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Zhang J, Hu W, Qian B, Li H, Sudduth B, Engelhard M, Zhang L, Hu J, Sun J, Zhang C, He H, Wang Y. Tuning hydrogenation chemistry of Pd-based heterogeneous catalysts by introducing homogeneous-like ligands. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3944. [PMID: 37402751 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39478-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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Noble metals have been extensively employed in a variety of hydrotreating catalyst systems for their featured functionality of hydrogen activation but may also bring side reactions such as undesired deep hydrogenation. It is crucial to develop a viable approach to selectively inhibit side reactions while preserving beneficial functionalities. Herein, we present modifying Pd with alkenyl-type ligands that forms homogeneous-like Pd-alkene metallacycle structure on the heterogeneous Pd catalyst to achieve the selective hydrogenolysis and hydrogenation. Particularly, a doped alkenyl-type carbon ligand on Pd-Fe catalyst is demonstrated to donate electrons to Pd, creating an electron-rich environment that elongates the distance and weakens the electronic interaction between Pd and unsaturated C of the reactants/products to control the hydrogenation chemistry. Moreover, high H2 activation capability is maintained over Pd and the activated H is transferred to Fe to facilitate C-O bond cleavage or directly participate in the reaction on Pd. The modified Pd-Fe catalyst displays comparable C-O bond cleavage rate but much higher selectivity (>90%) than the bare Pd-Fe (<50%) in hydrotreating of diphenyl ether (DPE, modelling the strongest C-O linkage in lignin) and enhanced ethene selectivity (>90%) in acetylene hydrogenation. This work sheds light on the controlled synthesis of selective hydrotreating catalysts via mimicking homogeneous analogues.
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- Jianghao Zhang
- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, 224002, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA.
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Developing silk sericin-based and carbon dots reinforced bio-nanocomposite films and potential application to litchi fruit. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2022.113630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Pachetti M, D'Amico F, Pascolo L, Pucciarelli S, Gessini A, Parisse P, Vaccari L, Masciovecchio C. UV Resonance Raman explores protein structural modification upon fibrillation and ligand interaction. Biophys J 2021; 120:4575-4589. [PMID: 34474016 PMCID: PMC8553600 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Amyloids are proteinaceous deposits considered an underlying pathological hallmark of several degenerative diseases. The mechanism of amyloid formation and its inhibition still represent challenging issues, especially when protein structure cannot be investigated by classical biophysical techniques as for the intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). In this view, the need to find an alternative way for providing molecular and structural information regarding IDPs prompted us to set a novel, to our knowledge, approach focused on UV Resonance Raman (UVRR) spectroscopy. To test its applicability, we study the fibrillation of hen-egg white lysozyme (HEWL) and insulin as well as their interaction with resveratrol, employing also intrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The increasing of the β-sheet structure content at the end of protein fibrillation probed by FTIR occurs simultaneously with a major solvent exposure of tryptophan (Trp) and tyrosine (Tyr) residues of HEWL and insulin, respectively, as revealed by UVRR and intrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy. However, because the latter technique is successfully used when proteins naturally contain Trp residues, it shows poor performances in the case of insulin, and the information regarding its tertiary structure is exclusively provided by UVRR spectroscopy. The presence of an increased concentration of resveratrol induces mild changes in the secondary structure of both protein fibrils while remodeling HEWL fibril length and promoting the formation of amorphous aggregates in the case of insulin. Although the intrinsic fluorescence spectra of proteins are hidden by resveratrol signal, UVRR Trp and Tyr bands are resonantly enhanced, showing a good sensitivity to the presence of resveratrol and marking a modification in the noncovalent interactions in which they are involved. Our findings demonstrate that UVRR is successfully employed in the study of aggregation-prone proteins and of their interaction with ligands, especially in the case of Trp-lacking proteins.
