Reorganization of the Photosystem II Unit in Developing Thylakoids of Higher Plants after Transfer to Darkness
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- 1 November 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 70 (5) , 1242-1248
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.70.5.1242
Abstract
A light-dependent reversible grana stacking-unstacking process, paralleled by a reorganization of thylakoid components, has been noticed in greening etiolated bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, var. red kidney) leaves upon transfer to darkness. The reorganization, based on biochemical and biophysical criteria, involves mainly the photosystem II (PSII) unit components: upon transfer to darkness, the light-harvesting chlorophyll protein (LHCP), its 25 kilodalton polypeptide and chlorophyll b are decreased, while the CPa and its 42 kilodalton polypeptide are increased and new PSII units of smaller size are formed. This reorganization of components occurs only in thylakoids still in the process of development and not in those present in steady state conditions.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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