Orientation of Ligand Field for Dangling Manganese in Photosynthetic Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II

2019 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Mino ◽  
Hiroki Nagashima
Keyword(s):  
Photosystem Ii ◽  
Ligand Field ◽  
Oxygen Evolving Complex ◽  
Photosynthetic Oxygen ◽  
Oxygen Evolving

Different sensitivities of photosystem II in green algae and cyanobacteria to phenylurea and phenol-type herbicides: effect on electron donor side

2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 315-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina K. Yotsova ◽  
Martin A. Stefanov ◽  
Anelia G. Dobrikova ◽  
Emilia L. Apostolova
Keyword(s):  
Photosystem Ii ◽  
Kinetic Parameters ◽  
Oxygen Evolution ◽  
Oxygen Evolving Complex ◽  
Photosynthetic Oxygen Evolution ◽  
Donor Side ◽  
Short Term Treatment ◽  
Psii Photochemistry ◽  
Photosynthetic Oxygen ◽  
Oxygen Evolving

AbstractThe effects of short-term treatment with phenylurea (DCMU, isoproturon) and phenol-type (ioxynil) herbicides on the green algaChlorella kessleriand the cyanobacteriumSynechocystis salinawith different organizations of photosystem II (PSII) were investigated using pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthetic oxygen evolution measured by polarographic oxygen electrodes (Clark-type and Joliot-type). The photosynthetic oxygen evolution showed stronger inhibition than the PSII photochemistry. The effects of the studied herbicides on both algal and cyanobacterial cells decreased in the following order: DCMU>isoproturon>ioxynil. Furthermore, we observed that the number of blocked PSII centers increased significantly after DCMU treatment (204–250 times) and slightly after ioxynil treatment (19–35 times) in comparison with the control cells. This study suggests that the herbicides affect not only the acceptor side but also the donor side of PSII by modifications of the Mn cluster of the oxygen-evolving complex. We propose that one of the reasons for the different PSII inhibitions caused by herbicides is their influence, in different extents, on the kinetic parameters of the oxygen-evolving reactions (the initial S0−S1state distribution, the number of blocked centers SB, the turnover time of Sistates, misses and double hits). The relationship between the herbicide-induced inhibition and the changes in the kinetic parameters is discussed.

The Effects of 3-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea on the Photosynthetic Oxygen Complex

1984 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 347-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-José Delrieu
Keyword(s):  
Photosystem Ii ◽  
Kinetic Properties ◽  
Oxygen Evolving Complex ◽  
Separation Systems ◽  
Acceptor Side ◽  
Oxygen Complex ◽  
Inhibitory Site ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Photosynthetic Oxygen ◽  
Oxygen Evolving

In the presence of trypsin and ferricyanide as external electron acceptor, lettuce chloroplasts are resistant to DCMU, showing that the inhibitory site of DCMU is only situated on the acceptor side of photosystem II. However, kinetic properties of the oxygen evolving complex are modified at non-saturating concentrations of DCMU. These changes are interpreted in terms of a model with two distinct charges separation systems on the same center: the auxiliary donor- acceptor system DQL implicated in the transitions S1 → S2 and S2 → S3 would be much less affected by DCMU than the main donor-acceptor system YQH after the first flash.

scholarly journals Structural Changes in the Acceptor Site of Photosystem II upon Ca2+/Sr2+ Exchange in the Mn4CaO5 Cluster Site and the Possible Long-Range Interactions

Biomolecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 371
Author(s):  
Koua
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Photosystem Ii ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Electron Acceptor ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Acceptor Site ◽  
Oxygen Evolving Complex ◽  
Long Range Interactions ◽  
Structural Perturbations ◽  
Oxygen Evolving

The Mn4CaO5 cluster site in the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) of photosystem II (PSII) undergoes structural perturbations, such as those induced by Ca2+/Sr2+ exchanges or Ca/Mn removal. These changes have been known to induce long-range positive shifts (between +30 and +150 mV) in the redox potential of the primary quinone electron acceptor plastoquinone A (QA), which is located 40 Å from the OEC. To further investigate these effects, we reanalyzed the crystal structure of Sr-PSII resolved at 2.1 Å and compared it with the native Ca-PSII resolved at 1.9 Å. Here, we focus on the acceptor site and report the possible long-range interactions between the donor, Mn4Ca(Sr)O5 cluster, and acceptor sites.

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