Breaking biological symmetry in membrane proteins: The asymmetrical orientation of PsaC on the pseudo-C2 symmetric Photosystem i core

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1257-1270

  Jagannathan, B ^a   Golbeck, J H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C 2 symmetry; Iron sulfur cluster; Photosystem I; PsaC; PsaD; Reaction center; Stromal proteins

Indexed keywords

HETERODIMER; HOMODIMER; IRON; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SULFUR;

BINDING SITE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PSAC GENE; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BINDING SITES; HYDROGEN BONDING; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; PHOTOSYSTEM I PROTEIN COMPLEX; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION;

EID: 63449114738     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-8673-x     Document Type: Review

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