The Crd1 gene encodes a putative di-iron enzyme required for photosystem I accumulation in copper deficiency and hypoxia in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2139-2151

  Moseley, Jeffrey ^a   Quinn, Jeanette ^a   Eriksson, Mats ^a   Merchant, Sabeeha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Di iron enzyme; Light harvesting complex; Oxygen; Photosynthesis; Plastocyanin

Indexed keywords

COPROPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE; CYTOCHROME; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE);

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; COPPER DEFICIENCY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; LIGHT; MUTAGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOICHIOMETRY;

CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII;

EID: 0034658505     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.10.2139     Document Type: Article

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