High impact information on psbF

• The psbE and psbF genes encode the apoproteins of cytochrome b559, an essential component of the pigment protein complex photosystem II [1].
• We have cloned and sequenced the psbE and psbF genes of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii plastid genome [1].
• Nucleotide sequence of the psbE, psbF and trnM genes from the chloroplast genome of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii [2].

Biological context of psbF

• An unusual organization of the genes encoding cytochrome b559 in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: psbE and psbF genes are separately transcribed from different regions of the plastid chromosome [1].
• We have determined the nucleotide sequences of the psbE and psbF genes, which encode the alpha and beta subunits, respectively, of cytochrome b-559, from the chloroplast genome of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii [2].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of psbF

• Northern blot analysis demonstrated that psbE is transcribed into a 0.3 kb mRNA, while transcription of psbF and psbL genes results in a 0.9 kb transcript [1].

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