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The Structure of the CF1 Part of the ATP-Synthase Complex from Chloroplasts

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Oxygenic Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions

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The proton ATP synthase consists of a membrane integratedpart, Fo, and a hydrophilic part, F1. F1. is composed of five different subunits: α, β, γ δ, and ε. This chapter focuses on the chloroplast F1 (CF1) structure and discusses the overall shape and dimensions of CF1, shape and size of the various subunits, subunit interactions and conformational changes in the subunit positions related to catalysis. Structural data originate mainly from X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy. Recently, the structure of F1 from beef heart mitochondria has been determined at 2.8 Å and this structure, although not fully identical to CF1, can be taken as a blueprint for models of the CF1 structure.

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  1. Uwe Lücken

    Present address: Electron Optics Laboratory, Philips, 5600 MD, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

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  1. Bioson Research Institute, Biophysical Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Egbert J. Boekema

  2. Fritz-Haber-lnstitute, Faradayweg 4–6, D-14195, Berlin, Germany

    Uwe Lücken

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  1. USDA/ARS, Photosynthesis Research Unit, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA

    Donald R. Ort

  2. Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Charles F. Yocum

  3. University of Illinois, USA

    Iris F. Heichel (Assistant Editor) (Assistant Editor)

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Boekema, E.J., Lücken, U. (1996). The Structure of the CF1 Part of the ATP-Synthase Complex from Chloroplasts. In: Ort, D.R., Yocum, C.F., Heichel, I.F. (eds) Oxygenic Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48127-8_26

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