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Title: Structural isomers of the S 2 state in photosystem II: do they exist at room temperature and are they important for function?

Abstract

In nature, an oxo‐bridged Mn 4 CaO 5 cluster embedded in photosystem II (PSII), a membrane‐bound multi‐subunit pigment protein complex, catalyzes the water oxidation reaction that is driven by light‐induced charge separations in the reaction center of PSII. The Mn 4 CaO 5 cluster accumulates four oxidizing equivalents to enable the four‐electron four‐proton catalysis of two water molecules to one dioxygen molecule and cycles through five intermediate S‐states, S 0  – S 4 in the Kok cycle. One important question related to the catalytic mechanism of the oxygen‐evolving complex (OEC) that remains is, whether structural isomers are present in some of the intermediate S‐states and if such equilibria are essential for the mechanism of the O‐O bond formation. Here we compare results from electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and X‐ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) obtained at cryogenic temperatures for the S 2 state of PSII with structural data collected of the S 1 , S 2 and S 3 states by serial crystallography at neutral pH (∼6.5) using an X‐ray free electron laser at room temperature. While the cryogenic data show the presence of at least two structural forms of the S 2 state, the room temperature crystallography data can be well‐described bymore » just one S 2 structure. We discuss the deviating results and outline experimental strategies for clarifying this mechanistically important question.« less

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ORCiD logo [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [2]; ORCiD logo [3];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
  2. Institut für Biologie, Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin Berlin D‐10099 Germany
  3. Department of Chemistry – Ångström Molecular Biomimetics, Uppsala University Uppsala 75237 Sweden, Institutionen för Kemi, Kemiskt Biologiskt Centrum, Umeå Universitet Umeå 90187 Sweden
  4. Department of Chemistry – Ångström Molecular Biomimetics, Uppsala University Uppsala 75237 Sweden
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OSTI Identifier:
1500133
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DE‐AC02‐76SF00515
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Journal Name:
Physiologia Plantarum
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Physiologia Plantarum Journal Volume: 166 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9317
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication:
Denmark
Language:
English

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Chatterjee, Ruchira, Lassalle, Louise, Gul, Sheraz, Fuller, Franklin D., Young, Iris D., Ibrahim, Mohamed, de Lichtenberg, Casper, Cheah, Mun Hon, Zouni, Athina, Messinger, Johannes, Yachandra, Vittal K., Kern, Jan, and Yano, Junko. Structural isomers of the S 2 state in photosystem II: do they exist at room temperature and are they important for function?. Denmark: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1111/ppl.12947.
Chatterjee, Ruchira, Lassalle, Louise, Gul, Sheraz, Fuller, Franklin D., Young, Iris D., Ibrahim, Mohamed, de Lichtenberg, Casper, Cheah, Mun Hon, Zouni, Athina, Messinger, Johannes, Yachandra, Vittal K., Kern, Jan, & Yano, Junko. Structural isomers of the S 2 state in photosystem II: do they exist at room temperature and are they important for function?. Denmark. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12947
Chatterjee, Ruchira, Lassalle, Louise, Gul, Sheraz, Fuller, Franklin D., Young, Iris D., Ibrahim, Mohamed, de Lichtenberg, Casper, Cheah, Mun Hon, Zouni, Athina, Messinger, Johannes, Yachandra, Vittal K., Kern, Jan, and Yano, Junko. Fri . "Structural isomers of the S 2 state in photosystem II: do they exist at room temperature and are they important for function?". Denmark. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12947.
@article{osti_1500133,
title = {Structural isomers of the S 2 state in photosystem II: do they exist at room temperature and are they important for function?},
author = {Chatterjee, Ruchira and Lassalle, Louise and Gul, Sheraz and Fuller, Franklin D. and Young, Iris D. and Ibrahim, Mohamed and de Lichtenberg, Casper and Cheah, Mun Hon and Zouni, Athina and Messinger, Johannes and Yachandra, Vittal K. and Kern, Jan and Yano, Junko},
abstractNote = {In nature, an oxo‐bridged Mn 4 CaO 5 cluster embedded in photosystem II (PSII), a membrane‐bound multi‐subunit pigment protein complex, catalyzes the water oxidation reaction that is driven by light‐induced charge separations in the reaction center of PSII. The Mn 4 CaO 5 cluster accumulates four oxidizing equivalents to enable the four‐electron four‐proton catalysis of two water molecules to one dioxygen molecule and cycles through five intermediate S‐states, S 0  – S 4 in the Kok cycle. One important question related to the catalytic mechanism of the oxygen‐evolving complex (OEC) that remains is, whether structural isomers are present in some of the intermediate S‐states and if such equilibria are essential for the mechanism of the O‐O bond formation. Here we compare results from electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and X‐ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) obtained at cryogenic temperatures for the S 2 state of PSII with structural data collected of the S 1 , S 2 and S 3 states by serial crystallography at neutral pH (∼6.5) using an X‐ray free electron laser at room temperature. While the cryogenic data show the presence of at least two structural forms of the S 2 state, the room temperature crystallography data can be well‐described by just one S 2 structure. We discuss the deviating results and outline experimental strategies for clarifying this mechanistically important question.},
doi = {10.1111/ppl.12947},
journal = {Physiologia Plantarum},
number = 1,
volume = 166,
place = {Denmark},
year = {Fri Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Fri Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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