2004
The FAD-shielding Residue Phe1395 Regulates Neuronal Nitric-oxide Synthase Catalysis by Controlling NADP+ Affinity and a Conformational Equilibrium within the Flavoprotein Domain*
Konas D, Zhu K, Sharma M, Aulak K, Brudvig G, Stuehr D. The FAD-shielding Residue Phe1395 Regulates Neuronal Nitric-oxide Synthase Catalysis by Controlling NADP+ Affinity and a Conformational Equilibrium within the Flavoprotein Domain*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 35412-35425. PMID: 15180983, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m400872200.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Photosynthetic Water Oxidation in Cytochromeb 559 Mutants Containing a Disrupted Heme-binding Pocket*
Morais F, Kühn K, Stewart D, Barber J, Brudvig G, Nixon P. Photosynthetic Water Oxidation in Cytochromeb 559 Mutants Containing a Disrupted Heme-binding Pocket*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 31986-31993. PMID: 11390403, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m103935200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsChlamydomonas reinhardtiiCytochrome b GroupDNA PrimersElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyHeme-Binding ProteinsHemeproteinsMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationOxidation-ReductionPhotosynthesisPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexWaterConceptsPhotosynthetic oxygen evolutionMethionine mutantsWild typeAlpha subunitLight-saturated ratePhotosystem two complexWild-type levelsHeme of cytochromePhotosynthetic water oxidationHeme-binding pocketOxygen evolutionChloroplast mutantsPSII supercomplexesHistidine axial ligandsChlamydomonas reinhardtiiGlutamine mutantTyrosine mutantsMutantsType levelsRedox roleHemeSubunitsOxygen evolution activityTyrosineComplexesUse of EPR Spectroscopy to Study Macromolecular Structure and Function
Biswas R, KÜhne H, Brudvig G, Gopalan V. Use of EPR Spectroscopy to Study Macromolecular Structure and Function. Science Progress 2001, 84: 45-68. PMID: 11382137, PMCID: PMC10367463, DOI: 10.3184/003685001783239050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyHumansMutagenesis, Site-DirectedProtein Structure, QuaternarySpin LabelsConceptsElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyProtein-nucleic acid complexesSpin-labeling reagentParamagnetic resonance spectroscopySpin labelsEPR spectroscopyAcid complexesBiological macromoleculesEPR spectraSite-specific substitutionMacromolecular structureResonance spectroscopyNucleic acidsSpectroscopyRecent applicationsStructural aspectsCommercial availabilityMacromoleculesCysteine residuesReagentsAdvent of techniquesStructure-function correlatesExperimental strategiesComplexesPowerful tool
2000
Assignment of the Q y Absorbance Bands of Photosystem II Chromophores by Low-Temperature Optical Spectroscopy of Wild-Type and Mutant Reaction Centers †
Stewart D, Nixon P, Diner B, Brudvig G. Assignment of the Q y Absorbance Bands of Photosystem II Chromophores by Low-Temperature Optical Spectroscopy of Wild-Type and Mutant Reaction Centers †. Biochemistry 2000, 39: 14583-14594. PMID: 11087414, DOI: 10.1021/bi001246j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteriochlorophyllsBenzoquinonesCold TemperatureCyanobacteriaElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyFree RadicalsFreezingGlutamineHistidineLight-Harvesting Protein ComplexesMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOxidation-ReductionPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexSpectrophotometryTyrosineConceptsAbsorbance bandPhotosystem IIHydrogen bonding environmentOptical spectroscopyReaction center chromophoresRedox-active cofactorsDouble difference spectraLow temperature optical spectroscopyNumber of chromophoresRedox-active quinonesMutant reaction centersRedox stateRC chromophoresAxial ligandsCryogenic optical spectroscopyChromophore positionProtein environmentPSII preparationsSpectral assignmentsElectrochromic effectAccessory ChlElectronic structureChromophoreChromophore interactionsPhotosynthetic RCs
1999
Mapping RNA−Protein Interactions in Ribonuclease P from Escherichia coli Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy †
Gopalan V, Kühne H, Biswas R, Li H, Brudvig G, Altman S. Mapping RNA−Protein Interactions in Ribonuclease P from Escherichia coli Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 1705-1714. PMID: 10026248, DOI: 10.1021/bi9807106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesComputer SimulationElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyEndoribonucleasesEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedProtein FoldingRibonuclease PRibonucleoproteinsRNA, BacterialRNA, CatalyticSpin LabelsStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsM1 RNAC5 proteinRibonuclease PCysteine residuesEscherichia coliRNA-protein interfaceCatalytic RNA subunitNative cysteine residuesSulfhydryl-specific reagentsCatalytic ribonucleoproteinRNA subunitHoloenzyme complexRNP complexesProtein cofactorsMutant derivativesDeletion derivativesRNASpin labelsProteinSpectroscopy-based approachRibonucleoproteinResiduesPosition 16Coli
1998
Identification of Histidine 118 in the D1 Polypeptide of Photosystem II as the Axial Ligand to Chlorophyll Z †
Stewart D, Cua A, Chisholm D, Diner B, Bocian D, Brudvig G. Identification of Histidine 118 in the D1 Polypeptide of Photosystem II as the Axial Ligand to Chlorophyll Z †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 10040-10046. PMID: 9665709, DOI: 10.1021/bi980668e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectron paramagnetic resonanceAxial ligandsChlorophyll ZPhotosystem IIRR spectraLow-temperature electron paramagnetic resonanceWild-type Photosystem IIRedox-active tyrosinesReaction centersEfficiency of photooxidationResonance Raman spectroscopyPSII complexesIR absorbance spectraD2 polypeptidesBacterial reaction centersParamagnetic resonanceRR signatureRaman spectroscopyAccessory ChlInfrared absorbanceQuantum yieldAbsorbance bandLigandsIR excitationLow-temperature illumination
1993
Spectroscopic evidence from site-directed mutants of Synechocystis PCC6803 in favor of a close interaction between histidine 189 and redox-active tyrosine 160, both of polypeptide D2 of the photosystem II reaction center.
Tang X, Chisholm D, Dismukes G, Brudvig G, Diner B. Spectroscopic evidence from site-directed mutants of Synechocystis PCC6803 in favor of a close interaction between histidine 189 and redox-active tyrosine 160, both of polypeptide D2 of the photosystem II reaction center. Biochemistry 1993, 32: 13742-8. PMID: 8257709, DOI: 10.1021/bi00212a045.Peer-Reviewed Original Research