2011
S1-State Model of the O2-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II
Luber S, Rivalta I, Umena Y, Kawakami K, Shen JR, Kamiya N, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. S1-State Model of the O2-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II. Biochemistry 2011, 50: 6308-6311. PMID: 21678908, PMCID: PMC3139771, DOI: 10.1021/bi200681q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-resolution spectroscopic dataQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics modelsExtended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) dataX-ray absorption fine structure dataFine structure dataPhotosystem IIX-ray diffraction modelOxygen-evolving complexDiffraction modelSingle crystalsMn clusterXRD modelMolecular mechanics modelIntermetallic distanceManganese centersSpectroscopic dataOxidation stateWater splittingCarboxylate moietyCatalytic cycleStructure dataLikely correspondsComplexesSplittingCrystals
2008
A Model of the Oxygen-Evolving Center of Photosystem II Predicted by Structural Refinement Based on EXAFS Simulations
Sproviero EM, Gascón JA, McEvoy JP, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. A Model of the Oxygen-Evolving Center of Photosystem II Predicted by Structural Refinement Based on EXAFS Simulations. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2008, 130: 6728-6730. PMID: 18457397, PMCID: PMC2678715, DOI: 10.1021/ja801979n.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxygen-evolving complexSpectroscopic dataPhotosystem IIOxygen-Evolving CenterIntermediate oxidation statesHigh-resolution spectroscopic dataOxidation stateCatalytic cycleMetal clustersEXAFS simulationsPolarized EXAFSXRD modelStructural refinementEXAFSComputational structural modelsSingle crystalsStructural modelDanglerAmino acidsIonsComplexesCrystalsMnAcidStructureLigation Of The C-Terminus Of The D1 Polypeptide Of Photosystem Ii To The Oxygen Evolving Complex: A Dft-Qm/Mm Study
Gascón J, Sproviero E, McEvoy J, Brudvig G, Batista V. Ligation Of The C-Terminus Of The D1 Polypeptide Of Photosystem Ii To The Oxygen Evolving Complex: A Dft-Qm/Mm Study. 2008, 363-368. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6709-9_82.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxygen-evolving complexC-terminal carboxylateD1-Ala344OEC of PSIIQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) hybrid methodsX-ray diffraction modelPhotosystem IID1 polypeptideFTIR difference spectraX-ray diffraction experimentsMM studyFTIR dataCalcium ligationElectronic propertiesVibrational frequenciesS2 stateSymmetric stretchPSII particlesXRD modelFTIRCarboxylateDiffraction experimentsDifference spectraComplexes