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 ResearchConceptsOxygen-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
2017
Chlorophyll a with a farnesyl tail in thermophilic cyanobacteria
Wiwczar JM, LaFountain AM, Wang J, Frank HA, Brudvig GW. Chlorophyll a with a farnesyl tail in thermophilic cyanobacteria. Photosynthesis Research 2017, 134: 175-182. PMID: 28741056, PMCID: PMC5832022, DOI: 10.1007/s11120-017-0425-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChlorophyllChlorophyll ACyanobacteriaElectron TransportOxygenPhotosynthesisPhotosystem II Protein ComplexConceptsThermophilic cyanobacteriaPhotosystem IIMajor light-harvesting pigmentOxygenic photosynthetic organismsLight-harvesting pigmentsÅ crystal structurePhotosynthetic organismsFarnesyl tailCyanobacteriaIsoprene unitsSpecific ChlSmall populationPhytyl tailElectron density mapsTailChlMass spectrometryOrganismsCofactorDensity mapsCrystal structureHigh-performance liquid chromatographyExperimental evidencePigmentsLiquid chromatography
2004
Visualizing a Circadian Clock Protein Crystal Structure of KaiC and Functional Insights
Pattanayek R, Wang J, Mori T, Xu Y, Johnson CH, Egli M. Visualizing a Circadian Clock Protein Crystal Structure of KaiC and Functional Insights. Molecular Cell 2004, 15: 375-388. PMID: 15304218, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2004.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClock protein complexesAuto-phosphorylation siteGlobal gene expressionCircadian biological clockHomohexameric complexEvolutionary relationshipsProtein complexesCircadian clockworkATP bindingFunctional insightsCircadian proteinsKaiCProtein crystal structuresCentral poreGene expressionMolecular componentsBiochemical mechanismsBiological clockCrystal structureDouble donutComplex formationProteinCircadian rhythmicityMutationsCyanobacteria
1999
New insights into the ATP‐dependent Clp protease: Escherichia coli and beyond
Porankiewicz J, Wang J, Clarke A. New insights into the ATP‐dependent Clp protease: Escherichia coli and beyond. Molecular Microbiology 1999, 32: 449-458. PMID: 10320569, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01357.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClp proteaseClpP proteinATP-dependent Clp proteaseClp/Hsp100Escherichia coliKey metabolic enzymesPrecise regulatory mechanismsChaperone subunitsPhotosynthetic organismsHigher plantsRegulatory subunitCellular processesHeptameric ringsHexameric ringThree-dimensional structureProteolytic subunitNew insightsRegulatory mechanismsProtein turnoverMetabolic enzymesFunctional importanceSubunitsProteaseRecent findingsProtein