2005
Construction and Characterization of Genetically Modified Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Photosystem II Core Complexes Containing Carotenoids with Shorter π-Conjugation than β-Carotene*
Bautista J, Tracewell C, Schlodder E, Cunningham F, Brudvig G, Diner B. Construction and Characterization of Genetically Modified Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Photosystem II Core Complexes Containing Carotenoids with Shorter π-Conjugation than β-Carotene*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 38839-38850. PMID: 16159754, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m504953200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBeta CaroteneCarotenoidsCationsChlorophyllChromatographyChromatography, High Pressure LiquidElectronsGene DeletionLightManganeseModels, ChemicalModels, MolecularMutationOxidation-ReductionOxidoreductasesOxygenPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexPigmentationRhodobacter capsulatusSpectrophotometrySpectrophotometry, InfraredSynechocystisTemperatureTime FactorsTyrosineConceptsPhytoene desaturase geneII core complexesDesaturase genePS II core complexesSynechocystis spCore complexPS II assemblyCarotene desaturase genePhotosystem II core complexPCC 6803Rhodobacter capsulatusWild typeMutant strainRedox functionPhotosystem IISecondary electron transfer pathwayGenesElectron transfer pathwayLight-induced formationCarotenoidsSpChlorophyllConjugated pi-electron systemPathwayComplexes
2003
Two Redox-Active β-Carotene Molecules in Photosystem II †
Tracewell C, Brudvig G. Two Redox-Active β-Carotene Molecules in Photosystem II †. Biochemistry 2003, 42: 9127-9136. PMID: 12885246, DOI: 10.1021/bi0345844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalBeta CaroteneCyanobacteriaDarknessElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyFree RadicalsFreezingLight-Harvesting Protein ComplexesNormal DistributionOxidation-ReductionPhotochemistryPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexSpectroscopy, Near-InfraredSpinacia oleraceaTyrosineConceptsSecondary electron transfer pathwayElectron transfer pathwayElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyElectron transfer reactionsElectron transfer pathParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyHole-hopping mechanismPS II core complexesΒ-carotene moleculesPS II membranesII core complexesPhotosystem IIIR spectroscopyPS IILow temperatureCharge separationElectrostatic interactionsOxygen evolutionResonance spectroscopyLow-temperature illuminationInhibited samplesSpectroscopyEquilibrated statePeak variesSynechocystis PCC 6803
2001
Mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation: combining biophysical studies of photosystem II with inorganic model chemistry
Vrettos J, Limburg J, Brudvig G. Mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation: combining biophysical studies of photosystem II with inorganic model chemistry. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2001, 1503: 229-245. PMID: 11115636, DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(00)00214-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCrystallographyElectron TransportHemerythrinHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsManganeseModels, ChemicalModels, MolecularOrganometallic CompoundsOxidation-ReductionOxygenPhotosynthesisPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexProtonsThylakoidsTyrosineWaterConceptsPhotosynthetic water oxidationWater oxidationOxygen-evolving complexProton-coupled electron transferTetranuclear manganese clusterMu-oxo bridgePhotosystem IIReduction of manganeseOOH speciesWater moleculesElectron transferModel chemistryManganese clusterNucleophilic attackDiferric siteFerric hydroperoxideOxidationD1 polypeptideBiophysical studiesOxyhemerythrinBiophysical resultsStructural modelDioxygenChemistryProtonation
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
Orientation of the Tetranuclear Manganese Cluster and Tyrosine Z in the O2-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II: An EPR Study of the S2YZ • State in Oriented Acetate-Inhibited Photosystem II Membranes †
Lakshmi K, Eaton S, Eaton G, Brudvig G. Orientation of the Tetranuclear Manganese Cluster and Tyrosine Z in the O2-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II: An EPR Study of the S2YZ • State in Oriented Acetate-Inhibited Photosystem II Membranes †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 12758-12767. PMID: 10504246, DOI: 10.1021/bi990780s.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Characterization of the Interaction between Manganese and Tyrosine Z in Acetate-Inhibited Photosystem II †
Szalai V, Kühne H, Lakshmi K, Brudvig G. Characterization of the Interaction between Manganese and Tyrosine Z in Acetate-Inhibited Photosystem II †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 13594-13603. PMID: 9753446, DOI: 10.1021/bi9813025.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Reversible Binding of Nitric Oxide to Tyrosyl Radicals in Photosystem II. Nitric Oxide Quenches Formation of the S3 EPR Signal Species in Acetate-Inhibited Photosystem II†
Szalai V, Brudvig G. Reversible Binding of Nitric Oxide to Tyrosyl Radicals in Photosystem II. Nitric Oxide Quenches Formation of the S3 EPR Signal Species in Acetate-Inhibited Photosystem II†. Biochemistry 1996, 35: 15080-15087. PMID: 8942675, DOI: 10.1021/bi961117w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS3 EPR signalOxygen-evolving complexMultiline EPR signalEPR signalS2 statePhotosystem IIManganese-depleted photosystem IIS2-state multiline EPR signalRedox-active tyrosinesPhotosystem II samplesRadical EPR signalSignal speciesNitric oxide (NO) bindsTyrosyl radicalsAmmonia resultsReversible bindingOxideYZDipolar interactionsRibonucleotide reductase
1995
Spectroscopic evidence for the symmetric location of tyrosines D and Z in photosystem II.
