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An Arabidopsis thaliana protein homologous to cyanobacterial high-light-inducible proteins
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UNSPECIFIED (2000) An Arabidopsis thaliana protein homologous to cyanobacterial high-light-inducible proteins. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 42 (2). pp. 345-351. ISSN 0167-4412.
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Abstract
An Arabidopsis thaliana cDNA clone encoding a novel 110 amino acid thylakoid protein has been sequenced. The in vitro synthesized protein is taken up by intact chloroplasts, inserted into the thylakoid membrane and the transit peptide is cleaved off during this process. The mature protein is predicted to contain 69 amino acids, to form one membrane-spanning alpha-helix and to have its N-terminus at the stromal side of the thylakoid membrane. The protein showed similarity to the LHC, ELIP and PsbS proteins of higher plants, but more pronounced to the high-light-inducible proteins (HLIPs) of cyanobacteria and red algae, to which no homologue previously has been detected in higher plants. As for HLIP and ELIP, high light increases the mRNA levels of the corresponding gene. Sequence comparisons indicate that the protein may bind chlorophyll and form dimers in the thylakoid membrane. The level of expression of the protein seems to be far lower than that of normal PSI and PSII subunits.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry S Agriculture > SB Plant culture |
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Journal or Publication Title: | PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | ||||
Publisher: | KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL | ||||
ISSN: | 0167-4412 | ||||
Official Date: | January 2000 | ||||
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Volume: | 42 | ||||
Number: | 2 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 7 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 345-351 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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