Arrest of chlorophyll synthesis and differential decrease of photosystems I and II in a cyanobacterial mutant lacking light-independent protochlorophyllide reductase

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 225-235

  Kada, Shigeki ^a   Koike, Hiroyuki ^b   Satoh, Kazuhiko ^b   Hase, Toshiharu ^a   Fujita, Yuichi ^a,c  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ChlL gene; Chlorophyll synthesis; Cyanobacteria; Etiolation; Photosystem I; Photosystem II; Protochlorophyllide reduction

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; FLUORESCENCE; GENES; PROTEINS;

GENE ENCODING;

CHLOROPHYLL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHLOROPHYLL; CYANOBACTERIA; DARKNESS; LIGHT; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PHOTOSYSTEM I PROTEIN COMPLEX; PROTEINS; RNA, BACTERIAL; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; LEPTOLYNGBYA BORYANA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PLECTONEMA;

EID: 0037276001     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021195226978     Document Type: Article

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