2015
Analysis of the Radiation-Damage-Free X‑ray Structure of Photosystem II in Light of EXAFS and QM/MM Data
Askerka M, Vinyard DJ, Wang J, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. Analysis of the Radiation-Damage-Free X‑ray Structure of Photosystem II in Light of EXAFS and QM/MM Data. Biochemistry 2015, 54: 1713-1716. PMID: 25710258, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhotosystem II crystalsX-ray absorption fine structureExtended X-ray absorption fine structureAbsorption fine structurePhotosystem IIHigh-resolution structural modelS1 stateS0 stateOxygen-evolving complexRadiation damageX-ray diffraction studiesExtensive dark adaptationFine structureDiffraction studiesOxygen atomsManganese centersX-ray structureAtomsMM dataCrystalsStateEXAFSLightStructureResolution
2008
A Model of the Oxygen-Evolving Center of Photosystem II Predicted by Structural Refinement Based on EXAFS Simulations
Sproviero EM, Gascón JA, McEvoy JP, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. A Model of the Oxygen-Evolving Center of Photosystem II Predicted by Structural Refinement Based on EXAFS Simulations. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2008, 130: 6728-6730. PMID: 18457397, PMCID: PMC2678715, DOI: 10.1021/ja801979n.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxygen-evolving complexSpectroscopic dataPhotosystem IIOxygen-Evolving CenterIntermediate oxidation statesHigh-resolution spectroscopic dataOxidation stateCatalytic cycleMetal clustersEXAFS simulationsPolarized EXAFSXRD modelStructural refinementEXAFSComputational structural modelsSingle crystalsStructural modelDanglerAmino acidsIonsComplexesCrystalsMnAcidStructure