2021
Heterogeneous Composition of Oxygen-Evolving Complexes in Crystal Structures of Dark-Adapted Photosystem II
Wang J, Gisriel CJ, Reiss K, Huang HL, Armstrong WH, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. Heterogeneous Composition of Oxygen-Evolving Complexes in Crystal Structures of Dark-Adapted Photosystem II. Biochemistry 2021, 60: 3374-3384. PMID: 34714055, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxygen-evolving complexMetal ionsPhotosystem IIElectron density peakIndividual metal ionsElectron density distributionNumber of electronsPSII dimersMetal centerWater oxidationOxidation stateElectron numberHomodimeric protein complexElectronsCrystal structurePSII structureDensity distributionDensity peaksComplexesRedox stateIonsDimersMonomersPeakOxidation
2003
Modifying the oligomeric state of cyclic amidase and its effect on enzymatic catalysis
Yoon J, Oh B, Kim K, Park JE, Wang J, Kim HS, Kim Y. Modifying the oligomeric state of cyclic amidase and its effect on enzymatic catalysis. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2003, 310: 651-659. PMID: 14521961, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.09.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyclic amidasesD-hydantoinaseCatalytic propertiesHydrophobic interaction domainCatalytic activityEnzymatic catalysisHydrophobic interactionsCyclic ureidesReversible hydrolysisDimeric formHydrophobic patchDimeric interactionsOligomeric stateSpecific activityTetramerKinetic propertiesCatalysisLow specific activityDihydropyrimidinesPropertiesHydantoinsDimersDihydroorotaseHydrolysisInteraction
2000
Sulfolobus shibatae CCA-adding enzyme forms a tetramer upon binding two tRNA molecules: a scrunching-shuttling model of CCA specificity1 1Edited by T. Richmond
Li F, Wang J, Steitz T. Sulfolobus shibatae CCA-adding enzyme forms a tetramer upon binding two tRNA molecules: a scrunching-shuttling model of CCA specificity1 1Edited by T. Richmond. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2000, 304: 483-492. PMID: 11090289, DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive siteMulti-angle laser lightSmall-angle X-ray scatteringSize exclusion chromatographyX-ray scatteringFurther dimerizationExclusion chromatographyMoleculesDimeric enzymeC basesOligomerization stateTetramerTransfer RNA moleculesLaser lightTRNA moleculesRNA moleculesMonomersPrimer strandChromatographyEnzymeDimersHigh specificityBindingCCA-adding enzymeDimerization