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- Maria Pachetti
- Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste, Trieste, Italy; Department of Physics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy; Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- University of Camerino, School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, Camerino, Italy
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- Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste, Trieste, Italy; Istituto Officina dei Materiali - CNR (IOM-CNR), Trieste, Italy
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Van Eerden FJ, Melo MN, Frederix PWJM, Marrink SJ. Prediction of Thylakoid Lipid Binding Sites on Photosystem II. Biophys J 2018; 113:2669-2681. [PMID: 29262360 PMCID: PMC5770566 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2017.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The thylakoid membrane has a unique lipid composition, consisting mostly of galactolipids. These thylakoid lipids have important roles in photosynthesis. Here, we investigate to what extent these lipids bind specifically to the Photosystem II complex. To this end, we performed coarse-grain MD simulations of the Photosystem II complex embedded in a thylakoid membrane with realistic composition. Based on >85 μs simulation time, we find that monogalactosyldiacylglycerol and sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol lipids are enriched in the annular shell around the protein, and form distinct binding sites. From the analysis of residue contacts, we conclude that electrostatic interactions play an important role in stabilizing these binding sites. Furthermore, we find that chlorophyll a has a prevalent role in the coordination of the lipids. In addition, we observe lipids to diffuse in and out of the plastoquinone exchange cavities, allowing exchange of cocrystallized lipids with the bulk membrane and suggesting a more open nature of the plastoquinone exchange cavity. Together, our data provide a wealth of information on protein-lipid interactions for a key protein in photosynthesis.
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- Floris J Van Eerden
- Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute and Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute and Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute and Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute and Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Lin H, Luo Y, Wang L, Deng K, Sun Q, Fang R, Wei X, Zha S, Wang Z, Huang P. Identification of pulmonary edema in forensic autopsy cases of fatal anaphylactic shock using Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy. Int J Legal Med 2017; 132:477-486. [DOI: 10.1007/s00414-017-1721-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Joly D, Govindachary S, Fragata M. Photosystem II reconstitution into proteoliposomes and methodologies for structure-function characterization. Methods Mol Biol 2011; 684:217-45. [PMID: 20960133 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-925-3_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This chapter discusses the photosystem II (PSII) reconstitution into proteoliposomes. In the first part of the chapter, protocols are outlined for the preparation of lipid bilayer vesicles (liposomes) constituted of individual thylakoid lipids or their mixtures, for the preparation of PSII particles, and for the incorporation of the PSII particles into the liposomes. In the second part of the chapter, methodologies are described for the structure-function characterization of the PSII-lipid complexes (proteoliposomes). This includes the sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis determination of the PSII proteins, the measurement of oxygen-evolving activity of PSII in the proteoliposomes, the study of structural changes of the PSII proteins upon their incorporation into the lipid bilayers by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and the characterization of the PSII activity by fluorescence induction.
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- David Joly
- Département de chimie biologie (GRBV), Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
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Krumova SB, Laptenok SP, Kovács L, Tóth T, van Hoek A, Garab G, van Amerongen H. Digalactosyl-diacylglycerol-deficiency lowers the thermal stability of thylakoid membranes. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2010; 105:229-42. [PMID: 20645128 PMCID: PMC2975056 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-010-9581-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2010] [Accepted: 06/29/2010] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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We investigated the effects of digalactosyl-diacylglycerol (DGDG) on the organization and thermal stability of thylakoid membranes, using wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana and the DGDG-deficient mutant, dgd1. Circular-dichroism measurements reveal that DGDG-deficiency hampers the formation of the chirally organized macrodomains containing the main chlorophyll a/b light-harvesting complexes. The mutation also brings about changes in the overall chlorophyll fluorescence lifetimes, measured in whole leaves as well as in isolated thylakoids. As shown by time-resolved measurements, using the lipophylic fluorescence probe Merocyanine 540 (MC540), the altered lipid composition affects the packing of lipids in the thylakoid membranes but, as revealed by flash-induced electrochromic absorbance changes, the membranes retain their ability for energization. Thermal stability measurements revealed more significant differences. The disassembly of the chiral macrodomains around 55°C, the thermal destabilization of photosystem I complex at 61°C as detected by green gel electrophoresis, as well as the sharp drop in the overall chlorophyll fluorescence lifetime above 45°C (values for the wild type-WT) occur at 4-7°C lower temperatures in dgd1. Similar differences are revealed in the temperature dependence of the lipid packing and the membrane permeability: at elevated temperatures MC540 appears to be extruded from the dgd1 membrane bilayer around 35°C, whereas in WT, it remains lipid-bound up to 45°C and dgd1 and WT membranes become leaky around 35 and 45°C, respectively. It is concluded that DGDG plays important roles in the overall organization of thylakoid membranes especially at elevated temperatures.
