Specific radiation damage illustrates light-induced structural changes in the photosynthetic reaction center

Richard H.G. Baxter, Brandon Luke Seagle, Nina Ponomarenko, James R. Norris

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Abstract

The photosynthetic reaction center of the purple non-sulfur bacterium Blastochloris viridis was frozen in the presence and absence of illumination. Differences in the resulting datasets are monitored using the difference Fourier method. Radiation damage is localized to those parts of the protein that are significant for electron transfer, and show changes that are sensitive to oxidation and protonation state.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16728-16729
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume126
Issue number51
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 29 2004

Keywords

  • Alphaproteobacteria/chemistry
  • Cytochromes/chemistry
  • Fourier Analysis
  • Heme/chemistry
  • Light
  • Models, Molecular
  • Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins/chemistry
  • Protein Conformation/radiation effects
  • Rhodobacter sphaeroides/chemistry
  • X-Rays

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