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Structural highlights

Function

PSBA1_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]}

See Also

• Cytochrome C 3D structures
• Photosystem II 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Broser M, Gabdulkhakov A, Kern J, Guskov A, Muh F, Saenger W, Zouni A. Crystal structure of monomeric photosystem II from Thermosynechococcus elongatus at 3.6-a resolution. J Biol Chem. 2010 Aug 20;285(34):26255-62. Epub 2010 Jun 17. PMID:20558739 doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.127589
2. ↑ Broser M, Glockner C, Gabdulkhakov A, Guskov A, Buchta J, Kern J, Muh F, Dau H, Saenger W, Zouni A. Structural basis of cyanobacterial photosystem II Inhibition by the herbicide terbutryn. J Biol Chem. 2011 May 6;286(18):15964-72. Epub 2011 Mar 2. PMID:21367867 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M110.215970
3. ↑ Kern J, Tran R, Alonso-Mori R, Koroidov S, Echols N, Hattne J, Ibrahim M, Gul S, Laksmono H, Sierra RG, Gildea RJ, Han G, Hellmich J, Lassalle-Kaiser B, Chatterjee R, Brewster AS, Stan CA, Glockner C, Lampe A, DiFiore D, Milathianaki D, Fry AR, Seibert MM, Koglin JE, Gallo E, Uhlig J, Sokaras D, Weng TC, Zwart PH, Skinner DE, Bogan MJ, Messerschmidt M, Glatzel P, Williams GJ, Boutet S, Adams PD, Zouni A, Messinger J, Sauter NK, Bergmann U, Yano J, Yachandra VK. Taking snapshots of photosynthetic water oxidation using femtosecond X-ray diffraction and spectroscopy. Nat Commun. 2014 Jul 9;5:4371. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5371. PMID:25006873 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5371