Retardation of proton transfer caused by binding of the transition metal ion to the bacterial reaction center is due to pKa shifts of key protonatable residues

Biochemistry
Laszlo Gerencser, Peter Maroti

Abstract

Transition metal ions bind to the reaction center (RC) protein of the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides and slow the light-induced electron and proton transfer to the secondary quinone, Q(B). We studied the properties of the metal ion-RC complex by measuring the pH dependence of the dissociation constant and the stoichiometry of proton release upon ligand formation. We investigated the mechanism of inhibition by measuring the stoichiometry and kinetics of flash-induced proton binding, the transfer of (first and second) electrons to Q(B), and the rate of steady-state turnover of the RC in the absence and presence of Cd(2+) and Ni(2+) on a wide pH range. The following results were obtained. (1) The complexation of transition metal ions Cd(2+) and Ni(2+) with the bacterial RC showed strong pH dependence. This observation was explained by different (pH-dependent) states of the metal-ligand cluster: the complex formation was strong when the ligand (Asp and His residues) was deprotonated and was much weaker if the ligand was partly (or fully) protonated. A direct consequence of the model was the pH-dependent proton release upon complexation. (2) The retardation of transfer of electrons and protons to Q(B) was also stro...Continue Reading

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