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Montoya EJO, Dorion S, Atehortua-Garcés L, Rivoal J. Phycobilin heterologous production from the Rhodophyta Porphyridium cruentum. J Biotechnol 2021; 341:30-42. [PMID: 34500003 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2021.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Phycobiliproteins are colored, active molecules with potential use in different industries. They are the union of proteins and bilins (Chromophores). The primary source of phycobiliproteins is algae; however, the traditional algae culture has production restrictions. The production in bacterial models can be a more efficient alternative to produce these molecules. However, the lack of knowledge in some steps of the phycobiliprotein metabolic pathway limits this alternative. Porphyridium cruentum is a single cell red alga with a high phycobiliprotein content. Its protein sequences were the basis for phycobilin production in this study. In this study, we cloned and characterized enzymes presumably involved in the chromophore production of P. cruentum. Using sequences obtained from its transcriptome, we characterized two cDNA sequences predicted to code respectively for a ferredoxin-dependent bilin reductase and a bilin lyase-isomerase. We expressed these enzymes in Escherichia coli to obtain in vivo evidence of their enzymatic activity on the substrate biliverdin IXα. Lastly, we analyzed them using thin-layer chromatography, spectrophotometry, and fluorescence spectroscopy. These experiments provided evidence of bilin modification. The expressed bilin lyase-isomerase did not show significant activity over the biliverdin molecule. On the contrary, the expressed ferredoxin-dependent bilin reductase showed activity over the biliverdin.
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- Erika Juliana Obando Montoya
- Laboratorio de Biotecnología, Sede de Investigación Universitaria - SIU, Universidad de Antioquia, Carrera 53 # 61 - 30 - SIU. Torre 1 Laboratorio de 210, Medellín 050010, Colombia.
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- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal, 4101 Rue Sherbrooke est, Montréal, QC H1X 2B2, Canada
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología, Sede de Investigación Universitaria - SIU, Universidad de Antioquia, Carrera 53 # 61 - 30 - SIU. Torre 1 Laboratorio de 210, Medellín 050010, Colombia
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- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal, 4101 Rue Sherbrooke est, Montréal, QC H1X 2B2, Canada
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Shoja Z, Rajabi Memari H, Roayaei Ardakani M. Cloning and Expression of Beta Subunit Gene of Phycocyanin From Spirulina platensis in Escherichia coli. Jundishapur J Microbiol 2015; 8:e17809. [PMID: 26464761 PMCID: PMC4600200 DOI: 10.5812/jjm.17809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Revised: 05/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: C-Phycocyanin (C-PC) from blue-green algae such as Spirulina has been reported to have various pharmacological characteristics, including anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activities. Recombinant β-subunit of C-PC (C-PC/β) is an inhibitor of cell proliferation and an inducer of cancer cell apoptosis. Objectives: Since C-PC/β has a big potential to be used as a promising cancer prevention or therapy agent, the purpose of this study was to clone and express Spirulina platensis cpcB gene in a bacterial expression system. This is a significant step for the production of this compound. Materials and Methods: The cpcB gene was amplified using specific primers and cloned in a bacterial expression vector, namely pET43.1a+. Gene expression of cpcB was analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and the dot blotting technique. Results: The SDS-PAGE analysis and dot blotting confirmed the production of recombinant C-PC/β in the bacterial expression system. Over-expression of cpcB gene was optimized in induction by 1 mM Isopropyl-β-D-Thiogalactoside (IPTG), after four hours of inoculation at 30°C. Conclusions: Over-expression of the synthetic CPC/β protein in the bacterial system (Escherichia coli BL-21) showed that E. coli can be used as a basis for further research to produce this desired protein in large quantities.
