ISSN:
1617-4623
Keywords:
Photosynthesis
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Rieske iron-sulfur precursor protein
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cDNA nucleotide sequence
;
Transit peptide
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Spinach
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Summary Several cDNA clones encoding the entire Rieske FeS-precursor protein of the chloroplast cytochrome b 6 f-complex have been isolated by high density plaque immunoscreening of a phage lambda gt11 cDNA expression library, made from poly A+-RNA of spinach seedlings. The identity of the cDNAs has been confirmed by N-terminal amino acid sequencing of the purified protein. The nucleotide sequence indicates a protein of 247 amino acid residues including a putative transit sequence of 68 amino acids corresponding to molecular masses of 26.3 kDa (precursor) and 18.8 kDa (mature protein; 179 amino acid residues). Alignteins of the sequence with sequences from Rieske FeS-proteins of respiratory electron transport chains, two of bacterial and three of mitochondrial origin, shows little sequence homology, but remarkable similarity in secondary structure including a putative N-terminal transmembrane segment of about 25 residues and the peptides CTHLGCV and CPCHGS in the C-terminal region of the protein that are involved in the binding of the Fe2S2-cluster.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00337775
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