The PucC protein of Rhodobacter capsulatus mitigates an inhibitory effect of light-harvesting 2 α and β proteins on light-harvesting complex 1

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 279-284

  Jaschke, Paul R ^a   LeBlanc, Heidi N ^a,b   Lang, Andrew S ^c   Beatty, J Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Medarex Inc   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteriochlorophyll delivery homologues; Complex specific assembly factors; LH1; LH2; LhaA; Light harvesting; Photosynthesis; PucC; Purple bacteria; Rhodobacter

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PUCC PROTEIN, RHODOBACTER;

CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PHYLOGENY; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

CYANOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

EID: 37749024601     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-007-9258-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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