Structure and function of the PsbP protein of photosystem II from higher plants

K Ifuku, T Nakatsu, R Shimamoto, Y Yamamoto… - Photosynthesis …, 2005 - Springer
PsbP is a membrane extrinsic subunit of Photosystem II (PS II), which is involved in retaining
Ca 2+ and Cl−, two inorganic cofactors for the water-splitting reaction. In this study, we re …

The conserved His-144 in the PsbP protein is important for the interaction between the PsbP N-terminus and the Cyt b559 subunit of photosystem II

K Ido, S Kakiuchi, C Uno, T Nishimura, Y Fukao… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
Background: PsbP is an extrinsic subunit of photosystem II in green plants. Results: H144A
mutation in PsbP alters the chloride requirement and affects the interaction between its N …

[HTML][HTML] The PsbQ protein stabilizes the functional binding of the PsbP protein to photosystem II in higher plants

S Kakiuchi, C Uno, K Ido, T Nishimura… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2012 - Elsevier
PsbP and PsbQ proteins are extrinsic subunits of photosystem II (PSII) and optimize the
oxygen evolution reaction by regulating the binding properties of the essential cofactors …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of the basic amino acid residues on the PsbP protein involved in the electrostatic interaction with photosystem II

T Nishimura, C Uno, K Ido, R Nagao, T Noguchi… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2014 - Elsevier
The PsbP protein is an extrinsic subunit of photosystem II (PSII) that is essential for
photoautotrophic growth in higher plants. Several crystal structures of PsbP have been …

Structure–function analysis of photosystem II subunit S (PsbS) in vivo

XP Li, A Phippard, J Pasari, KK Niyogi - Functional Plant Biology, 2002 - CSIRO Publishing
In land plants, photosystem II subunit S (PsbS) plays a key role in xanthophyll-and pH-
dependent non-photochemical quenching (qE) of excess absorbed light energy …

In vivo system for analyzing the function of the PsbP protein using Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

T Nishimura, F Sato, K Ifuku - Photosynthesis Research, 2017 - Springer
The PsbP protein is an extrinsic subunit of photosystem II (PSII) specifically developed in
green-plant species including land plants and green algae. The protein–protein interactions …

Structure, function, and evolution of the PsbP protein family in higher plants

K Ifuku, S Ishihara, R Shimamoto, K Ido, F Sato - Photosynthesis research, 2008 - Springer
The PsbP is a thylakoid lumenal subunit of photosystem II (PSII), which has developed
specifically in higher plants and green algae. In higher plants, the molecular function of …

Characterization and complementation of a psbR mutant in Arabidopsis thaliana

H Liu, LK Frankel, TM Bricker - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2009 - Elsevier
In this communication we have characterized an Arabidopsis thaliana mutant which lacks
the PsbR protein of Photosystem II and complemented its phenotype by introduction and …

Crystal structure analysis of extrinsic PsbP protein of photosystem II reveals a manganese-induced conformational change

P Cao, Y Xie, M Li, X Pan, H Zhang, X Zhao, X Su… - Molecular plant, 2015 - cell.com
The Mn cluster (Mn4CaO5) on the thylakoid luminal side of photosystem II (PSII) catalyzes
the photosynthetic oxygen-evolving reaction, an essential process for life on Earth. In higher …

PsbP protein, but not PsbQ protein, is essential for the regulation and stabilization of photosystem II in higher plants

K Ifuku, Y Yamamoto, T Ono, S Ishihara… - Plant …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
PsbP and PsbQ proteins are extrinsic subunits of photosystem II (PSII) and participate in the
normal function of photosynthetic water oxidation. Both proteins exist in a broad range of the …