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
2014
Structural basis for the fast self-cleavage reaction catalyzed by the twister ribozyme
Eiler D, Wang J, Steitz TA. Structural basis for the fast self-cleavage reaction catalyzed by the twister ribozyme. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 13028-13033. PMID: 25157168, PMCID: PMC4246988, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1414571111.Peer-Reviewed Original Research