| Literature DB >> 2111229 |
U Maid1, K Valentin, K Zetsche.
Abstract
Plastid DNA (ptDNA) from the unicellular red alga Cyanidium caldarium was isolated. A 5.8 kb Eco RI, fragment containing the entire psbA-gene was cloned and the nucleotide sequence of the psbA-gene determined. At the carboxyl terminus the encoded protein (D1) contains the seven amino acid-insertion which was found to be typical of the cyanobacteria and the cyanelles of Cyanophora paradoxa. However, the overall sequence homology does not support a direct relationship between the plastids of Cyanidium, cyanelles and the cyanobacteria. As in other photosynthetic organisms the psbA-gene is transcribed as a monocistronic mRNA. The ribosomal RNA operon was located 4 kb upstream of the psbA-gene.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2111229 DOI: 10.1007/bf00312617
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Genet ISSN: 0172-8083 Impact factor: 3.886