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Entry Detail
PDB ID:
6ZI4
Title:
Ultrafast Structural Response to Charge Redistribution Within a Photosynthetic Reaction Centre - 5 ps (a) structure
Biological Source:
Source Organism:
PDB Version:
Deposition Date:
2020-06-24
Release Date:
2020-12-09
Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
2.80 Å
R-Value Free:
0.20
R-Value Work:
0.17
R-Value Observed:
0.17
Space Group:
P 43 21 2
Macromolecular Entities
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:Photosynthetic reaction center cytochrome c subunit
Chain IDs:A (auth: C)
Chain Length:336
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Blastochloris viridis
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:Reaction center protein H chain
Chain IDs:B (auth: H)
Chain Length:258
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Blastochloris viridis
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:Reaction center protein L chain
Chain IDs:C (auth: L)
Chain Length:273
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Blastochloris viridis
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:Reaction center protein M chain
Chain IDs:D (auth: M)
Chain Length:323
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Blastochloris viridis
Modified Residue
Compound ID Chain ID Parent Comp ID Details 2D Image
FME B MET modified residue
Primary Citation

Abstact

Photosynthetic reaction centres harvest the energy content of sunlight by transporting electrons across an energy-transducing biological membrane. Here we use time-resolved serial femtosecond crystallography1 using an X-ray free-electron laser2 to observe light-induced structural changes in the photosynthetic reaction centre of Blastochloris viridis on a timescale of picoseconds. Structural perturbations first occur at the special pair of chlorophyll molecules of the photosynthetic reaction centre that are photo-oxidized by light. Electron transfer to the menaquinone acceptor on the opposite side of the membrane induces a movement of this cofactor together with lower amplitude protein rearrangements. These observations reveal how proteins use conformational dynamics to stabilize the charge-separation steps of electron-transfer reactions.

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