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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCryoelectron MicroscopyElectron TransportModels, MolecularPhotosystem I Protein ComplexPlastoquinoneSynechocystisConceptsCryo-EM structureChemical bond energyElectron transfer chainBond energyPCC 6803Fuel catalystPhotosystem IBinding environmentTransfer chainLow binding affinityI variantsPlastoquinone derivativesBinding affinityCatalystPlastoquinone-9PS ICyanobacteriumBiophysical dataPhotosystemEnergyPhotonsVariantsAffinity
2011
Chloride Regulation of Enzyme Turnover: Application to the Role of Chloride in Photosystem II
Pokhrel R, McConnell IL, Brudvig GW. Chloride Regulation of Enzyme Turnover: Application to the Role of Chloride in Photosystem II. Biochemistry 2011, 50: 2725-2734. PMID: 21366335, DOI: 10.1021/bi2000388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxygen-evolving complexPhotosystem IICatalytic residuesChloride-binding siteRecent structural evidenceCyanobacterial photosystem IISalt bridgeEnzyme-substrate complexΑ-amylaseResidue crucialConformational shiftS-state cycleLys residuesCarboxylate residuesEnzyme turnoverChloride regulationResiduesD61Structural evidenceManganese clusterEnzymeBindingD1Potential mechanismsArg
2008
Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Study of the Catalytic Cycle of Water Splitting in Photosystem II
Sproviero EM, Gascón JA, McEvoy JP, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Study of the Catalytic Cycle of Water Splitting in Photosystem II. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2008, 130: 3428-3442. PMID: 18290643, DOI: 10.1021/ja076130q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstrate water moleculesWater moleculesMu-oxo bridgeOxygen-evolving complexWater splittingQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) hybrid methodsQuantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics StudySolar fuel production systemsPhotosystem IIX-ray diffraction structureMolecular mechanics studySecond coordination shellCyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatusOxomanganese clusterDioxygen evolutionTerminal ligandsXRD structureCatalytic clustersCP43-R357Ligand exchangeCatalytic reactionCatalytic cycleReaction intermediatesS0 stateNucleophilic attack
2006
Water-Splitting Chemistry of Photosystem II
McEvoy JP, Brudvig GW. Water-Splitting Chemistry of Photosystem II. Chemical Reviews 2006, 106: 4455-4483. PMID: 17091926, DOI: 10.1021/cr0204294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular Recognition in the Selective Oxygenation of Saturated C-H Bonds by a Dimanganese Catalyst
Das S, Incarvito CD, Crabtree RH, Brudvig GW. Molecular Recognition in the Selective Oxygenation of Saturated C-H Bonds by a Dimanganese Catalyst. Science 2006, 312: 1941-1943. PMID: 16809537, DOI: 10.1126/science.1127899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHydrogen bondingMolecular recognitionH bondsCarboxylic acid groupsMolecular recognition elementsSynthetic catalystsSaturated CKemp's triacidSelective oxygenationCOOH groupRegioselective functionalizationH activationHigh selectivityAcid groupsRecognition groupReactive centerRecognition elementCatalystTriacidOrient substratesSelectivityBondingBondsControl experimentsSubstrate
2005
The mechanism of photosynthetic water splitting
McEvoy J, Gascon J, Batista V, Brudvig G. The mechanism of photosynthetic water splitting. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 2005, 4: 940-949. PMID: 16307106, DOI: 10.1039/b506755c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComputer SimulationManganeseModels, MolecularOxidation-ReductionOxygenPhotosynthesisWaterConceptsProtein complex photosystem IIOxygen-evolving complexWater splittingPhotosynthetic water splittingGreen plant chloroplastsMolecular mechanics calculationsPhotosynthetic light reactionsRecent experimental resultsElectron transfer pathwayX-ray crystallographic modelSource of electronsProton concentration gradientPlant chloroplastsProduct protonsMechanics calculationsOxygenic photosynthesisDioxygen gasThylakoid lumenAerobic lifeElectronsThylakoid membranesCatalytic mechanismChemical energyPhotosystem IIManganese ionsNew Linear High-Valent Tetranuclear Manganese-Oxo Cluster Relevant to the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II with Oxo, Hydroxo, and Aqua Coordinated to a Single Mn(IV)
