Unraveling the Photosystem I reaction center: A history, or the sum of many efforts

Petra Fromme; Paul Mathis

doi:10.1023/B:PRES.0000030657.88242.e1

Unraveling the Photosystem I reaction center: A history, or the sum of many efforts

Petra Fromme, Paul Mathis

Molecular Sciences, School of (SMS)

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Abstract

This article describes some aspects of the history of the discovery of the structure and function of Photosystem I (PS I). PS I is the largest and most complex membrane protein for which detailed structural and functional information is now available. This short historical review cannot cover all the work that has been carried out over more than 50 years, nor provide a deep insight into the structure and function of this protein complex. Instead, this review focuses on more personal views of some of the key discoveries, starting in the 1950s with the discovery of the existence of two photoreactions in oxygenic photosynthesis, and ending with the race towards an atomic structure of PS I.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	109-124
Number of pages	16
Journal	Photosynthesis research
Volume	80
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/B:PRES.0000030657.88242.e1
State	Published - 2004

Keywords

Bernard Lagoutte
Hervé Bottin
Klaus Brettel
Norbert Krauß
Olaf Klukas
Paul Mathis
Petra Fromme
Photosystem I
crystal structure
crystallization
electron transfer
light harvesting
membrane protein
microgravity
photosynthesis

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Biochemistry
Plant Science
Cell Biology

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