Molecular Processes of Photosynthesis (Volume 10) (Advances in Molecular and Cell Biology, Volume 10)

research Into The Basic Mechanisms Of Photosynthesis Has A Long And Distinguished History And Has Consistently Been At The Forefront Of Science. The Success Of This Research, Particularly In Recent Years, Suggests That Photosynthesis May Turn Out To Be The First Complex Biological System To Have Its Structure, Function, And Regulation Described In Rigorous Chemical Terms At The Atomic Level. It Is Likely That Such Knowledge Will Help Us To Tackle Perhaps The Most Vital Problem Facing Mankind, Namely Our Need For A Continuous And Nonpolluting Source Of Energy. The Benefit May Come By Providing A Blueprintfor New Technologies Able To Carry Out Efficient Conversion Of Solar Energy Based On The Principles Of Biological Systems, And/or Creating Highly Efficient Energy Crops Sufficiently Hardy To Grow In A Wide Range Of Environments. The Former Is Likely To Involve New Developments In Material Sciences While The Latter Will Call On The Rapidly Advancing Techniques Of Genetic Engineering. the Contents Of This Volume Review Some Of The Most Important Developments Which Are A Part Of The Drive Towards The Overall Goal Of Obtaining The Complete Description Of The Photosynthetic Processes At The Molecular Level. The Topics Covered Have Been Carefully Selected And Represent The Wide Spectrum Of The Subject. Content: Edited by Page iii Copyright page Page iv List of Contributors Pages vii-ix Preface Pages xi-xiii Jim Barber Composition, Organization, and Dynamics of Thylakoid Membranes Original Research Article Pages 1-53 B. Andersson, J. Barber Antenna Pigment-Protein Complexes of Higher Plants and Purple Bacteria Original Research Article Pages 55-118 J. Philip Thornber, Richard J. Cogdell, Parag Chitnis, Daryl T. Morishige, Gary F. Peter, Stephen M. Gómez, Shivanthi Anandan, Susanne Preiss, Beth W. Dreyfuss, Angela Lee, Tracey Takeuchi, Cheryl Kerfeld Adaptive Variations in Phycobilisome Structure Original Research Article Pages 119-149 Alexander N. Glazer Photoprotection and Photoinhibitory Damage Original Research Article Pages 151-196 W.S. Chow Molecular Genetic Manipulation and Characterization of Mutant Photosynthetic Reaction Centers from Purple Nonsulfur Bacteria Original Research Article Pages 197-251 Eiji Takahashi, Colin A. Wraight Proton-Translocating NAD(P)-H Transhydrogenase and NADH Dehydrogenase in Photosynthetic Membranes Original Research Article Pages 253-286 J. Baz Jackson, Alastair G. McEwan Structural Elements Involved in the Assembly and Mechanism of Action of Rubisco Original Research Article Pages 287-335 Steven Gutteridge, Tomas Lundqvist The Ferredoxin-Thioredoxin System: Update on its Role in the Regulation of Oxygenic Photosynthesis Original Research Article Pages 337-354 Bob B. Buchanan Identification, Cellular Localization, and Participation of Chaperonins in Protein Folding Original Research Article Pages 355-388 Anthony A. Gatenby, Paul V. Viitanen, Volker Speth, Rudolf Grimm Translocation of Proteins Across Chloroplast Membranes Original Research Article Pages 389-430 Barry D. Bruce, Kenneth Keegstra Index Pages 431-437 The structure of the thylakoid membrane of oxygenic organisms has been extensively studied using the techniques of electron microscopy.