ISSN:
1573-5079
Keywords:
cyanobacteria
;
excitation energy transfer
;
membrane proteins assembly
;
Photosystem I
;
Photosystem II
;
spillover
;
state transitions
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The fluorescence profile of Photosystem I/Photosystem II mixtures in different solvent systems shows that both non-hydrophobic and hydrophobic interactions govern their association and control energy transfer from Photosystem II to Photosystem I. The non-hydrophobic interactions lead to a highly efficient excitation energy transfer from Photosystem II to Photosystem I. In view of this, we propose that similar non-hydrophobic interactions, between the Photosystem II and Photosystem I peripheral proteins, also play a significant role in their association in thylakoids that control state transitions in cyanobacteria.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1006485823403
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