2024
Cryo-EM structure of a photosystem I variant containing an unusual plastoquinone derivative in its electron transfer chain
Gisriel C, Kurashov V, Iwig D, Russell B, Vinyard D, Brudvig G, Golbeck J, Lakshmi K. Cryo-EM structure of a photosystem I variant containing an unusual plastoquinone derivative in its electron transfer chain. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadp4937. PMID: 39612342, PMCID: PMC11606441, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adp4937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-EM structureChemical bond energyElectron transfer chainBond energyPCC 6803Fuel catalystPhotosystem IBinding environmentTransfer chainLow binding affinityI variantsPlastoquinone derivativesBinding affinityCatalystPlastoquinone-9PS ICyanobacteriumBiophysical dataPhotosystemEnergyPhotonsVariantsAffinity
2022
Structure of a dimeric photosystem II complex from a cyanobacterium acclimated to far-red light
Gisriel C, Shen G, Flesher D, Kurashov V, Golbeck J, Brudvig G, Amin M, Bryant D. Structure of a dimeric photosystem II complex from a cyanobacterium acclimated to far-red light. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2022, 299: 102815. PMID: 36549647, PMCID: PMC9843442, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFar-red light photoacclimationChl dFar-red lightPhotosystem IIChl fWater-splitting enzymeEnergy transferDimeric photosystem II complexesCryo-EM structurePhotosystem II complexElectron transfer chainWater oxidationChl f moleculesDimeric complexStructure-function relationshipsPhotosynthetic machineryPsbH subunitProtein environmentMonomeric structureOxygenic photosynthesisVisible lightFormyl moietyF moleculesAccessory pigmentsTransfer chain