title: Structure of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cabII-1 gene encoding a chlorophyll-a/b-binding protein.
abstract: Gene cabII-1 is a light regulated gene that encodes the precursor of a major chlorophyll-a/b-binding protein in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. It is a member of a small gene family composed of about 3-7 members. Nucleotide sequencing data and S1 mapping reveal that the cabII-1 gene is interrupted by three introns. Except for the transit peptide and the N-terminus, the cabII-1 gene product is similar to cabII proteins in higher plants. The cabII-1 gene in C. reinhardtii appears to be an intermediate between type-I and type-II cabII genes described in higher plants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Imbault
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wittemer
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Johanningmeier
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Howell
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002696:Chlamydomonas / Q000235:genetics*; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000235:genetics*; D005796:Genes; D045342:Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D045342:Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D002734:Chlorophyll