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The D1 and D2 Core Proteins

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Photosystem II

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 22))

Summary

In 1977, Chua and Gillham (J Cell Biology 74: 441–452) reported for the first time the existence of two chloroplast-encoded proteins within the thylakoid membrane of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, which they termed D-l and D-2. The D1 and D2 proteins are now recognized as the Photosystem II reaction center polypeptides with a key role in binding all of the co-factors involved in photosynthetic water oxidation. In this chapter we summarize some of the biochemical and mutagenesis data that has been instrumental in shaping this view of the D1 and D2 proteins.

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Nixon, P.J., Sarcina, M., Diner, B.A. (2005). The D1 and D2 Core Proteins. In: Wydrzynski, T.J., Satoh, K., Freeman, J.A. (eds) Photosystem II. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4254-X_5

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