2022
Glycerol binding at the narrow channel of photosystem II stabilizes the low-spin S2 state of the oxygen-evolving complex
Flesher DA, Liu J, Wiwczar JM, Reiss K, Yang KR, Wang J, Askerka M, Gisriel CJ, Batista VS, Brudvig GW. Glycerol binding at the narrow channel of photosystem II stabilizes the low-spin S2 state of the oxygen-evolving complex. Photosynthesis Research 2022, 152: 167-175. PMID: 35322325, PMCID: PMC9427693, DOI: 10.1007/s11120-022-00911-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCyanobacteriaElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyGlycerolHydrogenOxidation-ReductionOxygenPhotosystem II Protein ComplexWaterConceptsOxygen-evolving complexHydrogen bond networkS2 stateEPR signalPhotosystem II cyclesX-ray crystal structureRelative stabilityState EPR signalsD1-Asp61Water oxidationCatalytic intermediatesPhotochemical oxidationEPR spectraGlycerol moleculesCrystal structureCyanobacterial PSIIMultiline signalState SiPhotosystem IIOxidationRelative intensitiesComplexesEffect of glycerolExperimental conditionsStability
2021
Heterogeneous Composition of Oxygen-Evolving Complexes in Crystal Structures of Dark-Adapted Photosystem II
Wang J, Gisriel CJ, Reiss K, Huang HL, Armstrong WH, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. Heterogeneous Composition of Oxygen-Evolving Complexes in Crystal Structures of Dark-Adapted Photosystem II. Biochemistry 2021, 60: 3374-3384. PMID: 34714055, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChlorophyllCrystallographyElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyLight-Harvesting Protein ComplexesModels, TheoreticalOxidation-ReductionOxygenPhotosystem II Protein ComplexPlant ProteinsThylakoidsWaterConceptsOxygen-evolving complexMetal ionsPhotosystem IIElectron density peakIndividual metal ionsElectron density distributionNumber of electronsPSII dimersMetal centerWater oxidationOxidation stateElectron numberHomodimeric protein complexElectronsCrystal structurePSII structureDensity distributionDensity peaksComplexesRedox stateIonsDimersMonomersPeakOxidation
2008
A regulatable switch mediates self-association in an immunoglobulin fold
Calabrese MF, Eakin CM, Wang JM, Miranker AD. A regulatable switch mediates self-association in an immunoglobulin fold. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2008, 15: 965-971. PMID: 19172750, PMCID: PMC2680708, DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmyloidAmyloidosisBeta 2-MicroglobulinCopperCrystallography, X-RayElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsImmunoglobulinsIn Vitro TechniquesModels, BiologicalModels, MolecularMultiprotein ComplexesProtein FoldingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein Structure, QuaternaryRenal Dialysis