title: Regulatory factors for the assembly of thylakoid membrane protein complexes.
abstract: Major multi-protein photosynthetic complexes, located in thylakoid membranes, are responsible for the capture of light and its conversion into chemical energy in oxygenic photosynthetic organisms. Although the structures and functions of these photosynthetic complexes have been explored, the molecular mechanisms underlying their assembly remain elusive. In this review, we summarize current knowledge of the regulatory components involved in the assembly of thylakoid membrane protein complexes in photosynthetic organisms. Many of the known regulatory factors are conserved between prokaryotes and eukaryotes, whereas others appear to be newly evolved or to have expanded predominantly in eukaryotes. Their specific features and fundamental differences in cyanobacteria, green algae and land plants are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Jinfang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Lixin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000378:metabolism; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D045346:Cytochrome b6f Complex / Q000378:metabolism; D004579:Electron Transport; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D045331:Photosystem I Protein Complex / Q000378:metabolism*; D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex / Q000378:metabolism; D021381:Protein Transport; D060431:Thylakoid Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D020524:Thylakoids / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C511746:LPA1 protein, Arabidopsis; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D045331:Photosystem I Protein Complex; D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex; D060431:Thylakoid Membrane Proteins; D045346:Cytochrome b6f Complex; D010100:Oxygen