Hierarchical organization and structural flexibility

Chloroplastthylakoidmembranesaccommodatedenselypackedproteincomplexesinordered,oftensemi-crystallinearraysandareassembledintohighlyorganizedmultilamellarsystems,anorganizationwarrantingasubstantialdegreeofstability.Atthesametime,theyexhibitremarkablestructuralflexibility,whichappearstoplayi