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The heme-binding protein SOUL3 of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii influences size and position of the eyespot.
Molecular plant - 1 May 2013
Schulze Thomas, Schreiber Sandra, Iliev Dobromir, Boesger Jens, Trippens Jessica, Kreimer Georg, Mittag Maria
Abstract excerpt
The flagellated green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has a primitive visual system, the eyespot. It is situated at the cells equator and allows the cell to phototax. In a previous proteomic analysis of the eyespot, the SOUL3 protein was identified among 202 proteins. Here, we investigate the properties and functions of SOUL3. Heterologously expressed SOUL3 is able to bind specifically to hemin. In C. reinhardtii,...
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