Structure function studies of Photosystem II using X-ray free electron lasers

J Yano, J Kern, VK Yachandra - Annual review of biophysics, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The structure and mechanism of the water-oxidation chemistry that occurs in photosystem II
have been subjects of great interest. The advent of X-ray free electron lasers allowed the …

The extrinsic proteins of photosystem II: update

JL Roose, LK Frankel, MP Mummadisetti, TM Bricker - Planta, 2016 - Springer
Main conclusion Recent investigations have provided important new insights into the
structures and functions of the extrinsic proteins of Photosystem II. This review is an update …

Amino acid oxidation of the D1 and D2 proteins by oxygen radicals during photoinhibition of Photosystem II

R Kale, AE Hebert, LK Frankel… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
The Photosystem II reaction center is vulnerable to photoinhibition. The D1 and D2 proteins,
lying at the core of the photosystem, are susceptible to oxidative modification by reactive …

Recent advances in understanding the structural and functional evolution of FtsH proteases

L Yi, B Liu, PJ Nixon, J Yu, F Chen - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The FtsH family of proteases are membrane-anchored, ATP-dependent, zinc
metalloproteases. They are universally present in prokaryotes and the mitochondria and …

Structural coupling of extrinsic proteins with the oxygen-evolving center in photosystem II

K Ifuku, T Noguchi - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Photosystem II (PSII), which catalyzes photosynthetic water oxidation, is composed of more
than 20 subunits, including membrane-intrinsic and-extrinsic proteins. The PSII extrinsic …

Dramatic domain rearrangements of the cyanobacterial orange carotenoid protein upon photoactivation

H Liu, H Zhang, GS Orf, Y Lu, J Jiang, JD King… - Biochemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
Photosynthetic cyanobacteria make important contributions to global carbon and nitrogen
budgets. A protein known as the orange carotenoid protein (OCP) protects the …

Mass spectrometry-based cross-linking study shows that the Psb28 protein binds to cytochrome b559 in Photosystem II

DA Weisz, H Liu, H Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Photosystem II (PSII), a large pigment protein complex, undergoes rapid turnover under
natural conditions. During assembly of PSII, oxidative damage to vulnerable assembly …

Critical assessment of protein cross-linking and molecular docking: An updated model for the interaction between photosystem II and Psb27

KU Cormann, M Möller, MM Nowaczyk - Frontiers in plant science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Photosystem II (PSII) is a large membrane-protein complex composed of about 20 subunits
and various cofactors, which mediates the light-driven oxidation of water and reduction of …

The proteolysis adaptor, NblA, binds to the N-terminus of β-phycocyanin: Implications for the mechanism of phycobilisome degradation

AY Nguyen, WP Bricker, H Zhang, DA Weisz… - Photosynthesis …, 2017 - Springer
Phycobilisome (PBS) complexes are massive light-harvesting apparati in cyanobacteria that
capture and funnel light energy to the photosystem. PBS complexes are dynamically …

Tracing the pathways of waters and protons in photosystem II and cytochrome c oxidase

D Kaur, X Cai, U Khaniya, Y Zhang, J Mao, M Mandal… - Inorganics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Photosystem II (PSII) uses water as the terminal electron donor, producing oxygen in the
Mn4CaO5 oxygen evolving complex (OEC), while cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) reduces O2 …