7rf4
From Proteopedia
RT XFEL structure of Photosystem II 50 microseconds after the second illumination at 2.27 Angstrom resolution
Structural highlights
FunctionPSBA1_THEVB Photosystem II (PSII) is a light-driven water:plastoquinone oxidoreductase that uses light energy to abstract electrons from H(2)O, generating O(2) and a proton gradient subsequently used for ATP formation. It consists of a core antenna complex that captures photons, and an electron transfer chain that converts photonic excitation into a charge separation. The D1/D2 (PsbA/PsbA) reaction center heterodimer binds P680, the primary electron donor of PSII as well as several subsequent electron acceptors.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_01379][1] [2] [3] Publication Abstract from PubMedLight-driven oxidation of water to molecular oxygen is catalyzed by the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) in Photosystem II (PS II). This multi-electron, multi-proton catalysis requires the transport of two water molecules to and four protons from the OEC. A high-resolution 1.89 A structure obtained by averaging all the S states and refining the data of various time points during the S(2) to S(3) transition has provided better visualization of the potential pathways for substrate water insertion and proton release. Our results indicate that the O1 channel is the likely water intake pathway, and the Cl1 channel is the likely proton release pathway based on the structural rearrangements of water molecules and amino acid side chains along these channels. In particular in the Cl1 channel, we suggest that residue D1-E65 serves as a gate for proton transport by minimizing the back reaction. The results show that the water oxidation reaction at the OEC is well coordinated with the amino acid side chains and the H-bonding network over the entire length of the channels, which is essential in shuttling substrate waters and protons. Structural dynamics in the water and proton channels of photosystem II during the S(2) to S(3) transition.,Hussein R, Ibrahim M, Bhowmick A, Simon PS, Chatterjee R, Lassalle L, Doyle M, Bogacz I, Kim IS, Cheah MH, Gul S, de Lichtenberg C, Chernev P, Pham CC, Young ID, Carbajo S, Fuller FD, Alonso-Mori R, Batyuk A, Sutherlin KD, Brewster AS, Bolotovsky R, Mendez D, Holton JM, Moriarty NW, Adams PD, Bergmann U, Sauter NK, Dobbek H, Messinger J, Zouni A, Kern J, Yachandra VK, Yano J Nat Commun. 2021 Nov 11;12(1):6531. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26781-z. PMID:34764256[4] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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Categories: Large Structures | Thermosynechococcus vestitus BP-1 | Adams PD | Alonso-Mori R | Batyuk A | Bergmann U | Bhowmick A | Bogacz I | Bolotovski R | Brewster AS | Carbajo S | Chatterjee R | Cheah MH | Chernev P | Dobbek H | Doyle MD | Fuller FD | Gul S | Holton JM | Hussein R | Ibrahim M | Kern J | Kim I-S | Lassalle L | Mendez D | Messinger J | Moriarty NW | Pham CC | Sauter NK | Simon PS | Sutherlin KD | Yachandra VK | Yano J | Young ID | Zouni A | De Lichtenberg C
