Transient 2D IR Spectroscopy and Multiscale Simulations Reveal Vibrational Couplings in the Cyanobacteriochrome Slr1393-g3

David Buhrke*, Yigal Lahav, Aditya Rao, Jeannette Ruf, Igor Schapiro, Peter Hamm

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Abstract

Cyanobacteriochromes are bistable photoreceptor proteins with desirable photochemical properties for biotechnological applications, such as optogenetics or fluorescence microscopy. Here, we investigate Slr1393-g3, a cyanobacteriochrome that reversibly photoswitches between a red-absorbing (Pr) and green-absorbing (Pg) form. We applied advanced IR spectroscopic methods to track the sequence of intermediates during the photocycle over many orders of magnitude in time. In the conversion from Pg to Pr, we have revealed a new intermediate with distinct spectroscopic features in the IR, which precedes Pr formation using transient IR spectroscopy. In addition, stationary and transient 2D IR experiments measured the vibrational couplings between different groups of the chromophore and the protein in these intermediate states, as well as their structural disorder. Anharmonic QM/MM calculations predict spectra in good agreement with experimental 2D IR spectra of the initial and final states of the photocycle. They facilitate the assignment of the IR spectra that serve as a basis for the interpretation of the spectroscopic results and suggest structural changes of the intermediates along the photocycle.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15766-15775
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume145
Issue number29
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Jul 2023

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