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Bacterial photoreceptor with similarity to photoactive yellow protein and plant phytochromes.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 16 Jul 1999
Jiang Z, Swem L R, Rushing B G, Devanathan S, Tollin G, Bauer C E
Abstract excerpt
A phytochrome-like protein called Ppr was discovered in the purple photosynthetic bacterium Rhodospirillum centenum. Ppr has a photoactive yellow protein (PYP) amino-terminal domain, a central domain with similarity to phytochrome, and a carboxyl-terminal histidine kinase domain. Reconstitution experiments demonstrate that Ppr covalently attaches the blue light-absorbing chromophore p-hydroxycinnamic acid and...
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