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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
Cytochrome (cyt) b-c complexes play a central role in electron transfer chains and are almost ubiquitous in nature. Although similar in their basic structure and function, the cyt b(6)f complex of photosynthetic membranes and its counterpart, the mitochondrial cyt bc(1) complex, show some characteristic differences which cannot be explained by the high resolution structure of the cyt bc(1) complex alone. Especially the presence of a chlorophyll molecule is a striking feature of all cyt b(6)f complex preparations described so far, imposing questions as to its structural and functional role. To allow a more detailed characterization, we here report the preparation of native subunits cyt b(6) and IV starting from a monomeric cyanobacterial cyt b(6)f complex. Spectroscopical and reversed-phase HPLC analyses of the purified cyt b(6) subunit showed that it contained not only two b-type hemes, but also one chlorophyll a molecule and a cyanobacterial carotenoid, echinenone. Evidence for selective binding of both pigments to this subunit is presented and their putative function is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
1506
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
55-66
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Carotenoids, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Chlorophyll, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Chromatography, Ion Exchange, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Cyanobacteria, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Cytochrome b Group, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Cytochrome b6f Complex, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Detergents, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Quaternary Ammonium Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Solubility, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Spectrometry, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Spectrophotometry, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Spinacia oleracea, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Thylakoids, pubmed-meshheading:11418097-Tryptophan
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Isolation of membrane protein subunits in their native state: evidence for selective binding of chlorophyll and carotenoid to the b(6) subunit of the cytochrome b(6)f complex.
pubmed:affiliation
Plant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, D-44780, Bochum, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't