title: The PsbS protein controls the macro-organisation of photosystem II complexes in the grana membranes of higher plant chloroplasts.
abstract: The PsbS protein is a critical component in the regulation of non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) in higher plant photosynthesis. Electron microscopy and image analysis of grana membrane fragments from wild type and mutant Arabidopsis plants showed that the semi-crystalline domains of photosystem II supercomplexes were identical in the presence and absence of PsbS. However, the frequency of the domains containing crystalline arrays was increased in the absence of PsbS. Conversely, there was a complete absence of such arrays in the membranes of plants containing elevated amounts of this protein. It is proposed that PsbS controls the macro-organisation of the grana membrane, providing an explanation of its role in NPQ.
authors.affiliation: Biophysical Chemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kereïche
authors.forename: Anett Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Kiss
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kouril
authors.forename: Egbert J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Boekema
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Horton
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003460:Crystallization; D008027:Light; D045342:Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009154:Mutation; D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020524:Thylakoids / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D045342:Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes; C489731:NPQ4 protein, Arabidopsis; D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex