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Imaging the supramolecular architecture of photosynthetic membranes
Reference
C11237
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor David Klug
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Imperial College London
Department
Chemistry
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
143,689
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
13/08/1999
End date
13/08/2001
Duration
24 months
Abstract
The supramolecular organisation of the thylakoid membrane is of great importance to the efficiency and regulatability of photosynthesis in higher plants and cyanobacteria. Examples include mobile light harvesting systems which control energy flow, electron transport from one photosystem to the other, and the functional heterogeneity of PSII. Knowing the organisation of the various membrane proteins is thus important in gaining an understanding of the photosynthetic process as a whole. We will determine this membrane architecture under different conditions using a new type of near field microscopy which will allow us to identify the various protein complexes in the densely packed membrane.
Summary
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Committee
Closed Committee - Biochemistry & Cell Biology (BCB)
Research Topics
X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
BioImaging (BI) [1998]
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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