The evolution and evolvability of photosystem II

T Oliver, TD Kim, JP Trinugroho… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Photosystem II is the water-oxidizing and O2-evolving enzyme of photosynthesis. How and
when this remarkable enzyme arose are fundamental questions in the history of life that …

Advances in the Understanding of the Lifecycle of Photosystem II

VM Johnson, HB Pakrasi - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photosystem II is a light-driven water-plastoquinone oxidoreductase present in
cyanobacteria, algae and plants. It produces molecular oxygen and protons to drive ATP …

Structure of a monomeric photosystem II core complex from a cyanobacterium acclimated to far-red light reveals the functions of chlorophylls d and f

CJ Gisriel, G Shen, MY Ho, V Kurashov… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Far-red light (FRL) photoacclimation in cyanobacteria provides a selective growth
advantage for some terrestrial cyanobacteria by expanding the range of photosynthetically …

Structural insights into photosystem II assembly

J Zabret, S Bohn, SK Schuller, O Arnolds, M Möller… - Nature plants, 2021 - nature.com
Biogenesis of photosystem II (PSII), nature's water-splitting catalyst, is assisted by auxiliary
proteins that form transient complexes with PSII components to facilitate stepwise assembly …

Protein matrix control of reaction center excitation in photosystem II

A Sirohiwal, F Neese, DA Pantazis - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Photosystem II (PSII) is a multisubunit pigment–protein complex that uses light-induced
charge separation to power oxygenic photosynthesis. Its reaction center chromophores …

Structural insights into cyanobacterial photosystem II intermediates associated with Psb28 and Tsl0063

Y **ao, G Huang, X You, Q Zhu, W Wang, T Kuang… - Nature Plants, 2021 - nature.com
Photosystem II (PSII) is a multisubunit pigment–protein complex and catalyses light-induced
water oxidation, leading to the conversion of light energy into chemical energy and the …

Light-driven formation of manganese oxide by today's photosystem II supports evolutionarily ancient manganese-oxidizing photosynthesis

P Chernev, S Fischer, J Hoffmann, N Oliver… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Water oxidation and concomitant dioxygen formation by the manganese-calcium cluster of
oxygenic photosynthesis has shaped the biosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere. It has …

From manganese oxidation to water oxidation: assembly and evolution of the water-splitting complex in photosystem II

N Oliver, AP Avramov, DJ Nürnberg, H Dau… - Photosynthesis …, 2022 - Springer
The manganese cluster of photosystem II has been the focus of intense research aiming to
understand the mechanism of H2O-oxidation. Great effort has also been applied to …

De novo protein design of photochemical reaction centers

NM Ennist, Z Zhao, SE Stayrook, BM Discher… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Natural photosynthetic protein complexes capture sunlight to power the energetic catalysis
that supports life on Earth. Yet these natural protein structures carry an evolutionary legacy …

Metal–Metal Redox Exchange to Produce Heterometallic Manganese–Cobalt Oxo Cubanes via a “Dangler” Intermediate

TA Wheeler, TD Tilley - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024 - ACS Publications
Pendent metals bound to heterocubanes are components of well-known active sites in
enzymes that mediate difficult chemical transformations. Investigations into the specific role …