme thylakoid swelling under high light, indicating an essential role of VIPP1 lipid binding in resisting stress-induced damage. Using cryo-correlative light and electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM), we observe oligomeric VIPP1 coats encapsulating membrane tubules within the Chlamydomonas chloroplast. Our work provides a structural foundation for understanding how VIPP1 directs thylakoid biogenesis and maintenance.
Vesicle-inducing protein in plastids 1 (VIPP1) is essential for the biogenesis and maintenance of thylakoid membranes, which transform light into life. However, it is unknown how VIPP1 performs its vital membrane-remodeling functions. Here, we use cryo-electron microscopy to determine structures of cyanobacterial VIPP1 rings, revealing how VIPP1 monomers flex and interweave to form basket-like assemblies of different symmetries. Three VIPP1 monomers together coordinate a non-canonical nucleotide binding pocket on one end of the ring. Inside the ring's lumen, amphipathic helices from each monomer align to form large hydrophobic columns, enabling VIPP1 to bind and curve membranes. In vivo mutations in these hydrophobic surfaces cause extreme thylakoid swelling under high light, indicating an essential role of VIPP1 lipid binding in resisting stress-induced damage. Using cryo-correlative light and electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM), we observe oligomeric VIPP1 coats encapsulating membrane tubules within the Chlamydomonas chloroplast. Our work provides a structural foundation for understanding how VIPP1 directs thylakoid biogenesis and maintenance.