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Proton Translocation via Tautomerization of Asn298 During the S2-S3 State Transition in the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II.

ABSTRACT: In biological water oxidation, a redox-active tyrosine residue (D1-Tyr161 or YZ) mediates electron transfer between the Mn4CaO5 cluster of the oxygen-evolving complex and the charge-separation site of photosystem II (PSII), driving the cluster through progressively higher oxidation states S i ( i = 0-4). In contrast to lower S-states (S0, S1), in higher S-states (S2, S3) of the Mn4CaO5 cluster, YZ cannot be oxidized at cryogenic temperatures due to the accumulation of positive charge in the S1 ? S2 transition. However, oxidation of YZ by illumination of S2 at 77-190 K followed by rapid freezing and charge recombination between YZ• and the plastoquinone radical QA•- allows trapping of an S2 variant, the so-called S2trapped state (S2t), that is capable of forming YZ• at cryogenic temperature. To identify the differences between the S2 and S2t states, we used the S2tYZ• intermediate as a probe for the S2t state and followed the S2tYZ•/QA•- recombination kinetics at 10 K using time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy in H2O and D2O. The results show that while S2tYZ•/QA•- recombination can be described as pure electron transfer occurring in the Marcus inverted region, the S2t ? S2 reversion depends on proton rearrangement and exhibits a strong kinetic isotope effect. This suggests that YZ oxidation in the S2t state is facilitated by favorable proton redistribution in the vicinity of YZ, most likely within the hydrogen-bonded YZ-His190-Asn298 triad. Computational models show that tautomerization of Asn298 to its imidic acid form enables proton translocation to an adjacent asparagine-rich cavity of water molecules that functions as a proton reservoir and can further participate in proton egress to the lumen.

SUBMITTER: Chrysina M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6727346 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Proton Translocation via Tautomerization of Asn298 During the S2-S3 State Transition in the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II.

Chrysina Maria M de Mendonça Silva Juliana Cecília JC Zahariou Georgia G Pantazis Dimitrios A DA Ioannidis Nikolaos N

The journal of physical chemistry. B 20190329 14

In biological water oxidation, a redox-active tyrosine residue (D1-Tyr161 or YZ) mediates electron transfer between the Mn4CaO5 cluster of the oxygen-evolving complex and the charge-separation site of photosystem II (PSII), driving the cluster through progressively higher oxidation states S i ( i = 0-4). In contrast to lower S-states (S0, S1), in higher S-states (S2, S3) of the Mn4CaO5 c ...[more]

PMID: 30888175

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Project description:The oxygen-evolving complex of Photosystem II in plants and cyanobacteria catalyzes the oxidation of two water molecules to one molecule of dioxygen. A tetranuclear Mn complex is believed to cycle through five intermediate states (S0-S4) to couple the four-electron oxidation of water with the one-electron photochemistry occurring at the Photosystem II reaction center. We have used X-ray absorption spectroscopy to study the local structure of the Mn complex and have proposed a model for it, based on studies of the Mn K-edges and the extended X-ray absorption fine structure of the S1 and S2 states. The proposed model consists of two di-?-oxo-bridged binuclear Mn units with Mn-Mn distances of ~2.7 Å that are linked to each other by a mono-?-oxo bridge with a Mn-Mn separation of ~3.3 Å. The Mn-Mn distances are invariant in the native S1 and S2 states. This report describes the application of X-ray absorption spectroscopy to S3 samples created under physiological conditions with saturating flash illumination. Significant changes are observed in the Mn-Mn distances in the S3 state compared to the S1 and the S2 states. The two 2.7 Å Mn-Mn distances that characterize the di-?-oxo centers in the S1 and S2 states are lengthened to ~2.8 and 3.0 Å in the S3 state, respectively. The 3.3 Å Mn-Mn and Mn-Ca distances also increase by 0.04-0.2 Å. These changes in Mn-Mn distances are interpreted as consequences of the onset of substrate/water oxidation in the S3 state. Mn-centered oxidation is evident during the S0?S1 and S1?S2 transitions. We propose that the changes in Mn-Mn distances during the S2?S3 transition are the result of ligand or water oxidation, leading to the formation of an oxyl radical intermediate formed at a bridging or terminal position. The reaction of the oxyl radical with OH(-), H2O, or an oxo group during the subsequent S state conversion is proposed to lead to the formation of the O-O bond. Models that can account for changes in the Mn-Mn distances in the S3 state and the implications for the mechanism of water oxidation are discussed.

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Proton Translocation via Tautomerization of Asn298 During the S2-S3 State Transition in the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II.

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Proton Translocation via Tautomerization of Asn298 During the S<sub>2</sub>-S<sub>3</sub> State Transition in the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II.

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