title: Nucleotide sequence of the PetM gene encoding a 4 kDa subunit of the cytochrome b6f complex from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
abstract: We have determined the nucleotide sequence of the PetM gene from the single celled alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The gene encodes a recently characterized, small protein of the cytochrome b6f complex, and based on this sequence, it is proposed that this protein spans the membrane by a single alpha-helix. Comparison of the nucleotide sequence with the deduced amino acid sequence reveals a 60-amino-acid presequence similar to a stroma-targeting peptide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ketchner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malkin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D016825:Chlamydomonas reinhardtii / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D003573:Cytochrome b Group / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D045346:Cytochrome b6f Complex; D017931:DNA Primers; D017343:Genes, Plant; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D010940:Plant Proteins; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D003573:Cytochrome b Group; D017931:DNA Primers; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C098901:PetM protein, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; D010940:Plant Proteins; D045346:Cytochrome b6f Complex