title: Groups of bonds determining the configuration of the thylakoid system.
abstract: Four groups of bonds determining the configuration of the thylakoid system have been established. The hypothesis presented here postulates the following. 1. There exist continuous lateral protein-protein interactions (bonds) all over the thylakoid membrane. 2. Lateral protein bonds are subdivided into two independent groups - lateral bonds of outer and inner membrane leaflets. 3. The configuration of a single thylakoid is determined by the mutual action of lateral and interlumenal bonds of the inner membrane leaflet, and the configuration of the thylakoid system of a chloroplast is determined by the mutual action of lateral and intermembrane (stacking) bonds of the outer membrane leaflet.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Semenova
mesh_terms: D018532:Pisum sativum / Q000737:chemistry; D011485:Protein Binding; D020524:Thylakoids / Q000737:chemistry*