A guide to the Lhc genes and their relatives in Arabidopsis/IT>
The Lhc super-gene family encodes the light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b-binding (LHC) proteins that constitute the antenna system of the photosynthetic apparatus, and also includes some relatives whose functions are more or less unknown. The Lhc super-gene family of Arabidopsis contains >30 members and the databases contain >1000 EST clones originating from these genes. This article presents an overview of these genes and provides some tools for researchers who want to use them in their studies.
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Umeå Plant Science Center, Dept of Plant Physiology, University of Umeå, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.