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Where water is oxidized to dioxygen: structure of the photosynthetic Mn4Ca cluster.

ABSTRACT: The oxidation of water to dioxygen is catalyzed within photosystem II (PSII) by a Mn(4)Ca cluster, the structure of which remains elusive. Polarized extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) measurements on PSII single crystals constrain the Mn(4)Ca cluster geometry to a set of three similar high-resolution structures. Combining polarized EXAFS and x-ray diffraction data, the cluster was placed within PSII, taking into account the overall trend of the electron density of the metal site and the putative ligands. The structure of the cluster from the present study is unlike either the 3.0 or 3.5 angstrom-resolution x-ray structures or other previously proposed models.

SUBMITTER: Yano J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3963817 | biostudies-other | 2006 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Where water is oxidized to dioxygen: structure of the photosynthetic Mn4Ca cluster.

Yano Junko J Kern Jan J Sauer Kenneth K Latimer Matthew J MJ Pushkar Yulia Y Biesiadka Jacek J Loll Bernhard B Saenger Wolfram W Messinger Johannes J Zouni Athina A Yachandra Vittal K VK

Science (New York, N.Y.) 20061101 5800

The oxidation of water to dioxygen is catalyzed within photosystem II (PSII) by a Mn(4)Ca cluster, the structure of which remains elusive. Polarized extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) measurements on PSII single crystals constrain the Mn(4)Ca cluster geometry to a set of three similar high-resolution structures. Combining polarized EXAFS and x-ray diffraction data, the cluster was placed within PSII, taking into account the overall trend of the electron density of the metal site an ...[more]

PMID: 17082458

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