Structural highlights
Function
PSBP2_TOBAC May be involved in the regulation of photosystem II.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
PsbP is a membrane-extrinsic subunit of the water-oxidizing complex photosystem II (PS II). The evolutionary origin of PsbP has long been a mystery because it specifically exists in higher plants and green algae but not in cyanobacteria. We report here the crystal structure of PsbP from Nicotiana tabacum at a resolution of 1.6 A. Its structure is mainly composed of beta-sheet, and is not similar to any structures in cyanobacterial PS II. However, the electrostatic surface potential of PsbP is similar to that of cyanobacterial PsbV (cyt c(550)), which has a function similar to PsbP. A structural homology search with the DALI algorithm indicated that the folding of PsbP is very similar to that of Mog1p, a regulatory protein for the nuclear transport of Ran GTPase. The structure of PsbP provides insight into its novel function in GTP-regulated metabolism in PS II.
Crystal structure of the PsbP protein of photosystem II from Nicotiana tabacum.,Ifuku K, Nakatsu T, Kato H, Sato F EMBO Rep. 2004 Apr;5(4):362-7. Epub 2004 Mar 12. PMID:15031714[1]
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References
- ↑ Ifuku K, Nakatsu T, Kato H, Sato F. Crystal structure of the PsbP protein of photosystem II from Nicotiana tabacum. EMBO Rep. 2004 Apr;5(4):362-7. Epub 2004 Mar 12. PMID:15031714 doi:10.1038/sj.embor.7400113
