Chromophore structure of cyanobacterial phytochrome Cph1 in the Pr state: Reconciling structural and spectroscopic data by QM/MM calculations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4153-4163

  Mroginski, Maria Andrea ^a   Von Stetten, David ^a   Escobar, Francisco Velazquez ^a   Strauss, Holger M ^b,f   Kaminski, Steve ^a   Scheerer, Patrick ^b   Günther, Mina ^a   Murgida, Daniel H ^c   Schmieder, Peter ^b   Bongards, Christian ^d   Gärtner, Wolfgang ^d   Mailliet, Jo ^g   Hughes, Jon ^g   Essen, Lars Oliver ^e   Hildebrandt, Peter ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION   (Germany)

^e PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^f Nanolytics GmbH   (Germany)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; HISTIDINE; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; PHYCOCYANOBILIN; PHYTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME CPH1; PRASEODYMIUM; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CPH1 PHYTOCHROME PROTEIN, BACTERIA; PHYCOBILIN; PHYCOCYANIN; PROTEIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CALCULATION; CHROMATOPHORE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOMETRY; HYDROGEN BOND; MODEL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; QUANTUM THEORY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SYNECHOCYSTIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CYANOBACTERIA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHYCOBILINS; PHYCOCYANIN; PHYTOCHROME; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN STABILITY; QUANTUM THEORY; SOLUTIONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 68049137789     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.02.029     Document Type: Article

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