Abstract
A photoaffinity label, 2-azido-9,10-anthraquinone, binds at the quinone-binding (Qφ) site with high affinity and can substitute for the secondary acceptor, phylloquinone, in photosystem I reaction center of spinach. Phylloquinone-depleted photosystem I particles reconstituted with azido-[3H]anthraquinone were illuminated with UV light and analyzed by sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The large core polypeptides (psaA and/or psaB) were selectively labeled. The labeling was competitively inhibited in the presence of anthraquinone. These results indicate that the Qφ site is located on psaA or psaB polypeptides.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 27-30 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 312 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2 1992 |
Keywords
- Electron transfer
- Photoaffinity label
- Photosystem I
- Phylloquinone (vitamin K)
- Reaction center
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology