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Can Protein Phosphorylation Alleviate Photoinhibition of Thylakoid Photochemical Activities?

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Progress in Photosynthesis Research

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It has been suggested previously that phosphorylation of thylakoid polypeptides can act as a mechanism to alleviate photoinhibition of electron transport (1). Phosphorylation of the light-harvesting complex associated with PSII (LHCII) results in a disconnection of LHCII from PSII and a decrease in excitation energy transfer into PSII (2). Thus phosphorylation/dephosphorylation of LHCII may be an important physiological mechanism for maintaining optimal photochemical efficiencies when the thylakoid is exposed to changes in light intensity. In this paper this possibility is examined for wheat and pea thylakoids.

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK

    Dimah Z. Habash & Neil R. Baker

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  1. Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA

    J. Biggins

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Habash, D.Z., Baker, N.R. (1987). Can Protein Phosphorylation Alleviate Photoinhibition of Thylakoid Photochemical Activities?. In: Biggins, J. (eds) Progress in Photosynthesis Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0519-6_16

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