@article {329, title = {Near-Field Stationary Sample Terahertz Spectroscopic Polarimetry for Biomolecular Structural Dynamics Determination}, journal = {ACS Photonics}, volume = {8}, year = {2021}, month = {02/2021}, pages = {658-668}, chapter = {658}, abstract = {

THz polarimetry on environmentally sensitive and microscopic samples can provide unique insight into underlying mechanisms of complex phenomena. For example, near-field THz anisotropic absorption successfully isolated protein structural vibrations which are connected to biological function. However, to determine how these vibrations impact function requires high throughput measurements of these complex systems, which is challenged by the need for near field detection, sample environmental control and full polarization variation. Stationary sample anisotropic terahertz spectroscopy (SSATS) and near-field stationary sample anisotropic terahertz microscopy (SSATM) have been proposed using synchronous control of THz and electro optic probe polarizations along an iso-response curve. Here we realize these techniques through robust control and calibration of the THz and NIR polarization states. Both methods rapidly measure the linear dichroism in the far field and near field. Validation measurements using standard birefringent sucrose single crystals found the crystal orientation can be determined by scanning the reference polarization and the synchronous pump{\textendash}probe polarization settings can be optimized to eliminate artifacts. SSATM is then used to determine spectral reproducibility and dehydration effects for a series of chicken egg white lysozyme samples. Reproducible anisotropic absorbance bands are found at about 30, 44, 55, and 62 cm{\textendash}1. These bands initially sharpen with slow dehydration, similar to the increase in resolution achieved in X-ray crystallographic protein structure determination. The SSATM technique confirms the reliability of anisotropic absorption characterization of protein intramolecular vibrations and opens an avenue for rapid determination of how these long-range dynamics affect biological function.

}, doi = {10.1021/acsphotonics.0c01876}, url = {https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsphotonics.0c01876}, author = {Deng, Y. and McKinney, J. A. and George, D. K. and Niessen, K. A. and Sharma, A. and Markelz, A.G.} } @article {253, title = {Evidence of Intramolecular Structural Stabilization in Light Activated State of Orange Carotenoid Protein}, journal = {Biophysical Journal}, volume = {118}, number = {3}, year = {2020}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: KK8YX
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McKinney, Jeffrey A. Sharma, Akansha Crossen, Kimberly Deng, Yanting George, Deepu K. Lechno-Yossef, Sigal Kerfeld, Cheryl Markelz, Andrea G.
64th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical-Society
Feb 15-19, 2020
San Diego, CA
Biophys Soc
NSFNational Science Foundation (NSF) [DBI 1556359, MCB 1616529]; DOEUnited States Department of Energy (DOE) [DE-SC0016317]; NIH STTRUnited States Department of Health \& Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA [R41 GM125486]
This work is supported by NSF grants DBI 1556359 and MCB 1616529, DOE grant DE-SC0016317 and NIH STTR R41 GM125486.

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1542-0086}, month = {Feb}, pages = {208A-208A}, type = {Meeting Abstract}, abstract = {

Orange carotenoid protein (OCP) controls efficiency of the light harvesting antenna, the phycobilisome (PBS), in diverse cyanobacteria and prevents oxidative damage. It is the only known photoactive protein that uses a carotenoid, canthaxanthin, as its chromophore. The structure of OCP consists of two globular domains, connected by an unstructured loop, that forms a hydrophobic pocket for the carotenoid. In low light, canthaxanthin bound OCP is inactive and appears orange. Illumination by strong light results in an active state that interacts with the PBS to induce fluorescence quenching, a red appearance and conformational changes that include a 12{\r A} shift by canthaxanthin into the N-terminal domain. Terahertz (THz) dynamical transition measurements and anisotropic terahertz microscopy are used to measure the intramolecular structural dynamics in the inactive and active states, which can be induced by photoexcitation or chaotropic salts. The measurements indicate that the active state has a decrease in structural flexibility, which may be related to enhanced interactions with the PBS.

