Conformational switching explains the intrinsic multifunctionality of plant light-harvesting complexes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 108, Issue 33, 2011, Pages 13516-13521

  Krüger, Tjaart P J ^a   Wientjes, Emilie ^b   Croce, Roberta ^a,b   Van Grondelle, Rienk ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Protein multifunctionality; Red forms

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; PROTEIN LHCA; PROTEIN LHCB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHLOROPHYLL; DIMERIZATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; PHOTOSYSTEM I PROTEIN COMPLEX; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 80052015085     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1105411108     Document Type: Article

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