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. 1985 Jul;165(1):37-42.
doi: 10.1007/BF00392209.

Phosphorylation of chloroplast membrane proteins partially protects against photoinhibition

P Horton  1 , P Lee
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Phosphorylation of chloroplast membrane proteins partially protects against photoinhibition

P Horton et al. Planta. 1985 Jul.

Abstract

Thylakoids isolated from peas (Pisum sativum cv. Kelvedon Wonder) and phosphorylated by incubation with ATP have been compared with non-phosphorylated thylakoids in their sensitivity to photoinhibition by exposure to illumination in vitro. Assays of the kinetics of fluorescence induction at 20° C and the fluorescence emission spectra at-196° C indicate a proportionally larger decrease in fluorescence as a result of photoinhibitory treatment of non-phosphorylated compared with phosphorylated thylakoids. It is concluded that protein phosphorylation can afford partial protection to thylakoids exposed to photoinhibitory conditions.

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