| Literature DB >> 4138854 |
Abstract
Identification of chloroplast coupling factor particles, by the freeze-etching and negative-staining techniques, was made utilizing chloroplast thylakoids isolated from spinach leaves. Complete removal of particles, comparable in diameter to purified coupling factor particles, from the outer surface of freeze-etched thylakoids was achieved by treatment with 0.8% silicotungstate. Reappearance of particles, comparable in diameter to purified coupling factor particles, on the outer surface of freeze-etched thylakoids was demonstrated by combining silicotungstate-treated thylakoids with purified chloroplast coupling factor. Negative-staining results were in agreement with the freeze-etch data. The results demonstrate that the chloroplast coupling factor particles are exposed on the outer surface.Entities:
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Year: 1974 PMID: 4138854 PMCID: PMC2109332 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.63.1.24
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cell Biol ISSN: 0021-9525 Impact factor: 10.539