Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10872196 | FEBS Letters | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The thylakoid membrane forms stacked thylakoids interconnected by 'stromal' lamellae. Little is known about the mobility of proteins within this system. We studied a stromal lamellae protein, Hcf106, by targeting an Hcf106-GFP fusion protein to the thylakoids and photobleaching. We find that even small regions fail to recover Hcf106-GFP fluorescence over periods of up to 3Â min after photobleaching. The protein is thus either immobile within the thylakoid membrane, or its diffusion is tightly restricted within distinct regions. Autofluorescence from the photosystem II light-harvesting complex in the granal stacks likewise fails to recover. Integral membrane proteins within both the stromal and granal membranes are therefore highly constrained, possibly forming 'microdomains' that are sharply separated.
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Authors
Elina Vladimirou, Michael Li, Cassie P. Aldridge, Lorenzo Frigerio, Markus Kirkilionis, Colin Robinson,