Rye photosystem II: nucleotide sequence of psbD, psbI genes coding for polypeptides of the reaction centre

V. L. Kolosov, A. A. Bukharov, A. S. Zolotarev

Institute of Photobiology, Academy of Sciences of the Byelorussian SSR, Minsk; M. M. Shemyakin Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow

Abstract: Structures of the rye chloroplast DNA regions, containing psbD and psbI genes -coding for the components of the reaction centre of photosystem II, D2 protein and I polypeptide, respectively, have been determined. The gene trnS for tRNA^Ser (GCU) is located 111 bp downstream from the stop codon of the psbI gene on the opposite strand. The high homology between the rye. BamHI-fragment comprising these genes and his counterpart from wheat are discussed.

Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry 1991, 17 (4):448-455

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