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- Zahra Shoja
- Biology Department, Jahrom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, IR Iran
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- Agronomy and Plant Breeding Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Hamid Rajabi Memari, Agronomy and Plant Breeding Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, IR Iran. Tel: +98-6133330012, Fax: +98-6133330079, E-mail:
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Vali Aftari R, Rezaei K, Mortazavi A, Bandani AR. The Optimized Concentration and Purity of Spirulina platensis
C-Phycocyanin: A Comparative Study on Microwave-Assisted and Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction Methods. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.12573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Robabeh Vali Aftari
- Department of Food Science and Technology; Faculty of Agriculture; Ferdowsi University of Mashhad; PO Box 91775-1163 Mashhad Iran
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- Departments of Food Science and Technology; Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology; University of Tehran; Karaj Iran
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- Department of Food Science and Technology; Faculty of Agriculture; Ferdowsi University of Mashhad; PO Box 91775-1163 Mashhad Iran
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- Plant Protection; University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources; University of Tehran; Karaj Iran
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Production of phycocyanin—a pigment with applications in biology, biotechnology, foods and medicine. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 80:1-14. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1542-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 309] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2008] [Revised: 05/13/2008] [Accepted: 05/14/2008] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Fairchild CD, Glazer AN. Nonenzymatic bilin addition to the alpha subunit of an apophycoerythrin. J Biol Chem 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)62003-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Zhou J, Gasparich G, Stirewalt V, de Lorimier R, Bryant D. The cpcE and cpcF genes of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. Construction and phenotypic characterization of interposon mutants. J Biol Chem 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)41978-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Swanson R, Zhou J, Leary J, Williams T, de Lorimier R, Bryant D, Glazer A. Characterization of phycocyanin produced by cpcE and cpcF mutants and identification of an intergenic suppressor of the defect in bilin attachment. J Biol Chem 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)41979-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Milkowski C, Quiñones A. Cloning of promoter-active DNA sequences from the cyanobacteriumSynechocystis sp. PCC 6803 in anEscherichia coli host. Curr Microbiol 1991. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02104135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Beale SI, Weinstein JD. Chapter 5 Biochemistry and regulation of photosynthetic pigment formation in plants and algae. BIOSYNTHESIS OF TETRAPYRROLES 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7306(08)60112-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Huang DC, Novel M, Novel G. A transposon-like element on the lactose plasmid ofLactococcus lactissubsp.lactisZ270. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1991. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1991.tb04329.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Swanson RV, Glazer AN. Phycobiliprotein methylation. Effect of the gamma-N-methylasparagine residue on energy transfer in phycocyanin and the phycobilisome. J Mol Biol 1990; 214:787-96. [PMID: 2117667 DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(90)90293-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The phycobiliproteins contain a conserved unique modified residue, gamma-N-methylasparagine at beta-72. This study examines the consequences of this methylation for the structure and function of phycocyanin and of phycobilisomes. An assay for the protein asparagine methylase activity was developed using [methyl-3H]S-adenosylmethionine and apophycocyanin purified from Escherichia coli containing the genes for the alpha and beta subunits of phycocyanin from Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 as substrates. This assay permitted the partial purification, from Synechococcus sp. PCC 6301, of the activity that methylates phycocyanin and allophycocyanin completely at residue beta-72. Using the methylase assay, two independent nitrosoguanidine-induced mutants of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942 were isolated that do not exhibit detectable phycobiliprotein methylase activity. These mutants, designated pcm 1 and pcm 2, produce phycocyanin and allophycocyanin unmethylated at beta-72. The phycobiliproteins in these mutants are assembled into phycobilisomes and can be methylated in vitro by the partially purified methylase from Synechococcus sp. PCC 6301. The mutants produce phycobiliproteins in amounts comparable to those of wild-type and the mutant and wild-type phycocyanins are equivalent with respect to thermal stability profiles. Monomeric phycocyanins purified from these strains show small spectral shifts that correlate with the level of methylation. Phycobilisomes from the mutant strains exhibit defects in energy transfer, both in vivo and in vitro, that are also correlated with deficiencies in methylation. Unmethylated or undermethylated phycobilisomes show greater emission from phycocyanin and allophycocyanin and lower fluorescence emission quantum yields than do fully methylated particles. The results support the conclusion that the site-specific methylation of phycobiliproteins contributes significantly to the efficiency of directional energy transfer in the phycobilisome.
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- R V Swanson
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720
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Lau RH, Blakeley SD, Alvarado-Urbina G, Bailly JE, Condie JA, Lau PC. Duplication of the phycocyanin operon in the unicellular cyanobacterium Anacystis nidulans R2. Gene 1989; 80:375-80. [PMID: 2511077 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(89)90302-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Two phycocyanin (PC) operons, each containing alpha- and beta-subunit genes, have been isolated from the unicellular cyanobacterium Anacystis nidulans R2. Using oligodeoxyribonucleotide probes for the PC-coding regions, three PstI fragments were obtained and shown to contain the two operons, which are 2.7 kb apart, with a proposed gene order of 5'-(beta I-alpha I)-(beta II-alpha II)-3'. The nucleotide sequences of both alpha-subunit genes are identical, as are the beta-sequences and the 51-bp intergenic regions. However, significant nucleotide sequence differences are found in both the 5' and 3' untranslated regions of the two operons. Two mRNA species of 1.65 and 1.5 kb were detected in A. nidulans R2 RNA when probed with either the alpha-specific or the beta-specific probe. The results demonstrate the existence of two PC operons which are both transcriptionally active.
