From antenna to reaction center: Pathways of ultrafast energy and charge transfer in photosystem II

Yang, Shiun-Jr; Arsenault, Eric A.; Orcutt, Kaydren; Iwai, Masakazu; Yoneda, Yusuke; Fleming, Graham R.

doi:10.1073/pnas.2208033119

Title: From antenna to reaction center: Pathways of ultrafast energy and charge transfer in photosystem II

Journal Article · Mon Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2208033119· OSTI ID:1891560

Yang, Shiun-Jr ^[1]; Arsenault, Eric A. ^[2]; Orcutt, Kaydren ^[1];

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Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, Kavli Energy Nanoscience Institute at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720

The photosystem II core complex (PSII-CC) is the smallest subunit of the oxygenic photosynthetic apparatus that contains core antennas and a reaction center, which together allow for rapid energy transfer and charge separation, ultimately leading to efficient solar energy conversion. However, there is a lack of consensus on the interplay between the energy transfer and charge separation dynamics of the core complex. Here, we report the application of two-dimensional electronic-vibrational (2DEV) spectroscopy to the spinach PSII-CC at 77 K. The simultaneous temporal and spectral resolution afforded by 2DEV spectroscopy facilitates the separation and direct assignment of coexisting dynamical processes. Our results show that the dominant dynamics of the PSII-CC are distinct in different excitation energy regions. By separating the excitation regions, we are able to distinguish the intraprotein dynamics and interprotein energy transfer. Additionally, with the improved resolution, we are able to identify the key pigments involved in the pathways, allowing for a direct connection between dynamical and structural information. Specifically, we show that C505 in CP43 and the peripheral chlorophyll Chlz _D1 in the reaction center are most likely responsible for energy transfer from CP43 to the reaction center.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (CSGB); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: FWP 449A; AC02-05CH11231; DGE-1752814

OSTI ID:: 1891560

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1992460

Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Vol. 119 Journal Issue: 42; ISSN 0027-8424

Publisher:: Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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