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Dynamic aspects of the structure and function of the light harvesting complexes of photosystem II in plants
Reference
C11581
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Peter Horton
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
University of Sheffield
Department
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
265,437
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/09/1999
End date
01/12/2002
Duration
39 months
Abstract
The light harvesting system of plants is characterised by a biochemical complexity and a dynamical function which enables it to rapidly and reversibly switch from a state of efficient light harvesting to a state in which absorbed energy is dissipated as heat. The aim of this project is to elucidate at the pigment and protein level the molecular basis of this important and complex regulatory mechanism. By using various spectroscopies and electron microscopy applied to purified light harvesting complexes (LHCII), macromolecular LHCII supercomplexes and intact chloroplast membranes, the physical mechanism of energy dissipation, the causitive structural changes in LHCII, and the role of carotenoids and protonation as regulatory modulators will be determined.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Biochemistry & Cell Biology (BCB)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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