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A nomenclature for the genes encoding the chlorophylla/b-binding proteins of higher plants

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We propose a nomenclature for the genes encoding the chlorophylla/b-binding proteins of the light-harvesting complexes of photosystem I and II. The genes encoding LHC I and LHC II polypeptides are namedLhca1 throughLhca4 andLhcb1 throughLhcb6, respectively. The proposal follows the general format recommended by the Commision on Plant Gene Nomenclature. We also present a table for the conversion of old gene names to the new nomenclature.

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Abbreviations

CAB:

chlorophylla/b-binding protein

LHC I:

light-harvesting complex of photosystem I

LHC II:

light-harvesting complex of photosystem II

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  1. Dept. of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden

    Stefan Jansson

  2. Dept. of Biology, University of Michigan, 48109-1048, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Eran Pichersky

  3. Dipartimento di Biologia, Via Trieste 75, 35121, Padova, Italy

    Roberto Bassi

  4. Botany Dept., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

    Beverley R. Green

  5. Solar Energy Research Group, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako, 351-01, Saitama, Japan

    Masahiko Ikeuchi

  6. Department of Plant Biology, University of California, 94720, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Anastasios Melis

  7. Department of Physiology, Carlsberg Laboratory, Gamle Carlsberg vej 10, 2500, Copenhagen, Denmark

    David J. Simpson

  8. Department of Biochemistry, University of Lund, P.O. Box 124, 221 00, Lund, Sweden

    Michael Spangfort

  9. Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, 80309-0347, Boulder, CO, USA

    L. Andrew Staehelin

  10. Department of Biology, University of California, 90024, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    J. Philip Thornber

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Jansson, S., Pichersky, E., Bassi, R. et al. A nomenclature for the genes encoding the chlorophylla/b-binding proteins of higher plants. Plant Mol Biol Rep 10, 242–253 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02668357

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