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- R H Lau
- Department of Botany, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Böhme H, Haselkorn R. Expression of Anabaena ferredoxin genes in Escherichia coli. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1989; 12:667-672. [PMID: 24271199 DOI: 10.1007/bf00044157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/1989] [Accepted: 02/16/1989] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The genes for ferredoxin from heterocysts (fdx H) and vegetative cells (pet F) of Anabaena sp. strain 7120 were subcloned into plasmid pUC 18/19. Both genes were expressed in Escherichia coli at high levels (≈10% of total protein). Pet F could be expressed from its own promoter. The ferredoxins were correctly assembled to the holoprotein. Heterocyst ferredoxin was purified from E. coli extracts on a large scale. Its biochemical and biophysical properties were identical to those of the authentic ferredoxin, isolated from Anabaena heterocysts.
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- H Böhme
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, 60637, Chicago, IL, USA
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Arciero DM, Bryant DA, Glazer AN. In vitro attachment of bilins to apophycocyanin. I. Specific covalent adduct formation at cysteinyl residues involved in phycocyanobilin binding in C-phycocyanin. J Biol Chem 1988. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)81365-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Kallas T, Spiller S, Malkin R. Characterization of two operons encoding the cytochrome b6-f complex of the cyanobacterium Nostoc PCC 7906. Highly conserved sequences but different gene organization than in chloroplasts. J Biol Chem 1988. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)68225-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Shively JM, Bryant DA, Fuller RC, Konopka AE, Stevens SE, Strohl WR. Functional inclusions in prokaryotic cells. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 1988; 113:35-100. [PMID: 3068183 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)60846-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- J M Shively
- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, South Carolina 29634
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J�ger K, Potts M. In vitro translation of mRNA from Nostoc commune (Cyanobacteria). Arch Microbiol 1988. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00422009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Murphy RC, Bryant DA, Porter RD, de Marsac NT. Molecular cloning and characterization of the recA gene from the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002. J Bacteriol 1987; 169:2739-47. [PMID: 3108239 PMCID: PMC212179 DOI: 10.1128/jb.169.6.2739-2747.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The recA gene of Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002 was detected and cloned from a lambda gtwes genomic library by heterologous hybridization by using a gene-internal fragment of the Escherichia coli recA gene as the probe. The gene encodes a 38-kilodalton polypeptide which is antigenically related to the RecA protein of E. coli. The nucleotide sequence of a portion of the gene was determined. The translation of this region was 55% homologous to the E. coli protein; allowances for conservative amino acid replacements yield a homology value of about 74%. The cyanobacterial recA gene product was proficient in restoring homologous recombination and partial resistance to UV irradiation to recA mutants of E. coli. Heterologous hybridization experiments, in which the Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002 recA gene was used as the probe, indicate that a homologous gene is probably present in all cyanobacterial strains.
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de Lorimier R, Guglielmi G, Bryant DA, Stevens SE. Functional expression of plastid allophycocyanin genes in a cyanobacterium. J Bacteriol 1987; 169:1830-5. [PMID: 3106320 PMCID: PMC212032 DOI: 10.1128/jb.169.5.1830-1835.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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In Cyanophora paradoxa, the allophycocyanin apoprotein subunits, alpha and beta, are encoded in the cyanelle (plastid) genome. These genes were transferred to the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 on a plasmid replicon. Phycobilisomes isolated from transformed cyanobacteria were found to contain C. paradoxa allophycocyanin subunits. Thus, these plastid genes are expressed in the cyanobacterium as polypeptides which become linked to a chromophore and are incorporated into the light-harvesting apparatus.
