Abstract
TherbpA gene of a marine cyanobacteriumSynechococcus sp. PCC7002 encodes an RNA-binding protein, which exhibited an affinity to poly (G) and poly (U) but not to poly (A) and poly (C). Although there are at least two homologous genes in this cyanobacterium, the RbpA protein was the only RNA-binding protein that was detected in the cell of this strain. This protein was apparently absent in the cells grown at 38 C but was abundant in the cells grown at 25 C.
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Abbreviations
- CBB:
-
Coornassie Brilliant Blue
- PMSF:
-
phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride
- PVDF:
-
polyvinylidene diffuoride
- Rbp:
-
RNA-binding protein
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Sato, N., Maruyama, K., Nishiyama, Y. et al. Identification of a cold-regulated RNA-binding protein from the marine cyanobacteriumSynechococcus sp. PCC7002. J. Plant Res. 110, 405–410 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02506799
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