7MH9

Crystal structure of R. sphaeroides Photosynthetic Reaction Center variant; Y(M210)3-nitrotyrosine


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.205 
  • R-Value Work: 0.169 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.171 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Photosynthetic reaction center variants made via genetic code expansion show Tyr at M210 tunes the initial electron transfer mechanism.

Weaver, J.B.Lin, C.Y.Faries, K.M.Mathews, I.I.Russi, S.Holten, D.Kirmaier, C.Boxer, S.G.

(2021) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 118

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2116439118
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7MH3, 7MH4, 7MH5, 7MH8, 7MH9

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Photosynthetic reaction centers (RCs) from Rhodobacter sphaeroides were engineered to vary the electronic properties of a key tyrosine (M210) close to an essential electron transfer component via its replacement with site-specific, genetically encoded noncanonical amino acid tyrosine analogs. High fidelity of noncanonical amino acid incorporation was verified with mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography and demonstrated that RC variants exhibit no significant structural alterations relative to wild type (WT). Ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy indicates the excited primary electron donor, P*, decays via a ∼4-ps and a ∼20-ps population to produce the charge-separated state P + H A - in all variants. Global analysis indicates that in the ∼4-ps population, P + H A - forms through a two-step process, P*→ P + B A - → P + H A - , while in the ∼20-ps population, it forms via a one-step P* → P + H A - superexchange mechanism. The percentage of the P* population that decays via the superexchange route varies from ∼25 to ∼45% among variants, while in WT, this percentage is ∼15%. Increases in the P* population that decays via superexchange correlate with increases in the free energy of the P + B A - intermediate caused by a given M210 tyrosine analog. This was experimentally estimated through resonance Stark spectroscopy, redox titrations, and near-infrared absorption measurements. As the most energetically perturbative variant, 3-nitrotyrosine at M210 creates an ∼110-meV increase in the free energy of P + B A - along with a dramatic diminution of the 1,030-nm transient absorption band indicative of P + B A - formation. Collectively, this work indicates the tyrosine at M210 tunes the mechanism of primary electron transfer in the RC.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Reaction center protein H chainA [auth H]266Cereibacter sphaeroidesMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: puhA
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
Find proteins for Q3J170 (Cereibacter sphaeroides (strain ATCC 17023 / DSM 158 / JCM 6121 / CCUG 31486 / LMG 2827 / NBRC 12203 / NCIMB 8253 / ATH 2.4.1.))
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UniProt GroupQ3J170
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Reaction center protein L chainB [auth L]282Cereibacter sphaeroidesMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: pufL
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
Find proteins for Q3J1A5 (Cereibacter sphaeroides (strain ATCC 17023 / DSM 158 / JCM 6121 / CCUG 31486 / LMG 2827 / NBRC 12203 / NCIMB 8253 / ATH 2.4.1.))
Explore Q3J1A5 
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UniProt GroupQ3J1A5
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Reaction center protein M chainC [auth M]308Cereibacter sphaeroidesMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: pufM
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
Find proteins for Q3J1A6 (Cereibacter sphaeroides (strain ATCC 17023 / DSM 158 / JCM 6121 / CCUG 31486 / LMG 2827 / NBRC 12203 / NCIMB 8253 / ATH 2.4.1.))
Explore Q3J1A6 
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UniProt GroupQ3J1A6
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Small Molecules
Ligands 8 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
CDL
Query on CDL

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T [auth M]CARDIOLIPIN
C81 H156 O17 P2
XVTUQDWPJJBEHJ-KZCWQMDCSA-L
BCL (Subject of Investigation/LOI)
Query on BCL

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E [auth L],
H [auth L],
I [auth L],
L [auth M]
BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL A
C55 H74 Mg N4 O6
DSJXIQQMORJERS-AGGZHOMASA-M
BPH (Subject of Investigation/LOI)
Query on BPH

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F [auth L],
J [auth L]
BACTERIOPHEOPHYTIN A
C55 H76 N4 O6
KWOZSBGNAHVCKG-SZQBJALDSA-N
U10 (Subject of Investigation/LOI)
Query on U10

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G [auth L],
R [auth M]
UBIQUINONE-10
C59 H90 O4
ACTIUHUUMQJHFO-UPTCCGCDSA-N
SPO
Query on SPO

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S [auth M]SPHEROIDENE
C41 H60 O
FJOCMTHZSURUFA-KXCOHNEYSA-N
LDA
Query on LDA

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D [auth H],
M,
N [auth M],
O [auth M],
P [auth M]
LAURYL DIMETHYLAMINE-N-OXIDE
C14 H31 N O
SYELZBGXAIXKHU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
FE
Query on FE

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Q [auth M]FE (III) ION
Fe
VTLYFUHAOXGGBS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CL
Query on CL

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K [auth L]CHLORIDE ION
Cl
VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
NIY
Query on NIY
C [auth M]L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC9 H10 N2 O5TYR
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.205 
  • R-Value Work: 0.169 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.171 
  • Space Group: P 31 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 141.21α = 90
b = 141.21β = 90
c = 187.59γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
MOLREPphasing

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Science Foundation (NSF, United States)United States1915727

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2021-12-29
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2024-04-03
    Changes: Data collection, Refinement description