}, keywords = {Biophysics}, isbn = {0006-3495}, doi = {10.1016/j.bpj.2019.11.1245}, author = {McKinney, J. A. and Sharma, A. and Crossen, K. and Deng, Y. and George, D. K. and Lechno-Yossef, S. and Kerfeld, C. and Markelz, A. G.} } @article {282, title = {Is the Protein Dynamical Transition useful?}, journal = {Biophysical Journal}, volume = {118}, year = {2020}, chapter = {521a}, doi = {10.1016/j.bpj.2019.11.2866}, author = {Sharma, A. and George, D. K. and Crossen, K. and McKinney, J. and Kerfeld, C. and Markelz, A.} } @proceedings {544, title = {Stabilization of Terahertz Vibrational Modes in Illuminated Orange Carotenoid Protein Crystals}, year = {2020}, address = {Buffalo, NY}, abstract = {

Orange carotenoid protein (OCP) controls efficiency of the phycobilisome (PBS), the light harvesting antenna in cyanobacteria, to prevent oxidative damage. The OCP switches from resting state to photo protective state with intense blue light illumination. Questions persist as to why OCPR interaction increases with the PBS over that with the OCPO. Here we examine the role of long-range intramolecular vibrations within OCP. Using Stationary Sample Anisotropic Terahertz Microscopy (SSATM) we measure changes in the intramolecular vibrations with photo switching. We report the first observation of switching in the intramolecular vibrations with photoexcitation. Results suggest that there is a stiffening of the molecule in the photo protective state. This increase in structural stability may enhance the interaction with the PBS change in OCP interaction with PBS. In low light, carotenoid bound OCP appears orange (OCP o ) and is inactive. Illumination by strong light converts OCP to the active, red (OCPR) state, which interacts with the PBS. A comparison of anisotropic THz microscopy measurements of dark adapted (OCP o ) and illuminated OCP crystals indicate differences in their vibrational modes that may be important for OCP-PBS interactions.

}, doi = {10.1109/IRMMW-THz46771.2020.9370827}, author = {McKinney, J. and Sharma, A. and Deng, Y. and George, D. and Lechno-Yossef, S. and Kerfeld, C. and Markelz, A.} } @proceedings {235, title = {Anisotropic Terahertz Microscopy of Protein Collective Vibrations: Crystal Symmetry and Hydration Dependence}, year = {2019}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: BQ4OX
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McKinney, Jeffrey Deng, Yanting Sharma, Akansha George, D. K. Markelz, A. G.
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44th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz)
Sep 01-06, 2019
Paris, FRANCE
Lytid, TYDEX, Swiss Terahertz, Fondat Maison Chimie, CNRS, Lab Physique ENS, Li2S, LUNA, MenloSystems, ENS, PSL Univ Paris, FYLA, ADVANTEST, Springer Nature, Soc Francaise Physique, Sorbonne Univ, Int Soc Infrared Millimeter \& Terahertz Waves, IEEE, GDR NANO THz MIR
NSFNational Science Foundation (NSF) [DBI 1556359, MCB 1616529]; DOEUnited States Department of Energy (DOE) [DE-SC0016317]; NIHUnited States Department of Health \& Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA [STTR R41 GM125486]
This work is supported by NSF grants DBI 1556359 and MCB 1616529, DOE grant DE-SC0016317 and NIH STTR R41 GM125486.
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A stationary sample anisotropic terahertz microscopy technique is used to characterize the intramolecular vibrations for lysozyme. Tetragonal and triclinic crystals are compared. We find excellent reproducibility within a single crystal symmetry group. Several resonant bands are present for both symmetry groups, indicating they originate with the intramolecular vibrations and not crystal lattice phonons. Bands become more pronounced and higher frequency resonant bands begin to emerge with slight dehydration.

}, isbn = {978-1-5386-8285-2}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2019.8873722}, author = {McKinney, J. and Deng, Y. T. and Sharma, A. and George, D. K. and Markelz, A. G.} } @conference {284, title = {Measuring Protein Intramolecular Dynamics with Terahertz Light: Functional Changes and Relevance to Biology}, booktitle = {APS 2018}, volume = {H50.001}, year = {2018}, url = {http://meetings.aps.org/link/BAPS.2018.MAR.H50.1}, author = {Xu, M. and Deng, Y. and Luck, C. and Sharma, A. and Markelz, A.} }