Chen, Collomb M, Duboc C, Blondin G, Rivière E, Faller J, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. New Linear High-Valent Tetranuclear Manganese-Oxo Cluster Relevant to the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II with Oxo, Hydroxo, and Aqua Coordinated to a Single Mn(IV). Inorganic Chemistry 2005, 44: 9567-9573. PMID: 16323946, DOI: 10.1021/ic051462m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGround stateSpin statesFirst excited spin stateExcited spin statesSpin-triplet stateLarge energy gapOxygen-Evolving ComplexMn–Mn distanceDiamagnetic ground stateEnergy gapVariable-temperature magnetic susceptibility dataX-ray powder diffractionTriplet stateMagnetic susceptibility dataTetranuclear manganeseMnIV ionsGeneral Synthesis of Di-μ-oxo Dimanganese Complexes as Functional Models for the Oxygen Evolving Complex of Photosystem II
Chen H, Tagore R, Das S, Incarvito C, Faller J, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. General Synthesis of Di-μ-oxo Dimanganese Complexes as Functional Models for the Oxygen Evolving Complex of Photosystem II. Inorganic Chemistry 2005, 44: 7661-7670. PMID: 16212393, DOI: 10.1021/ic0509940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCrystallography, X-RayModels, BiologicalModels, MolecularOrganometallic CompoundsOxygenPhotosystem II Protein ComplexConceptsDimanganese complexesCatalytic activitySeries of complexesGeneral preparative methodUV-visible spectroscopyElectrospray mass spectrometryOxygen-Evolving ComplexX-ray crystallographyPhotosystem IIParent complexEPR spectroscopyOxygen-evolving activityGeneral synthesisPreparative methodLigand librariesMass spectrometryHigh product purityComplexesMn dimersSpectroscopyProduct purityPrecursorsTerpyCrystallographyOxoConstruction 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 systemPathwayComplexesHigh‐Spin Chloro Mononuclear MnIII Complexes: A Multifrequency High‐Field EPR Study
Mantel C, Chen H, Crabtree R, Brudvig G, Pécaut J, Collomb M, Duboc C. High‐Spin Chloro Mononuclear MnIII Complexes: A Multifrequency High‐Field EPR Study. ChemPhysChem 2005, 6: 541-546. PMID: 15799481, DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200400484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic propertiesLigand field strengthHigh-Field EPR StudyPorphyrinic systemsTridentate ligandMnIII complexesDistorted octahedronLigands decreasesSolid stateJahn-Teller distortionPrevious complexesStructural characterizationCrystallographic dataEPR studiesMultifrequency EPRManganese ionsComplexesOctahedraTetragonal distortionE termDifferent temperaturesAnionsEPRLigandsProperties
2003
The X‐ray structure of photosystem II reveals a novel electron transport pathway between P680, cytochrome b 559 and the energy‐quenching cation, ChlZ +
Vasil’ev S, Brudvig G, Bruce D. The X‐ray structure of photosystem II reveals a novel electron transport pathway between P680, cytochrome b 559 and the energy‐quenching cation, ChlZ +. FEBS Letters 2003, 543: 159-163. PMID: 12753925, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(03)00442-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Component B Binding to the Soluble Methane Monooxygenase Hydroxylase by Saturation-Recovery EPR Spectroscopy of Spin-Labeled MMOB
MacArthur R, Sazinsky M, Kühne H, Whittington D, Lippard S, Brudvig G. Component B Binding to the Soluble Methane Monooxygenase Hydroxylase by Saturation-Recovery EPR Spectroscopy of Spin-Labeled MMOB. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2002, 124: 13392-13393. PMID: 12418885, DOI: 10.1021/ja0279904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructure-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
2001
Pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance methods for macromolecular structure determination
Lakshmi K, Brudvig G. Pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance methods for macromolecular structure determination. Current Opinion In Structural Biology 2001, 11: 523-531. PMID: 11785751, DOI: 10.1016/s0959-440x(00)00242-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectron paramagnetic resonance methodHigh-field EPRParamagnetic resonance methodMacromolecular structure determinationStructure elucidationEPR distance measurementsMacromolecular systemsStructure determinationStructure/function relationshipsRecent applicationsResonance methodMicrowave technologyFunction relationshipsEPRDeterminationRecent developmentsReview articlePowerful toolElucidationHigh-Frequency EPR Study of a New Mononuclear Manganese(III) Complex: [(terpy)Mn(N3)3] (terpy = 2,2‘:6‘,2‘ ‘-Terpyridine)
