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A novel, anaerobically induced ferredoxin in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Jessica Jacobs1, Susanne Pudollek, Anja Hemschemeier
1Ruhr Universität Bochum, Fakultät für Biologie und Biotechnologie, Lehrstuhl für Biochemie der Pflanzen, AG Photobiotechnologie, ND2/169, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany.
Abstract:
We have found the transcript of one of at least six ferredoxin encoding genes of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, FDX5, strongly accumulating in anaerobiosis, indicating a vital role of the encoded protein in the anaerobic metabolism of the cells. According to absorption and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, Fdx5 is a plant-type [2Fe2S]-ferredoxin with a redox potential similar to that of the ferredoxin PetF. However, although Fdx5 seems to be located in the chloroplast, it is not able to photoreduce nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP(+)) via ferredoxin-NADP-reductase, nor to be an electron donor to the plastidic [FeFe]-hydrogenase HydA1. Thus, Fdx5 seems to have a special role in a yet to be identified anaerobic pathway.
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