A SECY HOMOLOG IS FOUND IN THE PLASTID GENOME OF CRYPTOMONAS-PHI

被引:32
作者
DOUGLAS, SE
机构
[1] Institute for Marine Biosciences, National Research Council, Nova Scotia 83H 3ZI, 1411 Oxford Street, Halifax
关键词
ALGAE; PLASTID; RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN OPERON; SECRETION; CHLOROPLAST ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(92)80029-G
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
An open reading frame with significant similarity to the secY gene of Escherichia coli has been found within a ribosomal protein operon on the plastid genome of the chlorophyll c-containing alga Cryptomonas-PHI. The gene encodes a protein of 420 amino acids (molecular weight 46,906 daltons) and contains ten potential membrane-spanning domains. as in the F. coli homologue. This report of secY homologue in a plastid genome provides preliminary evidence that a prokaryotic-like protein export system may be operating in plastids.
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页码:93 / 96
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