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Molecular characterization and gene expression of lhcb5 gene encoding CP26 in the light-harvesting complex II of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

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We isolated and sequenced a cDNA clone encoding a minor chlorophyll a/b-binding protein, CP26, which is associated with the light-harvesting complex II of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Protein sequences of internal peptide fragments from purified CP26 were determined and used to identify a cDNA clone. The 1.1 kb lhcb5 gene codes for a polypeptide of 289 amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of 30 713. The lhcb5 gene product could reconstitute with chlorophylls and xanthophylls to form a green band on a gel. Although the expression of many lhcb genes are strictly regulated by light, the lhcb5 gene was only loosely regulated. We propose that a plant acclimatizes itself to the light environment by quantitatively and qualitatively modulating the light-harvesting complex. Characterization of the primary structure and the implications of its unique expression are discussed.

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  1. Laboratory for Photo-Biology, Photodynamic Research Center, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), 519-1399 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-0845, Japan

    Jun Minagawa

  2. Department of Life Science, UIDUK University, Kyoung-Ju, KyungBuk, 780-910 , Korea

    Kab-Cho Han

  3. Division of Biomolecular Characterization, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama , 351-0198, Japan

    Naoshi Dohmae & Koji Takio

  4. RIKEN Harima Institute at Spring-8, Kouto, Mikazuki, Sayo, Hyogo , 679-5148, Japan

    Yorinao Inoue

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Minagawa, J., Han, KC., Dohmae, N. et al. Molecular characterization and gene expression of lhcb5 gene encoding CP26 in the light-harvesting complex II of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Mol Biol 46, 277–287 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010643408100

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