2021
Structure of a photosystem I-ferredoxin complex from a marine cyanobacterium provides insights into far-red light photoacclimation
Gisriel CJ, Flesher DA, Shen G, Wang J, Ho MY, Brudvig GW, Bryant DA. Structure of a photosystem I-ferredoxin complex from a marine cyanobacterium provides insights into far-red light photoacclimation. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2021, 298: 101408. PMID: 34793839, PMCID: PMC8689207, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFar-red light photoacclimationChl fFar-red lightPhotosystem I (PSI) subunitsFRL-PSICryo-EM structureCyanobacterium Synechococcus spSynechococcus spI subunitsMarine cyanobacteriumPhotosystem ISoluble ferredoxinElectron transfer cofactorsPhotoacclimationChl f moleculesFerredoxin complexFar-red regionF moleculesBinding sitesFerredoxinAdditional sitesCanonical viewCyanobacteriaCyanobacteriumPhotosynthesis
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 ResearchConceptsThermophilic 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