1989
Molecular basis of the heat denaturation of photosystem II.
Thompson L, Blaylock R, Sturtevant J, Brudvig G. Molecular basis of the heat denaturation of photosystem II. Biochemistry 1989, 28: 6686-95. PMID: 2675973, DOI: 10.1021/bi00442a023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferential scanning calorimetryPSII complexesMembrane proteinsMn complexesAntenna proteinsThermal gel analysisElectron paramagnetic resonance measurementsGel analysisMembrane protein complexesMajor membrane proteinParamagnetic resonance measurementsElectron transport chainRelease of MnWater oxidationA2 peakHydroxide ionPSII membranesProtein complexesAqueous phaseComponent essentialSolubility propertiesDSC studiesMolecular basisEPR experimentsPSII core
1986
Differential scanning calorimetric studies of photosystem II: evidence for a structural role for cytochrome b559 in the oxygen-evolving complex.
Thompson L, Sturtevant J, Brudvig G. Differential scanning calorimetric studies of photosystem II: evidence for a structural role for cytochrome b559 in the oxygen-evolving complex. Biochemistry 1986, 25: 6161-9. PMID: 3790512, DOI: 10.1021/bi00368a050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxygen-evolving complexDifferential scanning calorimetryCytochrome b559Oxygen evolution activityPeak A2Photosystem IIDifferential scanning calorimetric studiesOxidation stateRelative peak areasScanning calorimetric studiesEvolution activityDSC studiesScanning calorimetryDSC tracesPeak areaC temperature rangeDegrees C temperature rangeEndothermic transitionLight-harvesting chlorophyllLow temperature shoulderDSC peakNew probeCalorimetric studiesB559PS II