Table 1.
The ΔPSI mutants used in this study.
Name | Mutation | Reference |
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ΔAB | A significant portion of the psaAB operon was deleted | E. Zak and H. Pakrasi, personal communication |
ΔVIII–XI | A part of the psaB gene that encoded the VIIIth to XIth helices of the PsaB protein was deleted | E. Zak and H. Pakrasi, personal communication |
ΔPSI/WV | PSI was deleted | [14] |
ΔPSIΔApcE | Both PSI and the phycobilisome linker protein ApcE were deleted | [15] |
ΔPSIΔNdbABC | Both PSI and the type 2 NADH dehydrogenase Ndb were deleted | [16] |
ΔPSIΔCtaDIIEII ΔCydAB | Both PSI and the alternative terminal oxidases CtaII and Cyd were deleted | [17] |