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Cozens AL, Walker JE. The organization and sequence of the genes for ATP synthase subunits in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus 6301. Support for an endosymbiotic origin of chloroplasts. J Mol Biol 1987; 194:359-83. [PMID: 3041005 DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(87)90667-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The nucleotide sequence has been determined of two regions of DNA cloned from the cyanobacterium Synechococcus 6301. The larger, 8890 base-pairs in length, contains a cluster of seven genes for subunits of ATP synthase. The order of the genes is a:c:b':b:delta:alpha:gamma, b' being a duplicated and diverged form of b. As in the Escherichia coli unc operon, the a gene is preceded by a gene for a small hydrophobic and basic protein. The hydrophobic profile of the potential gene product suggests that its secondary structure is similar to the uncI protein. The smaller DNA fragment, 4737 base-pairs in length, is separated from the larger by at least 15 X 10(3) base-pairs of DNA. It contains a cluster of two genes encoding ATP synthase subunits beta and epsilon. Both clusters of ATP synthase genes are preceded by sequences resembling the -10 (Pribnow) box of E. coli promoters and are followed by sequences able to form stable stem-loop structures that might serve to terminate transcription. These features and the small intergenic non-coding sequences suggest that the clusters are operons, for which the names atp1 and atp2 are proposed. The order of genes within the two clusters is very similar to the gene order in the E. coli unc operon. However, it is most closely related to the arrangement of genes for ATP synthetase subunits a:c:b:alpha and beta:epsilon in two clusters in pea chloroplast DNA. This close relationship between chloroplasts and the cyanobacterium is also evident from comparisons of the sequences of ATP synthase subunits; the Synechococcus proteins are much more closely related to chloroplast homologues than to those in other bacteria or in mitochondria. It is further supported by the cyanobacterial b and b' proteins which, in common with their chloroplast counterpart, subunit I, have extra amino-terminal extensions relative to the E. coli b protein. This extension is known to be removed by post-translational processing in the chloroplast, but its function is obscure. It also seems likely that the cyanobacterial and chloroplast ATP synthases have important similarities in subunit composition. For example, the presence of two related genes, b and b', in the cyanobacterium suggests that its ATP synthase is a complex of nine polypeptides, and that it may have single copies of related b and b' proteins rather than two copies of identical b subunits as found in the E. coli enzyme.4+off
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Lau RH, Alvarado-Urbina G, Lau PC. Phycocyanin alpha-subunit gene of Anacystis nidulans R2: cloning, nucleotide sequencing and expression in Escherichia coli. Gene X 1987; 52:21-9. [PMID: 3036657 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(87)90391-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The cloning and nucleotide sequence determination of the Anacystis nidulans R2 phycocyanin (PC) alpha-subunit gene are described. A 3.0-kb PstI fragment of Anacystis nidulans R2 genomic DNA cloned in plasmid pUC8 was found to hybridize with a heptadecameric oligodeoxynucleotide probe. Sequencing using synthetic primers revealed the presence of the PC alpha-subunit gene and the 3' proximal end of the beta-subunit gene. The alpha-gene is separated from the upstream beta-gene by a spacer length of 51 bp. The deduced amino acid (aa) sequence of the alpha-subunit protein is identical, except for 5 aa, to that of A. nidulans 6301 and is highly homologous (77%) to that reported for Agmenellum quadruplicatum PR6. The 16-kDa alpha-subunit protein, detected by immunoadsorption, was fortuitously expressed in Escherichia coli from the lacZ promoter of the cloning vehicle pUC8.
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Porter RD, Buzby JS, Pilon A, Fields PI, Dubbs JM, Stevens SE. Genes from the cyanobacterium Agmenellum quadruplicatum isolated by complementation: characterization and production of merodiploids. Gene X 1986; 41:249-60. [PMID: 3011598 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(86)90105-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The isolation of several biosynthetic genes from a cyanobacterium, Agmenellum quadruplicatum, by complementation of auxotrophic mutations in Escherichia coli, and their partial characterization, is described. Although our search for such genes has not been exhaustive, it appears that complementation of E. coli mutations may be of limited utility for the identification and/or isolation of cyanobacterial genes. Despite some overlap in the complementation abilities of these isolated cyanobacterial DNA fragments, the genes that we have studied in some detail are not located in operons. We have used mutagenized versions of these cyanobacterial DNA fragments to produce mutant phenotypes in the cyanobacterium, but clean auxotrophs were not obtained. Complementation of these mutant phenotypes can be obtained when the appropriate wild-type DNA fragment is introduced into the cyanobacterium on a shuttle vector. Recombination between two copies of a cyanobacterial gene occurs at high frequency in the cyanobacterium.
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