Isolation and characterisation of an evolutionary conserved protein that is involved in photosystem I biogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana [Elektronische Ressource] / submitted by Paul-Hendrik Hein

Isolation and characterisation of an evolutionary conserved protein that is involved in photosystem I biogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana Doctoral dissertation submitted by Paul-Hendrik Hein thDate of Birth: 29 April 1979 Place of birth: Halle Faculty of Biology and Pharmaceutics Institute of General Botany and Plant Physiology Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena Jena, June 2007 Gutachter: 1. Prof. Dr. Ralf Oelmüller 2. PD Dr. Thomas Pfannschmidt 3. Prof. Dr. Daguang Cai Tag des Rigorosums: 27.08.2007 Tag der öffentlichen Verteidigung: 29.10.2007 Table of contents Table of contents Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................iv I. Introduction .............................................................................................................................6 1.1. Photosystem I complex....................................................................................................6 1.2. Mutant analysis helped to elucidate the role of polypeptide subunits in PSI function ..........................................................................................................................7 1.3. Regulatory proteins........................................................................................................11 1.3.1.