2005
Construction and Characterization of Genetically Modified Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Photosystem II Core Complexes Containing Carotenoids with Shorter π-Conjugation than β-Carotene*
Bautista J, Tracewell C, Schlodder E, Cunningham F, Brudvig G, Diner B. Construction and Characterization of Genetically Modified Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Photosystem II Core Complexes Containing Carotenoids with Shorter π-Conjugation than β-Carotene*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 38839-38850. PMID: 16159754, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m504953200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBeta CaroteneCarotenoidsCationsChlorophyllChromatographyChromatography, High Pressure LiquidElectronsGene DeletionLightManganeseModels, ChemicalModels, MolecularMutationOxidation-ReductionOxidoreductasesOxygenPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexPigmentationRhodobacter capsulatusSpectrophotometrySpectrophotometry, InfraredSynechocystisTemperatureTime FactorsTyrosineConceptsPhytoene desaturase geneII core complexesDesaturase genePS II core complexesSynechocystis spCore complexPS II assemblyCarotene desaturase genePhotosystem II core complexPCC 6803Rhodobacter capsulatusWild typeMutant strainRedox functionPhotosystem IISecondary electron transfer pathwayGenesElectron transfer pathwayLight-induced formationCarotenoidsSpChlorophyllConjugated pi-electron systemPathwayComplexesResonance Raman spectroscopy of carotenoids in Photosystem II core complexes
Tracewell C, Cua A, Bocian D, Brudvig G. Resonance Raman spectroscopy of carotenoids in Photosystem II core complexes. Photosynthesis Research 2005, 83: 45-52. PMID: 16143906, DOI: 10.1007/s11120-004-2350-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsII core complexesPhotosystem II core complexResonance Raman spectroscopyPS II core complexesRaman spectroscopyTrans configurationSecondary electron transfer reactionsElectron transfer reactionsMolecular wiresNeutral carotenoidsRR spectraAbsorption bandsCore complexDifference experimentsReaction centersExcitation wavelengthComplexesSpectroscopyPS IIRR resultsReactionΒ-caroteneSpectraCarotenoidsConfiguration
2002
Structure-Based Kinetic Modeling of Excited-State Transfer and Trapping in Histidine-Tagged Photosystem II Core Complexes from Synechocystis †
Vassiliev S, Lee C, Brudvig G, Bruce D. Structure-Based Kinetic Modeling of Excited-State Transfer and Trapping in Histidine-Tagged Photosystem II Core Complexes from Synechocystis †. Biochemistry 2002, 41: 12236-12243. PMID: 12356326, DOI: 10.1021/bi0262597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPSII core complexesFluorescence decay kineticsCharge separationRadical pairPhotosystem IIKinetic modelPhotosystem II core complexReaction centersFluorescence decayDecay kineticsII core complexesExcited-state dynamicsExcitation energy transferPrimary radical pairEnergy levelsStatic disorder modelElectron transferCharge stabilizationEnergy level modelExcited-state transferPSII preparationsStructure-based kinetic modelCore complexExponential decay componentsSimple kinetic model
2000
Characterization of Carotenoid and Chlorophyll Photooxidation in Photosystem II †
Tracewell C, Cua A, Stewart D, Bocian D, Brudvig G. Characterization of Carotenoid and Chlorophyll Photooxidation in Photosystem II †. Biochemistry 2000, 40: 193-203. PMID: 11141071, DOI: 10.1021/bi001992o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarotenoidsChlorophyllCyanobacteriaElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyFree RadicalsLight-Harvesting Protein ComplexesOxidation-ReductionPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexSpectroscopy, Near-InfraredSpectrum Analysis, RamanSpinacia oleraceaTemperatureThylakoidsConceptsSpinach PSII membranesPSII core complexesPSII membranesIR bandsElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyAccessory chlorophyllPhotosystem IIParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyResonance Raman bandsPrevious spectroscopic studiesCation radicalsRaman difference spectroscopySpectroscopic studiesAlternate electron donorsElectron donorInfrared absorbanceCharacterization of carotenoidsRaman bandsResonance spectroscopyDifference spectroscopyHeme cofactorProtein conformersCore complexDifferent stabilitiesMultiphasic kinetics
1999
Low-Temperature Optical and Resonance Raman Spectra of a Carotenoid Cation Radical in Photosystem II
Vrettos J, Stewart D, de Paula J, Brudvig G. Low-Temperature Optical and Resonance Raman Spectra of a Carotenoid Cation Radical in Photosystem II. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry B 1999, 103: 6403-6406. DOI: 10.1021/jp991464q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarotenoid cation radicalsCarotenoid cationResonance Raman spectraCation radicalsSecondary electron transfer pathwayRaman spectraFT-Raman spectraPhotosystem II core complexElectron transfer pathwayII core complexesPhotosystem IIReversible photooxidationChemical oxidationCationsLow-temperature illuminationFirst exampleCytochrome b559Absorbance maximumPhotooxidationRadicalsSpectraCore complexPossible natureOxidationSpectrum characteristics