2x5u is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Blastochloris viridis. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
[RCEM_RHOVI] The reaction center is a membrane-bound complex that mediates the initial photochemical event in the electron transfer process of photosynthesis. [CYCR_RHOVI] The reaction center of purple bacteria contains a tightly bound cytochrome molecule which re-reduces the photo oxidized primary electron donor. [RCEL_RHOVI] The reaction center is a membrane-bound complex that mediates the initial photochemical event in the electron transfer process of photosynthesis. [RCEH_RHOVI] The reaction center is a membrane-bound complex that mediates the initial photochemical event in the electron transfer process of photosynthesis.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Photosynthetic reaction centers convert the energy content of light into a transmembrane potential difference and so provide the major pathway for energy input into the biosphere. We applied time-resolved Laue diffraction to study light-induced conformational changes in the photosynthetic reaction center complex of Blastochloris viridis. The side chain of TyrL162, which lies adjacent to the special pair of bacteriochlorophyll molecules that are photooxidized in the primary light conversion event of photosynthesis, was observed to move 1.3 angstroms closer to the special pair after photoactivation. Free energy calculations suggest that this movement results from the deprotonation of this conserved tyrosine residue and provides a mechanism for stabilizing the primary charge separation reactions of photosynthesis.
Light-induced structural changes in a photosynthetic reaction center caught by Laue diffraction.,Wohri AB, Katona G, Johansson LC, Fritz E, Malmerberg E, Andersson M, Vincent J, Eklund M, Cammarata M, Wulff M, Davidsson J, Groenhof G, Neutze R Science. 2010 Apr 30;328(5978):630-3. PMID:20431017[1]
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↑Wohri AB, Katona G, Johansson LC, Fritz E, Malmerberg E, Andersson M, Vincent J, Eklund M, Cammarata M, Wulff M, Davidsson J, Groenhof G, Neutze R. Light-induced structural changes in a photosynthetic reaction center caught by Laue diffraction. Science. 2010 Apr 30;328(5978):630-3. PMID:20431017 doi:328/5978/630
