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. 1985 May;78(1):199–202. doi: 10.1104/pp.78.1.199

Lateral Distribution of the Cytochrome b6/f and Coupling Factor ATP Synthetase Complexes of Chloroplast Thylakoid Membranes 1

David R Allred 1, L Andrew Staehelin 1
PMCID: PMC1064701  PMID: 16664197

Abstract

We have visualized directly the distribution of the cytochrome b6/f and coupling factor ATP synthetase complexes in thylakoid membranes of embedded, thin-sectioned, intact chloroplasts by using rabbit antibodies directed against each complex, followed by ferritin-conjugated goat anti- (rabbit immunoglobulin G) antibodies. The labeling patterns indicate that in spinach (Spinacia oleracea) chloroplasts the cytochrome b6/f complex is distributed laterally throughout both stacked grana and unstacked stroma membrane regions, whereas the coupling factor ATP synthetase complex is found exclusively in stroma thylakoids and in the marginal and end membranes of grana.

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