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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-2-11
pubmed:abstractText
Photochemical interconversion between the red-absorbing (P(r)) and the far-red-absorbing (P(fr)) forms of the photosensory protein phytochrome initiates signal transduction in bacteria and higher plants. The P(r)-to-P(fr) transition commences with a rapid Z-to-E photoisomerization at the C(15)=C(16) methine bridge of the bilin prosthetic group. Here, we use femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy to probe the structural changes of the phycocyanobilin chromophore within phytochrome Cph1 on the ultrafast time scale. The enhanced intensity of the C(15)-H hydrogen out-of-plane (HOOP) mode, together with the appearance of red-shifted C=C stretch and N-H in-plane rocking modes within 500 fs, reveal that initial distortion of the C(15)=C(16) bond occurs in the electronically excited I* intermediate. From I*, 85% of the excited population relaxes back to P(r) in 3 ps, whereas the rest goes on to the Lumi-R photoproduct consistent with the 15% photochemical quantum yield. The C(15)-H HOOP and skeletal modes evolve to a Lumi-R-like pattern after 3 ps, thereby indicating that the C(15)=C(16) Z-to-E isomerization occurs on the excited-state surface.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1091-6490
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
106
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1784-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Ultrafast excited-state isomerization in phytochrome revealed by femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy.
pubmed:affiliation
Chemistry Department, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural