Analysis of pH-induced structural changes of the isolated extrinsic 33 kilodalton protein of photosystem II

Biochemistry
T ShutovaG Renger

Abstract

Structural properties of the isolated extrinsic regulatory 33 kDa protein of the water-oxidizing complex were analyzed at different pH values. It was found that (a) titrations of the buffer capacity reveal a characteristic hysteresis effect that is unique for the 33 kDa subunit and is not observed for the other extrinsic proteins, (b) changes of the emission from the fluorescence probe 1,8-ANS are indicative of an increased accessibility of the hydrophobic core of the 33 kDa protein to the dye at lower pH, (c) the near-UV circular dichroism spectrum of the polypeptide is altered owing to a pH decrease from 6.8 to 3.8 and becomes drastically changed at pH 2.8, and (d) the content of secondary structure elements remains virtually constant in the range 3.8 < pH < 6.8, with the following values gathered from far-UV CD spectra: approximately 8% alpha-helix, approximately 33% beta-strand, approximately 15% turns, and approximately 44% random coil. Further acidification down to pH 2.8 gives rise to a decreased alpha-helix and increased beta-strand and random coil content. A theoretical model [Ptitsyn, O., & Finkelstein, A. (1983) Biopolymers 2, 15-22] was used to predict the probability and location of secondary structure elements wit...Continue Reading

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