This entry includes chloroplastic protein PAM68 and the Sll0933 homolog from Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) [1]. PAM68 is involved in early steps in photosystem II (PSII) biogenesis and in maturation and stability of newly synthesized psbA protein [2].

1: An intermediate membrane subfraction in cyanobacteria is involved in an assembly network for Photosystem II biogenesis. Rengstl B, Oster U, Stengel A, Nickelsen J; J Biol Chem. 2011;286:21944-21951. PMID:21531723

2: The Arabidopsis thylakoid protein PAM68 is required for efficient D1 biogenesis and photosystem II assembly. Armbruster U, Zuhlke J, Rengstl B, Kreller R, Makarenko E, Ruhle T, Schunemann D, Jahns P, Weisshaar B, Nickelsen J, Leister D; Plant Cell. 2010;22:3439-3460. PMID:20923938