Structure of the protein subunits in the photosynthetic reaction centre of Rhodopseudomonas viridis at 3 resolution

J. Deisenhofer, O. Epp, K. Miki, R. Huber, H. Michel

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Abstract

The molecular structure of the photosynthetic reaction centre from Rhodopseudomonas viridis has been elucidated using X-ray crystallographic analysis. The central part of the complex consists of two subunits, L and M, each of which forms five membrane-spanning helices. We present the first description of the high-resolution structure of an integral membrane protein.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)618-624
Number of pages7
JournalNature
Volume318
Issue number6047
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 1985

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