ISSN:
1617-4623
Keywords:
Key words Green algae
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Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
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Chloroplast genome
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Gene inactivation
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Transmembrane protein
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract An open reading frame potentially encoding a protein of 1995 amino acids (orf1995) has been found in the chloroplast genome of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Besides having a short hydrophobic N-terminal domain with five putative transmembrane helices, the predicted orf1995 product is highly basic. orf1995 might be a homologue of the ycf1 gene in land plants, whose function has not yet been determined. Mutants of C. reinhardtii transformed with a disruption of orf1995 remain heteroplasmic for the wild-type and disrupted alleles of this gene, indicating that the orf1995 product is essential for cell survival.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004380050368
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