Phytochrome: A Re-examination of the Quaternary Structure 12

AUTOR(ES)

Smith, William O.

RESUMO

Highly purified phytochrome samples from rye (Secale Cereale cv. Cougar) were fractionated by ultracentrifugation in isokinetic sucrose density gradients. Three protein species were separated with estimated sedimentation coefficients of 6.5S, 8.0S, and 11.5S. The 6.5S and 8.0S forms contained photoreversible phytochrome and produced a single subunit of 120,000 molecular weight upon reduction and electrophoresis in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate. The 11.5S species contained no detectable phytochrome. Reduction and electrophoresis of the 11.5S species in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate produced a major polypeptide of 32,000 molecular weight and a minor polypeptide of 48,000 molecular weight. The square tetrameric structures, observed by electron microscopy and previously thought to be phytochrome molecules, were found to be due to the presence of this 11.5S species in phytochrome preparations.

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