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The structure, functions and degradation of pigment-binding proteins of photosystem II.

Author(s) -

Robert Luciński,

Grzegorz Jackowski

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

acta biochimica polonica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.452

H-Index - 78

eISSN - 1734-154X

pISSN - 0001-527X

DOI - 10.18388/abp.2006_3297

Subject(s) - photosystem ii , p680 , photosynthesis , pigment , thylakoid , photosynthetic reaction centre , biophysics , chemistry , light harvesting complex , photochemistry , photosynthetic pigment , botany , biology , photosystem i , biochemistry , chloroplast , gene , organic chemistry

Eleven proteins belonging to photosystem II (PSII) bind photosynthetic pigments in the form of thylakoid membrane-associated pigment-protein complexes. Five of them (PsbA, PsbB, PsbC, PsbD and PsbS) are assigned to PSII core complex while the remaining six (Lhcb1, Lhcb2, Lhcb3, Lhcb4, Lhcb5 and Lhcb6) constitute, along with their pigments, functional complexes situated more distantly with regard to P680 - the photochemical center of PSII. The main function of the pigment-binding proteins is to harvest solar energy and deliver it, in the form of excitation energy, ultimately to P680 although individual pigment-proteins may be engaged in other photosynthesis-related processes as well. The aim of this review is to present the current state of knowledge regarding the structure, functions and degradation of this family of proteins.

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