Photosystem II macro-organization
In the absence of proteins that form LCHII trimers, the CP26 subunit compensates.
Feb 5, 2003
Photosystem II (PSII) is a multisubunit complex, which uses light energy to split water into oxygen, protons, and electrons. The light-harvesting complex of PSII (LHCII) functions in the capture of light energy and its transmission to chlorophyll molecules of PSII. The LHCII proteins Lhcb1-3 form a heterotrimer, whilst the three remaining subunits, Lhcb4 (CP29), Lhcb5 (CP26) and Lhcb6 (CP24) are monomeric. In the February 6
Ruban et al. constructed an