ISSN:
1573-5028
Keywords:
cDNA
;
light-harvesting complex
;
peridinin-chlorophyll a-binding protein
;
dinoflagellate
;
Symbiodinium sp.
;
transit peptide
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract mRNA from the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium sp. isolated from the staghorn coral Acropora formosa was used for the construction of cDNA libraries. A cDNA clone was identified which encoded the precursor of peridinin-chlorophyll a-binding protein (PCP), including a 52 amino acid transit peptide and the 313 amino acid mature protein. The deduced amino acid sequence clearly contains an internal duplication, implying that amongst dinoflagellates the M r 35 000 form of PCP has arisen by duplication and fusion of genes encoding the M r 15 000 form. This is the first reported sequence of a dinoflagellate light-harvesting protein. The anatomy of the mature protein and the transit peptide are discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00023563
