Identification of a carotenoid-binding protein in the cytoplasmic membrane from the heterotrophic cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6714.

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Bullerjahn, G S

RESUMO

We isolated a carotenoid-binding protein from the cytoplasmic membrane of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6714. The polypeptide demonstrated a characteristic mobility shift when electrophoresed in lithium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels. The protein migrated with an apparent molecular mass of 35 kilodaltons when solubilized at 0 degrees C, but after solubilization at 70 degrees C, the protein migrated as a 45-kilodalton species. The carotenoid-binding protein accumulated only in autotrophically grown cells; cytoplasmic membranes prepared from photoheterotrophically grown cells lacked this component.

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