Article
Molecular cloning and expression analysis of a new bilin lyase: the cpcT gene encoding a bilin lyase responsible for attachment of phycocyanobilin to Cys-153 on the β-subunit of phycocyanin in Arthrospira platensis FACHB314.
Gene - 10 Jul 2014
Zhang Ran, Feng Xiao-Ting, Wu Fei, Ding Yan, Zang Xiao-Nan, Zhang Xue-Cheng, Yuan Ding-Yang, Zhao Bing-Ran
Abstract excerpt
To study the assembly of phycocyanin β subunit, the gene cpcT was first cloned from Arthrospira platensis FACHB314. To explore the function of cpcT, the DNA of phycocyanin β subunit and cpcT were transformed into Escherichia coli BL21 with the plasmid pET-hox1-pcyA, which contained the genes hemeoxygenase 1 (Hox1) and ferredoxin oxidoreductase (PcyA) needed to produce phycocyanobilin. The transformed strains...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
