Jon Nield - Royal Society URF - Images of photosynthetic complexes

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Images of photosynthetic complexes (see also: Gallery)

Updated images (2011) Reference: http://photosynthesis.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/nield/downloads.html Cartoon model: structures of the protein complexes involved in the Z-scheme of photosynthesis Larger versions: Photosystem II Cytochrome b6f Photosystem I ATP synthase

Photosystem II: Reference: Nield, J. (1997) Ph.D. Thesis, © University of London, UK. (Images are ~50-200k; 800+pixels wide) Schematic diagram of the PSII reaction centre redox components The S-state cycle for the oxygen-evolving reactions of PSII Schematic model of the protein subunits associated with higher plant PSII (2003) Predicted membrane folding pattern of the spinach D1 protein Predicted membrane folding pattern of the spinach D2 protein Cytochrome b559 structure model Predicted membrane folding pattern of the spinach CP47 protein Predicted membrane folding pattern of the spinach CP43 protein

A number of key PDB files ( http://www.rcsb.org ) should also be investigated by anyone interested in photosystem reaction centre structures. See 3ARC.pdb (Umena et al., 2009) for PSII, 1Q90.pdb (Stroebel et al., 2003) for Cytochrome b6f, 1JB0.pdb (Jordan et al. 2001) for PSI, 2o01.pdb (Amunts et al., 2007) for LHCI-PSI; 1Qo1.pdb for ATP synthase (Walker & co-workers). Use programs such as Swiss PDB viewer or PyMol to enjoy these structures.