Flash-Induced Fourier Transform Infrared Detection of the Structural Changes during the S-State Cycle of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex in Photosystem II

Biochemistry ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 1497-1502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takumi Noguchi ◽  
Miwa Sugiura
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Photosystem Ii ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Fourier Transform Infrared ◽  
Infrared Detection ◽  
Oxygen Evolving Complex ◽  
State Cycle ◽  
Oxygen Evolving

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.

scholarly journals Simulation of the isotropic EXAFS spectra for the S2 and S3 structures of the oxygen evolving complex in photosystem II

2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (13) ◽  
pp. 3979-3984 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xichen Li ◽  
Per E. M. Siegbahn ◽  
Ulf Ryde
Keyword(s):  
Photosystem Ii ◽  
Water Oxidation ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Complete Agreement ◽  
Oxygen Evolving Complex ◽  
Chemical Modeling ◽  
Oxygen Evolving ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Exafs Spectra

Most of the main features of water oxidation in photosystem II are now well understood, including the mechanism for O–O bond formation. For the intermediate S2 and S3 structures there is also nearly complete agreement between quantum chemical modeling and experiments. Given the present high degree of consensus for these structures, it is of high interest to go back to previous suggestions concerning what happens in the S2–S3 transition. Analyses of extended X-ray adsorption fine structure (EXAFS) experiments have indicated relatively large structural changes in this transition, with changes of distances sometimes larger than 0.3 Å and a change of topology. In contrast, our previous density functional theory (DFT)(B3LYP) calculations on a cluster model showed very small changes, less than 0.1 Å. It is here found that the DFT structures are also consistent with the EXAFS spectra for the S2 and S3 states within normal errors of DFT. The analysis suggests that there are severe problems in interpreting EXAFS spectra for these complicated systems.

Effects of Ethylene Glycol and Methanol on Ammonia-Induced Structural Changes of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex in Photosystem II†

Biochemistry ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (28) ◽  
pp. 9758-9765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Hao Fang ◽  
Kuo-An Chiang ◽  
Chung-Hsien Hung ◽  
Keejong Chang ◽  
Shyue-Chu Ke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photosystem Ii ◽  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Oxygen Evolving Complex ◽  
Oxygen Evolving
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