Limburg J, Vrettos J, Crabtree R, Brudvig G, de Paula J, Hassan A, Barra A, Duboc-Toia C, Collomb M. High-Frequency EPR Study of a New Mononuclear Manganese(III) Complex: [(terpy)Mn(N3)3] (terpy = 2,2‘:6‘,2‘ ‘-Terpyridine). Inorganic Chemistry 2001, 40: 1698-1703. PMID: 11261982, DOI: 10.1021/ic001118j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation: combining biophysical studies of photosystem II with inorganic model chemistry
Vrettos J, Limburg J, Brudvig G. Mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation: combining biophysical studies of photosystem II with inorganic model chemistry. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2001, 1503: 229-245. PMID: 11115636, DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(00)00214-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCrystallographyElectron TransportHemerythrinHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsManganeseModels, ChemicalModels, MolecularOrganometallic CompoundsOxidation-ReductionOxygenPhotosynthesisPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexProtonsThylakoidsTyrosineWaterConceptsPhotosynthetic water oxidationWater oxidationOxygen-evolving complexProton-coupled electron transferTetranuclear manganese clusterMu-oxo bridgePhotosystem IIReduction of manganeseOOH speciesWater moleculesElectron transferModel chemistryManganese clusterNucleophilic attackDiferric siteFerric hydroperoxideOxidationD1 polypeptideBiophysical studiesOxyhemerythrinBiophysical resultsStructural modelDioxygenChemistryProtonation
1999
Location of the Iron−Sulfur Clusters FA and FB in Photosystem I: An Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study of Spin Relaxation Enhancement of P700 + †
Lakshmi K, Jung Y, Golbeck J, Brudvig G. Location of the Iron−Sulfur Clusters FA and FB in Photosystem I: An Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study of Spin Relaxation Enhancement of P700 + †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 13210-13215. PMID: 10529193, DOI: 10.1021/bi9910777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMapping RNA−Protein Interactions in Ribonuclease P from Escherichia coli Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy †
Gopalan V, Kühne H, Biswas R, Li H, Brudvig G, Altman S. Mapping RNA−Protein Interactions in Ribonuclease P from Escherichia coli Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 1705-1714. PMID: 10026248, DOI: 10.1021/bi9807106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesComputer SimulationElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyEndoribonucleasesEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedProtein FoldingRibonuclease PRibonucleoproteinsRNA, BacterialRNA, CatalyticSpin LabelsStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsM1 RNAC5 proteinRibonuclease PCysteine residuesEscherichia coliRNA-protein interfaceCatalytic RNA subunitNative cysteine residuesSulfhydryl-specific reagentsCatalytic ribonucleoproteinRNA subunitHoloenzyme complexRNP complexesProtein cofactorsMutant derivativesDeletion derivativesRNASpin labelsProteinSpectroscopy-based approachRibonucleoproteinResiduesPosition 16Coli
1998
Cytochrome b559 of photosystem II
Stewart D, Brudvig G. Cytochrome b559 of photosystem II. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1998, 1367: 63-87. PMID: 9784607, DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(98)00139-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acid SequenceChemical PhenomenaChemistry, PhysicalCytochrome b GroupElectron TransportKineticsModels, BiologicalModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataOxidation-ReductionPhotochemistryPhotosynthesisPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexProtein Conformation
1992
Using saturation-recovery EPR to measure distances in proteins: applications to photosystem II.
Hirsh D, Beck W, Innes J, Brudvig G. Using saturation-recovery EPR to measure distances in proteins: applications to photosystem II. Biochemistry 1992, 31: 532-41. PMID: 1310040, DOI: 10.1021/bi00117a033.Peer-Reviewed Original Research