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Structural changes in bacteriorhodopsin during proton translocation revealed by neutron diffraction.

N A Dencher1, D Dresselhaus, G Zaccai

  • 1Department of Physics/Biophysics, Freie Universität Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|October 1, 1989
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Structural changes in bacteriorhodopsin (BR), a proton pump, were detected during its photocycle. These alterations are key to understanding how BR transports protons across membranes.

Area of Science:

  • Biophysics
  • Structural Biology
  • Photochemistry

Background:

  • Bacteriorhodopsin (BR) is a light-driven proton pump crucial for energy transduction.
  • Understanding the structural dynamics of BR during its photocycle is essential for elucidating its transport mechanism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the structural changes in bacteriorhodopsin during the transition from the BR-568 state to the M state.
  • To correlate these structural alterations with the proton pumping activity of BR.

Main Methods:

  • Neutron diffraction was employed to study spectroscopic states of bacteriorhodopsin.
  • Photocycle states (BR-568 and M) were generated and trapped at low temperatures (-180 degrees C) for analysis.

Main Results:

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  • Reversible structural changes were detected in bacteriorhodopsin during the BR-568 to M-state transition.
  • Alterations were observed near the chromophore retinal, specifically the cyclohexene ring and Schiff's base.
  • These changes involve a 1-2 degree tilt of transmembrane alpha-helices or positional shifts of amino acids.

Conclusions:

  • The observed structural changes are integral to the proton transport mechanism of bacteriorhodopsin.
  • Neutron diffraction provides valuable insights into the dynamic structural rearrangements of membrane proteins during function.