Crystallization of the Photosystem II core complex and its chlorophyll binding subunit CP43 from transplastomic plants of Nicotiana tabacum

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-226

  Piano, Dario ^a,b,c   El Alaoui, Sabah ^a,b   Korza, Henryk J ^a,b   Filipek, Renata ^a,b   Sabala, Izabela ^a,b   Haniewicz, Patrycja ^a,b   Buechel, Claudia ^d   De Sanctis, Daniele ^c   Bochtler, Matthias ^a,b,e  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D crystallization; CP43; Higher plants; Nicotiana tabacum; Photosystem II core complex

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; FATTY ALCOHOL; HEPTANE 1,2,3 TRIOL; HEPTANE-1,2,3-TRIOL; PHOTOSYSTEM II, CHLOROPHYLL BINDING PROTEIN, CP 43; PHOTOSYSTEM II, CHLOROPHYLL BINDING PROTEIN, CP-43; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PLASTID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DETERGENTS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FATTY ALCOHOLS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASTIDS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; TOBACCO;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 78650854675     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-010-9597-x     Document Type: Article

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