Two lutein molecules in LHCII have different conformations and functions: Insights into the molecular mechanism of thermal dissipation in plants

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 355, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 457-463

  Yan, Hanchi ^a,b   Zhang, Pingfeng ^a,b   Wang, Chao ^a   Liu, Zhenfeng ^a   Chang, Wenrui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Conformation; LHCII; Lutein; Non photochemical quenching; Pigment hetero trimer; X ray structure

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; MONOMER; XANTHOPHYLL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMOREGULATION;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; LUTEIN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TEMPERATURE;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; PISUM SATIVUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 33847154610     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.01.172     Document Type: Article

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