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- Sashka Boychova Krumova
- Laboratory of Biophysics, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8128, 6700 ET Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Yang ZL, Wang ZN, Li LB, Kuang TY. Oxygen-evolving Activity in Photosystem II Core Complex of Photosynthetic Membrane in the Presence of Native Lipid. CHINESE J CHEM 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.20020200611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Zhang L, Li Y, Zhou Y. Surface modification with multiphilic ligands at detectable well defined active positions of nano-object of giant wheel shaped molybdenum blue showing third-order nonlinear optical properties. J Mol Struct 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2010.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Range K, Ayala I, York D, Barry BA. Normal modes of redox-active tyrosine: conformation dependence and comparison to experiment. J Phys Chem B 2007; 110:10970-81. [PMID: 16771350 DOI: 10.1021/jp061503f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Redox-active tyrosine residues play important roles in long-distance electron reactions in enzymes such as prostaglandin H synthase, ribonucleotide reductase, and photosystem II (PSII). Spectroscopic characterization of tyrosyl radicals in these systems provides a powerful experimental probe into the role of the enzyme in mediation of long-range electron transfer processes. Interpretation of such data, however, relies critically on first establishing a spectroscopic fingerprint of isotopically labeled tyrosinate and tyrosyl radicals in nonenzymatic environments. In this report, FT-IR results obtained from tyrosinate, tyrosyl radical (produced by ultraviolet photolysis of polycrystalline tyrosinate), and their isotopologues at 77 K are presented. Assignment of peaks and isotope shifts is aided by density-functional B3LYP/6-311++G(3df,2p)//B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p) calculations of tyrosine and tyrosyl radical in several different charge and protonation states. In addition, characterization of the potential energy surfaces of tyrosinate and tyrosyl radical as a function of the backbone and ring torsion angles provides detailed insight into the sensitivity of the vibrational frequencies to conformational changes. These results provide a detailed spectroscopic interpretation, which will elucidate the structures of redox-active tyrosine residues in complex protein environments. Specific application of these data is made to enzymatic systems.
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- Kevin Range
- Department of Chemistry, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745, USA
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Loll B, Kern J, Saenger W, Zouni A, Biesiadka J. Lipids in photosystem II: interactions with protein and cofactors. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2007; 1767:509-19. [PMID: 17292322 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2006.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2006] [Revised: 12/14/2006] [Accepted: 12/19/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Photosystem II (PSII) is a homodimeric protein-cofactor complex embedded in the thylakoid membrane that catalyses light-driven charge separation accompanied by the oxidation of water during oxygenic photosynthesis. Biochemical analysis of the lipid content of PSII indicates a number of integral lipids, their composition being similar to the average lipid composition of the thylakoid membrane. The crystal structure of PSII at 3.0 A resolution allowed for the first time the assignment of 14 integral lipids within the protein scaffold, all of them being located at the interface of different protein subunits. The reaction centre subunits D1 and D2 are encircled by a belt of 11 lipids providing a flexible environment for the exchange of D1. Three lipids are located in the dimerization interface and mediate interactions between the PSII monomers. Several lipids are located close to the binding pocket of the mobile plastoquinone Q(B), forming part of a postulated diffusion pathway for plastoquinone. Furthermore two lipids were found, each ligating one antenna chlorophyll a. A detailed analysis of lipid-protein and lipid-cofactor interactions allows to derive some general principles of lipid binding pockets in PSII and to suggest possible functional properties of the various identified lipid molecules.
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- Bernhard Loll
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie/Kristallographie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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Ivanov AG, Hendrickson L, Krol M, Selstam E, Oquist G, Hurry V, Huner NPA. Digalactosyl-diacylglycerol deficiency impairs the capacity for photosynthetic intersystem electron transport and state transitions in Arabidopsis thaliana due to photosystem I acceptor-side limitations. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2006; 47:1146-57. [PMID: 16854937 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcj089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Compared with wild type, the dgd1 mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana exhibited a lower amount of PSI-related Chl-protein complexes and lower abundance of the PSI-associated polypeptides, PsaA, PsaB, PsaC, PsaL and PsaH, with no changes in the levels of Lhca1-4. Functionally, the dgd1 mutant exhibited a significantly lower light-dependent, steady-state oxidation level of P700 (P700(+)) in vivo, a higher intersystem electron pool size, restricted linear electron transport and a higher rate of reduction of P700(+) in the dark, indicating an increased capacity for PSI cyclic electron transfer compared with the wild type. Concomitantly, the dgd1 mutant exhibited a higher sensitivity to and incomplete recovery of photoinhibition of PSI. Furthermore, dgd1 exhibited a lower capacity to undergo state transitions compared with the wild type, which was associated with a higher reduction state of the plastoquinone (PQ) pool. We conclude that digalactosyl-diacylglycerol (DGDG) deficiency results in PSI acceptor-side limitations that alter the flux of electrons through the photosynthetic electron chain and impair the regulation of distribution of excitation energy between the photosystems. These results are discussed in terms of thylakoid membrane domain reorganization in response to DGDG deficiency in A. thaliana.
