The 8.5 Å projection structure of the core RC-LH1-PufX dimer of Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 349, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 948-960

  Qian, Pu ^a   Hunter, C Neil ^a   Bullough, Per A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2D crystal; CryoEM; Light harvesting core complex; Photosynthesis; PufX

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; DIMER; MONOMER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PUFX PROTEIN, RHODOBACTER;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENSITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DIMERIZATION; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DIMERIZATION; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 20344374627     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.04.032     Document Type: Article

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