title: Molecular characterization and gene expression of lhcb5 gene encoding CP26 in the light-harvesting complex II of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
abstract: We isolated and sequenced a cDNA clone encoding a minor chlorophyll a/b-binding protein, CP26, which is associated with the light-harvesting complex II of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Protein sequences of internal peptide fragments from purified CP26 were determined and used to identify a cDNA clone. The 1.1 kb lhcb5 gene codes for a polypeptide of 289 amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of 30,713. The lhcb5 gene product could reconstitute with chlorophylls and xanthophylls to form a green band on a gel. Although the expression of many lhcb genes are strictly regulated by light, the lhcb5 gene was only loosely regulated. We propose that a plant acclimatizes itself to the light environment by quantitatively and qualitatively modulating the light-harvesting complex. Characterization of the primary structure and the implications of its unique expression are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Photodynamic Research Center, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. minagawa@pop.lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Minagawa
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dohmae
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takio
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D020418:Algal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D016825:Chlamydomonas reinhardtii / Q000235:genetics* / Q000528:radiation effects; D061146:Chlorophyll Binding Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000528:radiation effects; D008027:Light; D045342:Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D020539:Sequence Analysis, Protein; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D020418:Algal Proteins; D061146:Chlorophyll Binding Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D045342:Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins; D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex; D010940:Plant Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger