Characterization, structure and function of linker polypeptides in phycobilisomes of cyanobacteria and red algae: An overview

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1708, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-142

  Liu, Lu Ning ^a   Chen, Xiu Lan ^a   Zhang, Yu Zhong ^a   Zhou, Bai Cheng ^a,b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Subunit; Function; Interaction; Linker polypeptide; Phycobiliprotein; Phycobilisome; Separation; Structure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLOROPHYLL; PHYCOBILIPROTEIN; PHYCOERYTHRIN; PHYCOLIBOSOME; POLYPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALPHA CHAIN; CELL ADHESION; CELL GROWTH; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; COLOR; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENERGY TRANSFER; GENETIC LINKAGE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RED ALGA; REVIEW; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SPECTROSCOPY; THYLAKOID MEMBRANE;

ALGAE, RED; CYANOBACTERIA; PEPTIDES; PHYCOBILISOMES;

CYANOBACTERIA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 20444466591     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2005.04.001     Document Type: Review

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