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ArticleNature communications2025

Cryo-EM captures the coordination of asymmetric electron transfer through a di-copper site in DPOR.

Rajnandani Kashyap, Natalie Walsh, Jaigeeth Deveryshetty, Monika Tokmina-Lukaszewska, Kewei Zhao, Yunqiao J Gan, Brian M Hoffman, Ritimukta Sarangi, Brian Bothner, Brian Bennett and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Rajnandani KashyapDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9141-1168
Natalie WalshDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-5038-2163
Jaigeeth DeveryshettyDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Monika Tokmina-LukaszewskaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA.
Kewei ZhaoDepartment of Structural Molecular Biology, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2471-975X
Yunqiao J GanDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6391-4286
Brian M HoffmanDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3100-0746
Ritimukta SarangiDepartment of Structural Molecular Biology, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2764-2279
Brian BothnerDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1295-9609
Brian BennettDepartment of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2688-1478
Edwin AntonyDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. edwin.antony@health.slu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1888-054X

Funding

Research Core (Developmental Research Project Program)P20GM103474 · NIGMS · MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY - BOZEMAN · PI Jeffrey Good · 2012 to 2026
$60.0M
A Synchrotron Radiation Structural Biology ResourcesP30GM133894 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Ritimukta Sarangi · 2020 to 2026
$43.3M
Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometer for MetabolomicsS10OD028650 · OD · MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY - BOZEMAN · PI BOTHNER, BRIAN P · 2020 to 2020
$599k
Acquisition of an Optima Analytical UltracentrifugeS10OD030343 · OD · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · PI ANTONY, EDWIN · 2021 to 2021
$515k
DOE | SC | Basic Energy Sciences (BES) DE-SC0019342DOE | SC | Basic Energy Sciences (BES) DE-SC0020965NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103474NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM133894NIH HHS S10 OD028650NIH HHS S10 OD030343NSF | Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences | Division of Chemistry (CHE) CHE-1532168NSF | Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences | Division of Chemistry (CHE) CHE-2204023U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) FWP-100593
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enzymes that catalyze long-range electron transfer (ET) reactions often function as higher order complexes that possess two structurally symmetrical halves. The functional advantages for such an architecture remain a mystery. Using cryoelectron microscopy we capture snapshots of the nitrogenase-like dark-operative protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (DPOR) during substrate binding and turnover. DPOR catalyzes reduction of the C17 = C18 double bond in protochlorophyllide during the dark chlorophyll biosynthetic pathway. DPOR is composed of electron donor (L-protein) and acceptor (NB-protein) component proteins that transiently form a complex in the presence of ATP to facilitate ET. NB-protein is an α

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CopperOxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group DonorsAdenosine TriphosphateBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesCryoelectron MicroscopyElectron TransportModels, MolecularProtochlorophyllideAdenosine TriphosphateBacterial ProteinsCopperOxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group DonorsProtochlorophyllideprotochlorophyllide reductase

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PMCPMC12022308

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