2017
Crystallographic Data Support the Carousel Mechanism of Water Supply to the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II
Wang J, Askerka M, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. Crystallographic Data Support the Carousel Mechanism of Water Supply to the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II. ACS Energy Letters 2017, 2: 2299-2306. PMID: 29057331, PMCID: PMC5644713, DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.7b00750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxygen-evolving complexWater ligandsQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics analysisO bond formationPhotosystem IINew water moleculeMolecular mechanics analysisBiomimetic photocatalytic systemsDifference Fourier mapsWater moleculesPhotocatalytic cyclesCatalytic cycleSubstrate waterMn centersBond formationPhotocatalytic systemCrystallographic dataXFEL dataFourier mapsStructure-function relationsLigandsÅ resolutionComplexesNature of rearrangementsWater
2016
S3 State of the O2‑Evolving Complex of Photosystem II: Insights from QM/MM, EXAFS, and Femtosecond X‑ray Diffraction
Askerka M, Wang J, Vinyard DJ, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. S3 State of the O2‑Evolving Complex of Photosystem II: Insights from QM/MM, EXAFS, and Femtosecond X‑ray Diffraction. Biochemistry 2016, 55: 981-984. PMID: 26849148, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtended X-ray absorption fine structureFemtosecond x-ray diffractionX-ray diffractionOxygen-evolving complexS3 stateHybrid quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methodX-ray absorption fine structureQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics methodsAbsorption fine structureQM/MMPhotosystem IIMolecular mechanics methodElectron paramagnetic resonanceWater ligandsS3 transitionAmmonia bindingParamagnetic resonanceFine structureMechanics methodDiffractionComplexesStateResonanceLigandsMn4
2011
Structural Basis of Cooperative Ligand Binding by the Glycine Riboswitch
Butler EB, Xiong Y, Wang J, Strobel SA. Structural Basis of Cooperative Ligand Binding by the Glycine Riboswitch. Cell Chemical Biology 2011, 18: 293-298. PMID: 21439473, PMCID: PMC3076126, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2011.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlycine riboswitchStructural basisGene expressionÅ crystal structureTandem riboswitchesCooperative ligand bindingRiboswitchLigand bindingTandem pairMinor contactsBinding sitesAmino acid ligandsCooperative recognitionExpressionExtensive networkOperonFusobacterium nucleatumAptamerCrystal structureGlycine binding siteBindingLigandsInteractionAcid ligands
2004
The Activity of Selected RB69 DNA Polymerase Mutants Can Be Restored by Manganese Ions: The Existence of Alternative Metal Ion Ligands Used during the Polymerization Cycle †
Zakharova E, Wang J, Konigsberg W. The Activity of Selected RB69 DNA Polymerase Mutants Can Be Restored by Manganese Ions: The Existence of Alternative Metal Ion Ligands Used during the Polymerization Cycle †. Biochemistry 2004, 43: 6587-6595. PMID: 15157091, DOI: 10.1021/bi049615p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetal ionsRapid chemical quench techniquesB metal ionsMetal ion ligandsMetal ion dependenceNucleotidyl transfer reactionState kinetic analysisTransfer reactionsIon ligandsActive centersCrystal structureSide chainsManganese ionsCatalytic sitePolymerization cyclesIonsIon dependenceAlternative ligandsRB69 DNA Polymerase MutantsLigandsConformational changesPol complexPhosphoryl transferKinetic analysisComplexes