IMMUNOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR A RIBULOSE BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE-LIKE PROTEIN IN THE SYMBIOTIC DINOFLAGELLATE SYMBIODINIUM SP

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作者
GERBERDING, H [1 ]
MCNEIL, Y [1 ]
YELLOWLEES, D [1 ]
MILLER, DJ [1 ]
机构
[1] JAMES COOK UNIV N QUEENSLAND,DEPT CHEM & BIOCHEM,TOWNSVILLE,QLD 4811,AUSTRALIA
关键词
Dinoflagellate; Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase; Symbiodinium sp;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-1097(05)80020-5
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Whereas previously there has been no convincing evidence for ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase in dinoflagellates, a strong and highly specific reaction was observed when antibodies to the denatured large subunit of the (silver beet) protein were used to probe Western blots of whole soluble fractions of various Symbiodinium isolates. No reaction was observed using extracts from Symbiodinium isolated from a host which had been maintained under low light intensity. The results imply extensive sequence homology between the large subunit of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase and a dinoflagellate protein of M, approximately 35 000. © 1990 Federation of European Microbiological Societies.
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