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Structure of the rubisco operon from the multicellular red alga Antithamnion spec.

Current genetics ·Vol. 18 ·No. 5 ·1990-12-00 ·Pages 465-9

Kostrzewa M, Valentin K, Maid U, Radetzky R, Zetsche K

Abstract

In the multicellular red alga Antithamnion spec. both rubisco genes (rbcL and rbcS) are encoded on the plastid DNA (ptDNA). Both genes are separated by a short A/T-rich spacer of 100 bp and are cotranscribed into an mRNA of approximately 2.7 kb. These findings are in extensive agreement with those obtained from two unicellular red algae (Porphyridium aerugineum and Cyanidium caldarium). The large subunit (LSU) of rubisco shows an amino acid homology of 82-87% with the LSUs from the two unicellular red algae and only about 55% to LSUs from green algae, higher plants and two cyanobacteria. The small subunit (SSU) of rubisco is more similar to those from the unicellular red algae and two algae which are members of the Chromophyta (about 60% homology) than to cyanobacterial and higher plant proteins (27-36% homology). These data indicate that rhodoplasts originated independently from the chloroplast line. The plastids of chromophytes and rhodophytes appear to be closely related.

Related Genes
rbcL rbcS
MeSH Terms
Amino Acid Sequence Base Sequence Genes Molecular Sequence Data Operon Rhodophyta/genetics Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/genetics Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid Transcription, Genetic
Chemicals
Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase
Authors & Affiliations
5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Kostrzewa M
Institut für Pflanzenphysiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, Federal Republic of Germany.
Valentin K
Maid U
Radetzky R
Zetsche K
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Article Info
Journal
Current genetics
Abbr.
Curr Genet
ISSN
0172-8083
DOI
10.1007/BF00309918
Published
1990-12-00
Pages
465-9
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
8004904
Subset
IM
Databases
GENBANK
X54532
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00309918 View journal details
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