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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2011

An intermediate membrane subfraction in cyanobacteria is involved in an assembly network for Photosystem II biogenesis.

Birgit Rengstl, Ulrike Oster, Anna Stengel, Jörg Nickelsen

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Birgit RengstlMolekulare Pflanzenwissenschaften, Biozentrum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Grosshaderner Strasse 2-4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
Ulrike Oster
Anna Stengel
Jörg Nickelsen
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early steps in the biogenesis of Photosystem II (PSII) in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 are thought to occur in a specialized membrane fraction that is characterized by the specific accumulation of the PSII assembly factor PratA and its interaction partner pD1, the precursor of the D1 protein of PSII. Here, we report the molecular characterization of this membrane fraction, called the PratA-defined membrane (PDM), with regard to its lipid and pigment composition and its association with PSII assembly factors, including YCF48, Slr1471, Sll0933, and Pitt. We demonstrate that YCF48 and Slr1471 are present and that the chlorophyll precursor chlorophyllide a accumulates in the PDM. Analysis of PDMs from various mutant lines suggests a central role for PratA in the spatial organization of PSII biogenesis. Moreover, quantitative immunoblot analyses revealed a network of interdependences between several PSII assembly factors and chlorophyll synthesis. In addition, formation of complexes containing both YCF48 and Sll0933 was substantiated by co-immunoprecipitation experiments. The findings are integrated into a refined model for PSII biogenesis in Synechocystis 6803.

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Cell MembraneChlorophyllidesCyanobacteriaImmunoblottingImmunoprecipitationLipidsModels, BiologicalMutationPhotosynthesisPhotosystem II Protein ComplexPigmentationProtein ConformationSynechocystisThylakoidschlorophyllide aChlorophyllidesLipidsPhotosystem II Protein Complex

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PMID21531723
PMCPMC3122249
OpenAlexW1965669311

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