LH1-only membrane patches prepared using sub-CMC concentration β-DDM detergent in three-dimensional representation showing aberrant complexes.
A, a piece of membrane showing a variety of aberrant LH1 complexes including an incomplete ring (blue arrow), arcs (cyan arrows), and captive proteins (red arrows). B, a particularly well resolved captive protein with high topology (red arrow). C, examples of spiral complexes (white arrows). D, further examples of spiral complexes (white arrows). The image data have been treated with a low pass filter to reduce noise.