Article
Redesign of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii QB binding niche reveals photosynthesis works in the absence of a driving force for QA-QB electron transfer.
Physiologia plantarum - 1 Jan 2024
Lambreva Maya D, Zobnina Veranika, Antal Taras K, Peeva Violeta N, Giardi Maria Teresa, Bertalan Ivo, Johanningmeier Udo, Virtanen Olli, Ray Mithila, Mulo Paula, Polticelli Fabio, Tyystjärvi Esa, Rea Giuseppina
Abstract excerpt
An in silico redesign of the secondary quinone electron acceptor (QB) binding pocket of the D1 protein of Photosystem II (PSII) suggested that mutations of the F265 residue would affect atrazine binding. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutants F265T and F265S were produced to obtain atrazine-hypersensitive strains for biosensor applications, and the mutants were indeed found to be more atrazine-sensitive than the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
