High-field 2H-Mims-ENDOR spectroscopy on PSII single crystals: hydrogen bonding of YD*

Chemphyschem. 2010 Apr 26;11(6):1275-82. doi: 10.1002/cphc.200901019.

Abstract

Hydrogen bonds are key determinants for protein structures and the fine-tuning of active-site properties. For example, they are responsible for the redox potential variability of protein-imbedded chromophores. By applying high-field (94 GHz) Mims-ENDOR spectroscopy on deuterium-exchanged frozen-solution samples and single crystals of photosystem II from Th. elongatus, we identified the hydrogen-bonding partner of the tyrosyl radical D2-Tyr160, Y(D)*, directly by the strength and orientation of the deuterium hyperfine coupling as D2-His189, that is, without relying on the disappearance of a hyperfine coupling interaction upon deletion of D2-His189. No indications for additional hydrogen bonds can be found in the spectra, thereby eliminating hypotheses about a water network as hydrogen-binding partner of Y(D)*.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catalytic Domain
  • Deuterium / chemistry
  • Deuterium Exchange Measurement
  • Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy*
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Photosystem II Protein Complex / chemistry*
  • Tyrosine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Tyrosine / chemistry

Substances

  • Photosystem II Protein Complex
  • tyrosyl radical Y(D)
  • Tyrosine
  • Deuterium