Structure and functional organization of light-harvesting complexes and photochemical reaction centers in membranes of phototrophic bacteria.

INTRODUCTION............................................................................ 59 Exciton Migration ............................................................................ 59 Energy Dissipation ............................................................................ 59 Pigment-Protein Complexes ............................................................................ 59 COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION OF LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEXES...........................60 Polypeptide Components ............................................................................ 60 Structure and Localization of Bchl-Binding Proteins ...................................................................60 Oligomeric Structure of Light-Harvesting Complexes ..................................................................62 Lateral Topography ............................................................................ 63 COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION OF RC .........................................................................65 Protein Components ............................................................................ 65 Structure and Topography............................................................................ 65 LATERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF PIGMENT-PROTEIN COMPLEXES ..............................................66 SUMMARY............................................................................ 66 CORRELATIONS BETWEEN MOLECULAR ORGANIZATION OF RC-ANTENNA COMPLEXES AND ENERGY METABOLISM ............................................................................ 67 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................ 67 LITERATURE CITED ............................................................................ 67