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Journal Article 
DETERMINATION OF THE MOLECULAR-SIZE OF THE BINDING-SITE FOR THE MANGANESE-STABILIZING 33-KDA PROTEIN IN PHOTOSYSTEM-II MEMBRANES 
Takahashi, M; Asada, K 
1991 
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta
ISSN: 0006-3002
EISSN: 1878-2434 
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV 
AMSTERDAM 
1059 
361-364 
A radiation-inactivation study revealed that the manganese-stabilizing 33 kDa protein (MSP) binds to a site of only 13 kDa in CaCl2-treated Photosystem (PS) II complexes. From the coincidence of this size with molecular weight it appears that a cytochrome b-559 heterodimer is responsible for the functional binding of MSP to the PS II reaction center. 
CYTOCHROME B-559; MANGANESE-STABILIZING 33-KDA PROTEIN; OXYGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOSYSTEM-II; RADIATION INACTIVATION; (SPINACH)