Functional analysis of light-harvesting-like protein 3 (LIL3) and its light-harvesting chlorophyll-binding motif in arabidopsis

Abstract

Background: The light-harvesting complex (LHC) motif is an amino acid consensus sequence found in various thylakoid proteins. Results: Modification and replacement of the transmembrane domain encompassing the LHC motif of a plant protein retains its membrane-anchoring function but impairs its protein-protein interaction. Conclusion: This domain functions in membrane anchoring and complex formation. © 2014 by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. .