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 ResearchConceptsOxygen-evolving complexMetal ionsPhotosystem IIElectron density peakIndividual metal ionsElectron density distributionNumber of electronsPSII dimersMetal centerWater oxidationOxidation stateElectron numberHomodimeric protein complexElectronsCrystal structurePSII structureDensity distributionDensity peaksComplexesRedox stateIonsDimersMonomersPeakOxidation
2018
On the damage done to the structure of the Thermoplasma acidophilum proteasome by electron radiation
Wang J, Liu Z, Crabtree RH, Frank J, Moore PB. On the damage done to the structure of the Thermoplasma acidophilum proteasome by electron radiation. Protein Science 2018, 27: 2051-2061. PMID: 30242932, PMCID: PMC6237698, DOI: 10.1002/pro.3511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal chemical effectsElectron beamElectron radiationChemical mechanismStructure effectsChemical effectsElectron microscopeBackbone atomsChemical damageΑ-helixThermoplasma acidophilumMoleculesDose-dependent degradationQuaternary structureElectronsBeamAtomsEM mapsRadiationStructureMicroscopeResolutionSmall changesAcidophilum