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Phosphorylation of photosystem II controls functional macroscopic folding of photosynthetic membranes in Arabidopsis.
The Plant cell - 1 Dec 2009
Fristedt Rikard, Willig Adrian, Granath Pontus, Crèvecoeur Michèle, Rochaix Jean-David, Vener Alexander V
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Photosynthetic thylakoid membranes in plants contain highly folded membrane layers enriched in photosystem II, which uses light energy to oxidize water and produce oxygen. The sunlight also causes quantitative phosphorylation of major photosystem II proteins. Analysis of the Arabidopsis thaliana stn7xstn8 double mutant deficient in thylakoid protein kinases STN7 and STN8 revealed light-independent phosphorylation...
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