Molecular Cloning and Nucleotide Sequence Analysis of the Gene Coding for Chloroplast-type Ferredoxin from the Dinoflagellates <i>Peridinium bipes</i> and <i>Alexandrium tamarense</i>

• Yoshikawa Takeshi

  Laboratory of Marine Microbiology, Department of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University Microbiology Laboratory, Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University

• Takishita Kiyotaka

  Laboratory of Marine Microbiology, Department of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University

• Ishida Yuzaburo

  Laboratory of Marine Microbiology, Department of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University Research Center on Environments, Research Organization of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University

• Uchida Aritsune

  Laboratory of Marine Microbiology, Department of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• Molecular Cloning and Nucleotide Sequence Analysis of the Gene Coding for Chloroplast-type Ferredoxin from the Dinoflagellates Peridinium bipes and Alexandrium tamarense
• Molecular Cloning and Nucleotide Sequen

Abstract

We cloned and sequenced the fedQ encoding chloroplast-type ferredoxins of dinoflagellates Peridinium bipes and Alexandrium tamarense. The phylogenetic relationships inferred from their amino acid sequences show that dinoflagellates are closely related to members ofchlorophytes. Transit peptides of dinoflagellate ferredoxins show the common feature of land plants, however, they contain signal peptides at amino-termini. The signal peptide may function to translocatethe 3 membranes chloroplast envelope of dinoflagellates. The eukaryotic promoter consensus motifs such as TATA box and CAAT box were not found in the upstream regions of ferredoxin genes as far as they are sequenced. Instead GC box which is found in housekeeping genes was recognized. These findingsare very interesting to show the peculiarity and complexity of dinoflagellates.

Journal

• Fisheries science

  Fisheries science 63 (5), 692-700, 1997

  The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science

Keywords

• [2Fe-2S] ferredoxin gene
• phylogenetic relationship
• promoter
• transit peptides
• Peridinium bipes
• Alexandrium tamarense

Details

• CRID: 1390001204430315904
• NII Article ID: 130003903098
• NII Article ID: 10004871284
• NII Book ID: AA10993718
• DOI: 10.2331/fishsci.63.692
• NDL BIB ID: 4326619
• ISSN: 09199268
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I4326619
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/fishsci1994/63/5/63_5_692/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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