Characterization of green mutants in Fremyella diplosiphon provides insight into the impact of phycoerythrin deficiency and linker function on complementary chromatic adaptation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 404, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-56

  Whitaker, Melissa J ^a   Pattanaik, Bagmi ^a   Montgomery, Beronda L ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary chromatic adaptation; Morphology; Photosensing; Phycobiliprotein; Phycobiliprotein linker; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CPEE PROTEIN; PHYCOERYTHRIN; PIGMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FREMYELLA DIPLOSIPHON; LIGHT ADAPTATION; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYCOBILISOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CYANOBACTERIA; MUTATION; PHYCOBILISOMES; PHYCOERYTHRIN;

FREMYELLA DIPLOSIPHON;

EID: 78650880571     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.11.056     Document Type: Article

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