Gene Review:
rbcX - chaperon-like protein RbcX
Synechococcus sp. JA-2-3Ba(2-13)
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Disease relevance of rbcX
- Low amounts of rbcX transcript were detected in Synechococcus PCC7942; however, a sensitive antibody raised against purified RbcX failed to detect RbcX expression in cells exposed to different stress treatments [1].
- The organization of the rbcLXS operon has, to a certain extent, precluded definitive gene function studies of rbcX in cyanobacteria [1].
High impact information on rbcX
- In Synechococcus PCC7942, however, rbcX is located >100 kb away from the rbcLS operon, providing an opportunity to examine the role of RbcX by insertional inactivation without interference from the Rubisco genes [1].
- In most cyanobacteria, the gene rbcX is co-transcribed with the rbcL and rbcS genes that code for the large and small subunits of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) [1].
References
- RbcX Can Function as a Rubisco Chaperonin, But is Non-Essential in Synechococcus PCC7942. Emlyn-Jones, D., Woodger, F.J., Price, G.D., Whitney, S.M. Plant Cell Physiol. (2006) [Pubmed]
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