ISSN:
0730-2312
Keywords:
cyanobacteria
;
phycobilisome substructure
;
allophycocyanin complexes
;
biliproteins
;
energy transfer
;
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
The tricylindrical core of Synechocystis 6701 phycobilisomes is made up of four types of allophycocyanin-containing complexes: A, (αAP βAP)3; B, (αAP βAP)3 .10K; C, (α1APBα2APβ3AP).10K; D, (αAP βAP)2.18.5K.99K; where AP is allophycocyanin, APB is allophycocyanin B, and 10K, 18.5K, and 99K are polypeptides of 10,000, 18,500, and 99,000 daltons, respectively. The 18.5K polypeptide is a hitherto unrecognized biliprotein subunit with a single phycocyanobilin prosthetic group. The tricylindrical core is made up of 12 subcomplexes in the molar ratio of A:B:C:D: of 4:4:2:2. Complexes C and D act as terminal energy acceptors. From these results and previous analysis of the bicylindrical core of Synechococcus 6301 phycobilisomes [14,15] it is proposed that the two cylinders of the Synechocystis 6701 core, proximal to the thylakoid membrane, each have the composition ABCD, and that the distal cylinder has the composition A2B2.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcb.240220102
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