Organization of Photosynthesis Gene Transcripts
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Bibliographic record
Abstract
Clusters of genes that encode pigment biosynthesis and pigment-binding proteins have been found in several species of anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria. Transcripts in excess of ten kilobases in length have been found to encode what were previously thought to be separate operons with independent promoters in Rhodobacter capsulatus. This transcriptional organization of operons is called a superoperon, and is important for efficient transition in metabolism when cells are shifted from aerobic respiratory to anaerobic photosynthetic growth conditions. Since some key features of superoperons are present in other species of photosynthetic bacteria, the clustering of photosynthesis genes may have been evolutionarily conserved because of advantages accrued to cells that have linked transcription units into superoperons. The evidence for the types of transcription units in several species of anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria is summarized and compared, with an emphasis on unifying patterns of transcript organization. Because much of the data are not conclusive, some of the conclusions are somewhat speculative in nature. Since more is known about transcripts of Rb. capsulatus, it is used as a model for the other species. The reader is advised to consult recent reviews of related areas (Wellington et al., 1992; Klug, 1993).
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.002 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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