Cylindrical Phycobilisomes from a Blue-Green Alga, Anabaena variabilis |
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Authors: | Isono Takahiro; Kaoth Tetzuya |
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Institution: | Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University Kita-shirakawa, Kyoto 606, Japan |
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Abstract: | Cylindrical 52.5-nm-long phycobilisomes were observed in Anabaenavariabilis, differing from the generally accepted hemidiscoidalmorphology. The central part of such a phycobilisome has a network-likefine structure of slightly greater diameter (16 nm) than theconnected end parts of stacked-disc structure (12 nm in diameter).On the basis of this morphology, the molecular mass of thisphycobilisome was calculated to be 3.27?106, about 60% of whichis accounted for by phycocyanin with the rest being due to allophycocyanin.Separately prepared 23 S allophycocyanin particles with a molecularmass of 1.13?106 have the dimensions (16?23 nm) and network-likefine structure similar to the central part of phycobilisomes,while an aggregate form of phycocyanin (18 S) has a fine structureof stacked discs similar to the connecting end part of phycobilisomes,suggesting that the central part constitutes the core at whichthese phycobilisomes attach to the thylakoid membranes. (Received June 5, 1982; Accepted September 21, 1982) |
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