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- Alexander G Ivanov
- Department of Biology and The Biotron, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Kern J, Loll B, Lüneberg C, DiFiore D, Biesiadka J, Irrgang KD, Zouni A. Purification, characterisation and crystallisation of photosystem II from Thermosynechococcus elongatus cultivated in a new type of photobioreactor. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2005; 1706:147-57. [PMID: 15620375 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2004.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2004] [Revised: 10/08/2004] [Accepted: 10/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus was cultivated under controlled growth conditions using a new type of photobioreactor, allowing us to optimise growth conditions and the biomass yield. A fast large-scale purification method for monomeric and dimeric photosystem II (PSII) solubilized from thylakoid membranes of this cyanobacterium was developed using fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC). The obtained PSII core complexes (PSIIcc) were analysed for their pigment stoichiometry, photochemical and oxygen evolution activities, as well as lipid and detergent composition. Thirty-six chlorophyll a (Chla), 2 pheophytin a (Pheoa), 9+/- 1 beta-carotene (Car), 2.9+/-0.8 plastoquinone 9 (PQ9) and 3.8+/-0.5 Mn were found per active centre. For the monomeric and dimeric PSIIcc, 18 and 20 lipid as well as 145 and 220 detergent molecules were found in the detergent shell, respectively. The monomeric and dimeric complexes showed high oxygen evolution activity with 1/4 O(2) released per 37-38 Chla and flash in the best cases. Crystals were obtained from dimeric PSIIcc by a micro-batch method. They diffract synchrotron X-rays to a maximum resolution of 2.9-A, resulting in complete data sets of 3.2 A resolution.
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- J Kern
- Max-Volmer-Laboratory for Biophysical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Technical University Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, Germany
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Ségui JA, Maire V, Gabashvili IS, Fragata M. Oxygen evolution loss and structural transitions in photosystem II induced by low intensity UV-B radiation of 280 nm wavelength. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2000; 56:39-47. [PMID: 11073314 DOI: 10.1016/s1011-1344(00)00057-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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UV-B radiation of 280 nm wavelength (UV280) and low intensity (2.0 W/m2) gives rise to an important oxygen evolution (OE) loss in photosystem II (PSII) particles isolated from the thylakoid membrane of plant chloroplasts on the one hand, and to structural changes, or transitions, in the proteins of the PSII complex on the other hand. The latter UV280 effect was studied in this work by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. First, irradiation of the PSII particles with UV280 for about 40 min causes an almost complete loss of OE activity. The remaining OE after 15, 20, 30 and 40 min is respectively 52, 44, 27 and 12% of the OE activity in control PSH particles kept in darkness. Secondly, difference FT-IR spectra of PSII particles irradiated for 30 min, i.e., [PSII irradiated with UV280]-minus-[PSII non-irradiated], show that the UV280 light is at the origin of significant IR absorbance changes in several spectral regions: (i) amide I (1696-1620 cm(-1)) and amide II (1580-1520 cm(-1)), (ii) tyrosine side chain (1620-1580 cm(-1) and 1520-1500 cm(-1), i.e., the v8a, v8b and v19a vibrational modes, respectively), and (iii) chlorophylls (1750-1696 cm(-1)). Thirdly, comparison of the UV-B effect reported here with structural changes induced by heat-stress in PSII proteins [M. Joshi, M. Fragata, Z. Naturforsch. 54c (1999) 35-43] clearly indicates that the stability of the functional centers in the PSII complex is dependent on a dynamic equilibrium between a-helix conformers and extended chain (beta-strand) structures. In this framework, transient 'alpha-helix-to-beta-strand transitions' are susceptible of giving rise in vivo to recurrent changes in the activity of the PSII complex, and as such act as a control mechanism of the photosynthetic function in the thylakoid membrane.
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- J A Ségui
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Département de Chimie et Biologie, Trois-Rivieres, Canada
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Larive CK, Lunte SM, Zhong M, Perkins MD, Wilson GS, Gokulrangan G, Williams T, Afroz F, Schöneich C, Derrick TS, Middaugh CR, Bogdanowich-Knipp S. Separation and analysis of peptides and proteins. Anal Chem 1999; 71:389R-423R. [PMID: 10409086 DOI: 10.1021/a1990013o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- C K Larive
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045
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