Plastocyanin: Structure, Location, Diffusion and Electron Transfer Mechanisms

Abstract

Introduction Structure The Occurrence and Distribution of Plastocyanin Amino Acid Sequences Three Dimensional Structure General Features of Plastocyanin The Copper Center, apo-Plastocyanin and Protein Folding Potential Binding Sites for Reaction Partners The Electrostatic Field of Plastocyanin The Interaction of Plastocyanin with Cytochrome f Interactions of Electron Carriers The Electrostatic Nature of the Interaction between Plastocyanin and Cytochrome f The Binding Site on Plastocyanin for Cytochrome f The Negative Patches Tyrosine 83 Modification of Other Residues The Structure of Cytochrome f and its Interaction with Plastocyanin The Electrostatic Field of Cytochrome f The Interaction of Plastocyanin with P700 The Role of Electrostatic Forces and Divalent Cations in the Interaction between Plastocyanin and Photosystem I The Binding Site on Photosystem I for Plastocyanin The Binding Site on Plastocyanin for Photosystem I The Function of Plastocyanin in the Lumen of the Thylakoid at Acid pH The Effect of pH on the Structure of Plastocyanin The Effect of pH on the Redox and Electron Transfer Properties of Plastocyanin Conclusions Acknowledgments References I. II. A. B. C. 1. 2. 3. 4. III. A. B. C. 1. 2. 3. D. E. IV. A.