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Control of the light‐harvesting function of chloroplast membranes by aggregation of the LHCII chlorophyll—protein complex

·1991·FEBS Letters
DOI 10.1016/0014-5793(91)80819-o
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A new hypothesis is presented to explain the major molecular process that regulates the efficiency of light harvesting by chloroplast membranes. It is proposed that in excess light the decrease in the thylakoid lumen pH causes an increase in aggregation of the light harvesting complexes of photosystem II resulting in formation of an efficient pathway for non‐radiative dissipation of excitation energy. The aggregation is potentiated by the conversion of violaxanthin to zeaxanthin. This hypothesis is based upon (i) similarity between the spectroscopic changes associated with energy dissipation and those observed upon aggregation of isolated light harvesting complex; and (ii) the link between changes in light scattering and increased energy dissipation.

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Venue
FEBS Letters
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1991-11-04
Volume
292
Issue
1-2
Pages
1-4
ISSN
  • 0014-5793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1873-3468
DOI
10.1016/0014-5793(91)80819-o
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465
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FWCI
10.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
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