Koulougliotis D, Tang X, Diner B, Brudvig G. Spectroscopic evidence for the symmetric location of tyrosines D and Z in photosystem II. Biochemistry 1995, 34: 2850-6. PMID: 7893698, DOI: 10.1021/bi00009a015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1992
Using saturation-recovery EPR to measure distances in proteins: applications to photosystem II.
Hirsh D, Beck W, Innes J, Brudvig G. Using saturation-recovery EPR to measure distances in proteins: applications to photosystem II. Biochemistry 1992, 31: 532-41. PMID: 1310040, DOI: 10.1021/bi00117a033.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Electron-transfer reactions in manganese-depleted photosystem II.
Buser C, Thompson L, Diner B, Brudvig G. Electron-transfer reactions in manganese-depleted photosystem II. Biochemistry 1990, 29: 8977-85. PMID: 2176840, DOI: 10.1021/bi00490a014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMn-depleted photosystem II membranesElectron donation reactionsManganese-depleted photosystem IIElectron donationCytochrome b559Photosystem II membranesElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyGlobal fitPSII samplesParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyEnergy differenceP680Room temperaturePhotosystem IIElectron transfer reactionsTime scalesLifetimeDecayFree energy differenceElectron transferRate constantsB559Resonance spectroscopySame orderRate of photooxidation
1989
Directed alteration of the D1 polypeptide of photosystem II: evidence that tyrosine-161 is the redox component, Z, connecting the oxygen-evolving complex to the primary electron donor, P680.
Metz J, Nixon P, Rögner M, Brudvig G, Diner B. Directed alteration of the D1 polypeptide of photosystem II: evidence that tyrosine-161 is the redox component, Z, connecting the oxygen-evolving complex to the primary electron donor, P680. Biochemistry 1989, 28: 6960-9. PMID: 2510819, DOI: 10.1021/bi00443a028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocation and magnetic relaxation properties of the stable tyrosine radical in photosystem II.
Innes J, Brudvig G. Location and magnetic relaxation properties of the stable tyrosine radical in photosystem II. Biochemistry 1989, 28: 1116-25. PMID: 2540815, DOI: 10.1021/bi00429a028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsChlorophyllElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyFree RadicalsKineticsLight-Harvesting Protein ComplexesMathematicsMicrowavesModels, MolecularModels, TheoreticalMyoglobinPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexPlant ProteinsProtein ConformationRhodobacter sphaeroidesThermodynamicsTyrosineWhalesConceptsMetal ionsPSII membranesPhotosystem IIProtein surfaceMicrowave power saturationReaction centersRaman relaxation mechanismMagnetic relaxation propertiesFree radicalsRelaxation enhancementDipolar relaxation enhancementIonsMembrane surfaceRelaxation propertiesSpin-lattice relaxationComplexesDipolar interactionsRadicalsRhodobacter sphaeroidesProtein structureD2 subunitsPower saturationDy3Relaxation mechanismSurface