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Lipids in Photosynthesis pp 295–328Cite as

Architecture of Thylakoid Membrane Networks

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Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 30))

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The primary events of oxygenic photosynthesis are carried out within intricate membrane lamellar systems called thylakoid networks. These networks, which are present in cyanobacteria, algae, and higher plants, accommodate all of the molecular complexes necessary for the light-driven reactions of photosynthesis and provide a medium for energy transduction. Here, we describe the ultrastructure of thylakoid membranes and their three-dimensional organization in various organisms along the evolutionary tree. Along the way we discuss issues pertaining to the formation and maintenance of these membranes, the means by which they enable molecular traffic within and across them, and the manner by which they respond to short- and long-term variations in light conditions.

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Abbreviations

CF:

Chemical fixation

Chl:

Chlorophyll

CEMOVIS:

Cryo-electron microscopy of vitreous sections

EMT:

Electron microscope tomography

EM:

Electron microscopy

FS:

Freeze substitution

HPF:

High pressure freezing

LHC:

Light-harvesting protein complexes

PS I:

Photosystem I

PS II:

Photosystem II

PBS:

Phycobilisomes

PQ:

Plastoquinone

UVB:

Ultraviolet radiation B (280–315 nm)

UVC:

Ultraviolet radiation C (100–280 nm)

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We thank Sharon G. Wolf for her helpful comments about electron microscopy techniques. This work was supported by a grant from the Israeli Science Foundation (Ziv Reich).

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    Reinat Nevo, Silvia G. Chuartzman, Onie Tsabari & Ziv Reich

  2. The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 76100, Israel

    Dana Charuvi

  3. Electron Microscopy Unit, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel

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Nevo, R., Chuartzman, S.G., Tsabari, O., Reich, Z., Charuvi, D., Shimoni, E. (2009). Architecture of Thylakoid Membrane Networks. In: Wada, H., Murata, N. (eds) Lipids in Photosynthesis. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 30. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2863-1_14

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