Chlorobium FMO antenna complex characterisation
Chlorobaculum FMO discovery
A team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, lead by Robert Blankenship, has pioneered a new method of discovering protein orientation in living systems. By combining chemical labeling with mass spectroscopy, these scientists brought forth knowledge of the structure/function relationship of the Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) protein in Chlorobaculum tepidum. tepidum is a member of the Chlorobium bacteria and are closely related, yet distinct from, the Bacteroides phylum (2).
Characteristics of Green Sulfur Bacteria
Chlorobaculum tepidum Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) Antenna Protein
Introduction to the FMO protein
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(1)Washington University in St. Louis. "'Taco Shell' Protein: Orientation Of Antenna Protein In Photosynthetic Bacteria Described." ScienceDaily 9 April 2009. 12 April 2009 <http://www.sciencedaily.com¬ /releases/2009/04/090402171438.htm>.
(2)D.A. Bryant & N.-U. Frigaard (November 2006). "Prokaryotic photosynthesis and phototrophy illuminated". Trends Microbiol. 14 (11): 488. doi:10.1016/j.tim.2006.09.001
[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.
Edited by student of Joan Slonczewski for BIOL 238 Microbiology, 2009, Kenyon College.
