STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION-CENTER FROM RHODOBACTER-SPHAEROIDES

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作者
ERMLER, U [1 ]
MICHEL, H [1 ]
SCHIFFER, M [1 ]
机构
[1] ARGONNE NATL LAB,CTR MECHAN BIOL & BIOTECHNOL,ARGONNE,IL 60439
关键词
PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER; RHODOBACTER-SPHAEROIDES; X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PROTON TRANSPORT;
D O I
10.1007/BF00763216
中图分类号
Q6 [生物物理学];
学科分类号
071011 ;
摘要
The three-dimensional structure of the photosynthetic reaction center from Rhodobacter sphaeroides is described. The reaction center is a transmembrane protein that converts light into chemical energy. The protein has three subunits: L, M, and H. The mostly helical L and M subunits provide the scaffolding and the finely tuned environment in which the chromophores carry out electron transfer. The details of the protein-chromophore interactions are from studies of a trigonal crystal form that diffracted to 2.65-angstrom resolution. Functional studies of the multi-subunit complex by site-specific replacement of key amino acid residues are summarized in the context of the molecular structure.
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